Question 1

What is "claims making?" Why is this process important to the success of a social movement?

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The answer of What is "claims making?" Why is this...

Question 2

Almost all of the 100 known lynchings of women involved

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A)  Asian women. 
B)  Mexican women. 
C)  White women. 
D)  Black women. 
A)  Asian women. 
B)  Mexican women. 
C)  White women. 
D)  Black women.

Question 3

During the winter semester of 2012, university students in Quebec protested against the provincial government's plan to lower tuition, believing this would impact their quality of education.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

In industrial societies, traditional style gives way to changing fashion.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Provide a one-sentence statement of the contagion theory of crowd behaviour.

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The contagion theory of crowd behavior s

Question 6

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

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Collective behaviour differs from other

Question 7

The concept "gossip" refers to

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A)  statements that are untrue. 
B)  beliefs that are widespread. 
C)  rumours about people's personal affairs. 
D)  widespread attitudes about controversial issues. 
A)  statements that are untrue. 
B)  beliefs that are widespread. 
C)  rumours about people's personal affairs. 
D)  widespread attitudes about controversial issues.

Question 8

Looking ahead, social movements are likely to

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A)  make use of less computer technology. 
B)  focus less on the global and more on the local. 
C)  involve minorities and other marginalized people, who will seek a greater political voice. 
D)  evaporate, as society becomes more tight-knit and disparate groups conform to a sympathetic society. 
A)  make use of less computer technology. 
B)  focus less on the global and more on the local. 
C)  involve minorities and other marginalized people, who will seek a greater political voice. 
D)  evaporate, as society becomes more tight-knit and disparate groups conform to a sympathetic society.

Question 9

What is a "panic"? What is a "moral panic" (also called "mass hysteria")?

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A "panic" is a sudden, overwhelming fear

Question 10

The genocide that took place in the Darfur region of Sudan is an example of which of the following types of disasters?

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A)  technological disaster 
B)  natural disaster 
C)  intentional disaster 
D)  supernatural disaster 
A)  technological disaster 
B)  natural disaster 
C)  intentional disaster 
D)  supernatural disaster

Question 11

Historically, there have been three major dynamic sources of social change in Canada. Which of the following is NOT one of these three?

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A)  race relations 
B)  class relations 
C)  the multicultural nature of our society 
D)  regional identity 
A)  race relations 
B)  class relations 
C)  the multicultural nature of our society 
D)  regional identity

Question 12

Alcoholics Anonymous, an organization that seeks to help alcoholics achieve a sober life, is one example of which type of social movement?

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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 13

What have sociologists learned about disasters? What are three types of disasters? Provide an example of each. Explain why the social damage caused by a disaster may end up being more serious than property damage.

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Sociologists have learned that disasters

Question 14

What is a crowd? How is it different from a social group? Describe the main characteristics of the five major forms of crowds: casual, conventional, expressive, acting, and protest crowds. Provide an example of each.

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A crowd is a large group of people gathe

Question 15

Some riots are fuelled by hate, but some riots are caused by positive emotions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Disasters and mobs are both examples of collective behaviour.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Kai Erikson explains that disasters harm people in a way the public often fails to realize by

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A)  destroying property. 
B)  killing people 
C)  breaking down people's communities. 
D)  destabilizing communication networks. 
A)  destroying property. 
B)  killing people 
C)  breaking down people's communities. 
D)  destabilizing communication networks.

Question 18

Whatever the goal of a social movement, there will always be people who oppose its efforts.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

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

Exam 23: Collective Behaviour and Social Movements

What is "claims making?" Why is this process important to the success of a social movement?

Almost all of the 100 known lynchings of women involved

During the winter semester of 2012, university students in Quebec protested against the provincial government's plan to lower tuition, believing this would impact their quality of education.

In industrial societies, traditional style gives way to changing fashion.

Provide a one-sentence statement of the contagion theory of crowd behaviour.

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

The concept "gossip" refers to

Looking ahead, social movements are likely to

What is a "panic"? What is a "moral panic" (also called "mass hysteria")?

The genocide that took place in the Darfur region of Sudan is an example of which of the following types of disasters?

Historically, there have been three major dynamic sources of social change in Canada. Which of the following is NOT one of these three?

Alcoholics Anonymous, an organization that seeks to help alcoholics achieve a sober life, is one example of which type of social movement?

What have sociologists learned about disasters? What are three types of disasters? Provide an example of each. Explain why the social damage caused by a disaster may end up being more serious than property damage.

What is a crowd? How is it different from a social group? Describe the main characteristics of the five major forms of crowds: casual, conventional, expressive, acting, and protest crowds. Provide an example of each.

Some riots are fuelled by hate, but some riots are caused by positive emotions.

Disasters and mobs are both examples of collective behaviour.

Kai Erikson explains that disasters harm people in a way the public often fails to realize by

Whatever the goal of a social movement, there will always be people who oppose its efforts.

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

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