Question 1

In preindustrial societies,social movements

Accepted Answer

A) were quite rare. 
B) were typically about economic issues. 
C) commonly took the form of rioting. 
D) were more common than they are today. 
A) were quite rare. 
B) were typically about economic issues. 
C) commonly took the form of rioting. 
D) were more common than they are today.

Question 2

Only a handful of actual mob lynchings in the United States have ever been documented.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Social movements are common among members of preindustrial societies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

In what way do "new social movements" differ from those in the past?

Accepted Answer

A) They are more likely to be international. 
B) They are likely to focus on social rather than economic issues. 
C) They are likely to attract support from middle- and upper-middle-class people. 
D) All of these responses are correct. 
A) They are more likely to be international. 
B) They are likely to focus on social rather than economic issues. 
C) They are likely to attract support from middle- and upper-middle-class people. 
D) All of these responses are correct.

Question 5

Which type of social movement seeks radical social change but only in some people?

Accepted Answer

A) alternative social movements 
B) redemptive social movements 
C) reformative social movements 
D) revolutionary social movements 
A) alternative social movements 
B) redemptive social movements 
C) reformative social movements 
D) revolutionary social movements

Question 6

To a passing observer,all types of collective behavior appear very much the same.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Deprivation theory states that social movements arise among people who

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A) feel adrift in society. 
B) have plenty of money and other resources. 
C) feel they lack enough income,basic rights,or human dignity. 
D) mobilize around cultural symbols. 
A) feel adrift in society. 
B) have plenty of money and other resources. 
C) feel they lack enough income,basic rights,or human dignity. 
D) mobilize around cultural symbols.

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Convergence 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 the contagious emotions of the crowd. 
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 the contagious emotions of the crowd.

Question 10

"Mass hysteria" is another name for

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A) acting crowd. 
B) casual crowd. 
C) moral panic. 
D) fashion. 
A) acting crowd. 
B) casual crowd. 
C) moral panic. 
D) fashion.

Question 11

A collectivity involves a large number of people

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A) with minimal interaction and few well-defined norms. 
B) who know each other well. 
C) who interact in a formal setting such as a college classroom. 
D) who are members of a well-defined social group. 
A) with minimal interaction and few well-defined norms. 
B) who know each other well. 
C) who interact in a formal setting such as a college classroom. 
D) who are members of a well-defined social group.

Question 12

Which of the following concepts refers to efforts to shape the public's attitudes on some issue?

Accepted Answer

A) fashion 
B) gossip 
C) mass behavior 
D) propaganda 
A) fashion 
B) gossip 
C) mass behavior 
D) propaganda

Question 13

The concept of relative deprivation is based on the idea that

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A) people evaluate themselves by making specific comparisons. 
B) some people have more than others. 
C) people always judge their situation in absolute terms. 
D) getting more makes people feel better about themselves. 
A) people evaluate themselves by making specific comparisons. 
B) some people have more than others. 
C) people always judge their situation in absolute terms. 
D) getting more makes people feel better about themselves.

Question 14

Which type of social movement seeks radical change in all of society?

Accepted Answer

A) alternative social movements 
B) redemptive social movements 
C) reformative social movements 
D) revolutionary social movements 
A) alternative social movements 
B) redemptive social movements 
C) reformative social movements 
D) revolutionary social movements

Question 15

Collective behavior involves action that often

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A) is unplanned. 
B) involves a large number of people. 
C) is controversial. 
D) All of these responses are correct. 
A) is unplanned. 
B) involves a large number of people. 
C) is controversial. 
D) All of these responses are correct.

Question 16

One type of crowd can easily change into another type.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Efforts by activists to get the public to recognize the danger of AIDS in the early 1980s is a good example of what process related to social movements?

Accepted Answer

A) formalization 
B) moral panic 
C) claims making 
D) structural strain 
A) formalization 
B) moral panic 
C) claims making 
D) structural strain

Question 18

Convergence theory claims that crowds can have a hypnotic effect on participants.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The assumption that the people who participate in the "Occupy Wall Street" demonstration feel that they lack sufficient income and job prospects offers support for which of the following theories explaining social movements?

Accepted Answer

A) culture theory 
B) new social movements theory 
C) mass-society theory 
D) deprivation theory 
A) culture theory 
B) new social movements theory 
C) mass-society theory 
D) deprivation theory

Question 20

Unlike a mob action,a riot usually has a clear goal.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 23: Collective Behavior and Social Movements

In preindustrial societies,social movements

Only a handful of actual mob lynchings in the United States have ever been documented.

Social movements are common among members of preindustrial societies.

In what way do "new social movements" differ from those in the past?

Which type of social movement seeks radical social change but only in some people?

To a passing observer,all types of collective behavior appear very much the same.

Deprivation theory states that social movements arise among people who

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

Convergence theory states that people in crowds

"Mass hysteria" is another name for

A collectivity involves a large number of people

Which of the following concepts refers to efforts to shape the public's attitudes on some issue?

The concept of relative deprivation is based on the idea that

Which type of social movement seeks radical change in all of society?

Collective behavior involves action that often

One type of crowd can easily change into another type.

Efforts by activists to get the public to recognize the danger of AIDS in the early 1980s is a good example of what process related to social movements?

Convergence theory claims that crowds can have a hypnotic effect on participants.

The assumption that the people who participate in the "Occupy Wall Street" demonstration feel that they lack sufficient income and job prospects offers support for which of the following theories explaining social movements?

Unlike a mob action,a riot usually has a clear goal.

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