Exam 23: Collective Behaviour and Social Movements

How does deprivation theory differ from mass-society theory as an explanation of social movements?

Social movements rarely bring about significant social change.

Culture theory would argue that a photograph or some other symbol often serves as the rallying point for forming a social movement

William Kornhauser's mass-society theory suggests that involvement in social movements is likely among people with strong social ties.

Significant public issues are likely to give rise to a social movement favouring change and one opposing it.

Neil Smelser argues that an effective social movement need not have a clear statement of the problem nor a clear understanding of a solution.

Hula hoops, streaking, and Pokemon cards are all examples of

People in crowds who act emotionally are not necessarily acting irrationally-there may be a good reason for the strong emotion.

In recent decades, many fashions born among the poor have become popular among people who are more affluent.

Name and define four types of social movements.

Which of the following is NOT a form of collective behaviour?

Mass behaviour is defined as collective behaviour

Women have been at the forefront of most social movements.

A strength of political economy theory is its

"Mass hysteria" is another name for

The fears about the possibility of a meteor hitting the earth could easily give rise to which of the following?

Fads are sometimes called "crazes."

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 suggests crowd behaviour comes from the people who join the crowd.

We can expect to see international social movements in the future.