Exam 13: Social Change: Collective Behaviour and Social Movements

In 2005, Global Call to Action Against Poverty involved some 38 million people in actions to make world leaders live up to their promises to make a breakthrough on poverty. According to the text, what term best identifies this organization?

Nicole Stephens, a researcher interested in exploring Hurricane Katrina, which devastated the American Gulf coast, and New Orleans in particular, wrote in a 2009 article that maybe people who "choose" to dig in their heels and remain in their communities, even when a storm's "a-comin'," actually don't feel like they ever had a choice. Whether for financial or psychological motives, they're staying. According to the text, what is the term used to describe the seemingly irrational behaviour of people who stay in the midst of a disaster?

Which of the following describes the main difference between fads and fashion?

Based on convergence theory, what can we conclude about norms and crowd behaviour?

In the late 1950s, guerrilla fighters were able to overthrow the Batista government of Cuba, leading to the eventual leadership of Fidel Castro in Cuba's communist state. What term best describes the actions of the guerrilla fighters?

The Assembly of First Nations, Mines Action Canada, and Father's Rights Groups are all involved in which of the following?

A value-added analysis to social movements fails to explain how a movement gathers a diverse range of individual supporters who come to collectively believe in a cause.

According to the text, which type of social movement is exemplified by Islamic fundamentalist movements like al-Qaeda and ISIS/ISOL and the Arab Spring uprising (2010-2013)?

According to the text, what is the name given to theory that can appropriately analyze social movements that emphasize human rights?

Moral panic is an irrational, but widespread worry that certain groups present an enormous threat to the social order of society.

Compare and contrast collective behaviour and social movements.

When you sit in the gymnasium or lecture hall with a large group of students for your final exam, you are part of what kind of crowd?

According to value-added theory, what must be present prior to the growth and spread of a generalized belief?

According to the text, who typically carries out the "work" of a social movement?

According to Turner and Killian, what develops when people redefine "right" and "wrong" in response to unique situational events?

According to the text, what is the name given to abstract unsubstantiated stories containing an underlying message or moral?

The delisting of chiropractors is an example of which of the following types of widespread worry that sometimes develops around particular groups?

Alternative movements seek to bring about a total change in society.

According to the text, what is the main assumption underlying resource mobilization theory?

A popular rumour that persists among Elvis Presley fans is that he is still alive and is occasionally glimpsed doing everyday activities such as buying fuel for his vehicle.