Exam 17: Social Movements, Collective Behavior, and Social Change

A heightened emotional state that can lead a group to violence is called __________.

After hearing that the factory would be closing and that everyone would lose their jobs, the emotional factory workers stormed the administration building, causing a great deal of disruption. These employees represented an):

In the U.S., funeral protestors must be 500 feet away from the procession.

Revolutionary social movements are transformative social movements.

When a fad leaves a lasting effect on society, a _________has occurred.

The environmental social movement seeks to change society's thoughts and actions concerning recycling in a limited way. As such, the environmental social movement is:

_________social movements seek to change the thoughts and actions of all society in radical fashion.

___________are the members of a movement who want to show the public the worthiness, unity, numbers, and commitments of their movement.

In class today, Professor Jenkins will explain the two dimensions used to classify social movements. Professor Jenkins will discuss:

The anti-abortion protesters lobby in Congress, protest in front of abortion clinics, and research social policy on abortion. These actions that promote interest and involvement are called:

Activities that support or protest social issues organized by nongovernmental organizations are called _______.

An anti-HIV/AIDS social movement organization has linked their goals to an anti-poverty social movement to fight the HIV/AIDS epidemic among the poor. This is an example of:

________occurs when ideas become elaborated and sometimes exaggerated.

When her sister Petra was leaving for college, Megan told Petra to be careful of dating medical students because she knew of a college freshman who dated a medical student, was drugged, and was then robbed of her kidney, which was sold on the black market. This rumor, which was presented as a cautionary tale, is an example of an):

________deals with the creation, use, and application of knowledge and its interrelation with life, society, and the environment.

Some protestors attack the idea of providing clean needles to intravenous drug abusers. These opponents suggest that such programs draw attention away from other, more important issues like why people initially experiment with drugs. This resistance to social change is an example of:

Jean is a 47-year-old woman who makes minimum wage at a fasood restaurant. This is not what Jean expected for herself. The gap between what Jean has and what she expected is called:

__________points to the gaps between what people have and what they expect.

On November 4, 2008, people gathered together at Grant Park in Chicago to await the results from the historic presidential election. This group, that was gathered together for a temporary purpose, is an example of an):

Some protestors are opposed to the idea of providing condoms to teenagers in school. These opponents believe that instead of helping teens, programs that provide condoms actually increase teen sexual activity and risk for unwanted pregnancies and sexually transmitted infections. This resistance to social change is an example of: