Exam 14: Process of Change: We Can Make a Difference

In 2004, Lance Armstrong began selling his trademark yellow Livestrong bracelets to raise money for cancer research. Within 6 months of their release, the yellow bracelets (sold for $1 each) made $25.1 million and garnered much national attention for cancer research. Briefly explain how this fad "rippled" into a movement for social change.

Regressive movements try to protect an existing system or part of a system.

Often, the older members of a business or group feel devalued and demoralized late in their careers because those with technical competence view the older members as "outdated has-beens."

Ulla wants to study the way that groups of individuals decide to behave following a terrorist attack in their area. She feels that people's confusion following the attack will lead to the development of new definitions of acceptable behavior. Ulla is most likely using ______.

Social reform movements are most often religious in nature.

Identify and briefly describe the four stages social movements are said to go through as they evolve.

Sociologists argue that the natural environment can create strain within an organization.

Compare and contrast proactive and reactive social movements. Provide an example of each.

Variations or alterations over time in the behavior patterns, culture, and structure of society are ______.

The assumption that all societies progress through the same steps is a tenet of the unilinear social evolutionary theory.

Which of the following is an example of strain experienced by an organization?

One feature of social movements is that they are consciously organized.

An analysis of the payoffs in favor of change versus the forces rewarding the status quo is known as a ______.

List and briefly discuss the three processes that bring about change identified by Ogburn.

Which theory of social change focuses on individuals' agency to change society?

According to evolutionary theory, societies typically move through stages in which order?

Which of the following is NOT a necessary condition for a social movement?

According to the text, lynching, group killings, and hate crimes are all examples of ______.

The social world model is based on the assumption that change, whether evolutionary or revolutionary, is inevitable.

During the institutionalization stage, the social movement becomes a formal organization.