Question 1

Contagion theory states that people in crowds

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A) make their own rules as they go along. 
B) carry a plan for their behavior into the crowd. 
C) behave in surprisingly "normal' ways. 
D) are taken over by a wave of emotion. 
A) make their own rules as they go along. 
B) carry a plan for their behavior into the crowd. 
C) behave in surprisingly "normal' ways. 
D) are taken over by a wave of emotion.

Question 2

What are the four stages in the life course of a social movement?

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The four stages in the life course of a

Question 3

How does collective behavior differ from the other social patterns of interest to sociologists? What are the difficulties in studying collective behavior? What do you see as the special benefits of doing so?

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Collective behavior differs from other s

Question 4

Mass-society theory predicts that social movements will involve people who

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A) are socially isolated. 
B) have sufficient resources to launch and sustain them. 
C) feel they lack enough income, power, or human dignity. 
D) mobilize around cultural symbols. 
A) are socially isolated. 
B) have sufficient resources to launch and sustain them. 
C) feel they lack enough income, power, or human dignity. 
D) mobilize around cultural symbols.

Question 5

Today, social movements are most likely to develop around any number of

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A) widely held beliefs. 
B) controversial public issues. 
C) national goals. 
D) All of these are correct. 
A) widely held beliefs. 
B) controversial public issues. 
C) national goals. 
D) All of these are correct.

Question 6

Resource-mobilization theory states that social movements require

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A) a cultural symbol. 
B) money and other necessary resources. 
C) a sense of relative deprivation. 
D) high technology. 
A) a cultural symbol. 
B) money and other necessary resources. 
C) a sense of relative deprivation. 
D) high technology.

Question 7

Provide a one-sentence description of the emergent-norm theory of crowd behavior.

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The emergent-norm theory of crowd behavi

Question 8

Fashion differs from a fad in that fashion

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A) is shorter lived. 
B) is less conventional. 
C) reflects established cultural values. 
D) All of these are correct. 
A) is shorter lived. 
B) is less conventional. 
C) reflects established cultural values. 
D) All of these are correct.

Question 9

According to Georg Simmel, trendsetters are usually people from the lower class.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Because of their intense emotion, mobs

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A) can be violent and destructive. 
B) tend to last a long time. 
C) include people who get to know one another. 
D) All of these are correct. 
A) can be violent and destructive. 
B) tend to last a long time. 
C) include people who get to know one another. 
D) All of these are correct.

Question 11

Which of the following is an example of a local collectivity?

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A) family members quietly reading in their living room 
B) excited soccer fans throwing bottles as they leave a stadium 
C) two people holding hands as they walk through the woods 
D) All of these are correct. 
A) family members quietly reading in their living room 
B) excited soccer fans throwing bottles as they leave a stadium 
C) two people holding hands as they walk through the woods 
D) All of these are correct.

Question 12

Describe contagion theory, convergence theory, and emergent-norm theory.What are the points of similarity and difference between these three theories? Discuss the strengths of each theory, as well as the points that may be criticized.

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Contagion theory, convergence theory, an

Question 13

The "coalescence" of a social movement includes its efforts to "go public."

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Social movements rarely bring about significant social change.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

A major oil spill from a ship would be an example of a "natural disaster."

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

An example of the importance of gender in social movements is the fact that

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A) few women are interested in most public issues. 
B) men have taken most leadership roles in U.S.social movements. 
C) men tend to avoid participation in social movements. 
D) women typically have taken leadership roles in U.S.social movements. 
A) few women are interested in most public issues. 
B) men have taken most leadership roles in U.S.social movements. 
C) men tend to avoid participation in social movements. 
D) women typically have taken leadership roles in U.S.social movements.

Question 17

Identify at least three of the social movements mentioned in the chapter.Using one or more theories of social movements, provide an explanation for the emergence of each.Can you identify stages in each social movement? If so, what are they?

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Three social movements mentioned in the

Question 18

Disasters and mobs are both examples of collective behavior.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

According to Georg Simmel, trendsetters are usually people from the lower class.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Provide a one-sentence description of the convergence theory of crowd formation.

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The convergence theory of crowd formatio

Exam 23: Collective Behavior and Social Movements

Contagion theory states that people in crowds

What are the four stages in the life course of a social movement?

How does collective behavior differ from the other social patterns of interest to sociologists? What are the difficulties in studying collective behavior? What do you see as the special benefits of doing so?

Mass-society theory predicts that social movements will involve people who

Today, social movements are most likely to develop around any number of

Resource-mobilization theory states that social movements require

Provide a one-sentence description of the emergent-norm theory of crowd behavior.

Fashion differs from a fad in that fashion

According to Georg Simmel, trendsetters are usually people from the lower class.

Because of their intense emotion, mobs

Which of the following is an example of a local collectivity?

Describe contagion theory, convergence theory, and emergent-norm theory.What are the points of similarity and difference between these three theories? Discuss the strengths of each theory, as well as the points that may be criticized.

The "coalescence" of a social movement includes its efforts to "go public."

Social movements rarely bring about significant social change.

A major oil spill from a ship would be an example of a "natural disaster."

An example of the importance of gender in social movements is the fact that

Identify at least three of the social movements mentioned in the chapter.Using one or more theories of social movements, provide an explanation for the emergence of each.Can you identify stages in each social movement? If so, what are they?

Disasters and mobs are both examples of collective behavior.

According to Georg Simmel, trendsetters are usually people from the lower class.

Provide a one-sentence description of the convergence theory of crowd formation.

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