Question 1

According to Georg Simmel, trendsetters are usually people from the lower class.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Today, social movements develop around any number of

Accepted Answer

A)  widely held beliefs. 
B)  controversial public issues. 
C)  national goals. 
D)  commonly accepted political agendas. 
A)  widely held beliefs. 
B)  controversial public issues. 
C)  national goals. 
D)  commonly accepted political agendas.

Question 3

Propaganda, by definition, involves statements that are false.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which of the following is a good example of a crowd?

Accepted Answer

A)  many people walking on a city street who stop to observe an auto accident 
B)  many people who are graduates of the same college 
C)  a few people who gather at a city park every Saturday to play tennis 
D)  a few people who live in the same college dorm 
A)  many people walking on a city street who stop to observe an auto accident 
B)  many people who are graduates of the same college 
C)  a few people who gather at a city park every Saturday to play tennis 
D)  a few people who live in the same college dorm

Question 5

Resource-mobilization theory states that social movements require

Accepted Answer

A)  a cultural symbol. 
B)  money and other necessary resources. 
C)  a sense of relative deprivation. 
D)  advanced technology. 
A)  a cultural symbol. 
B)  money and other necessary resources. 
C)  a sense of relative deprivation. 
D)  advanced technology.

Question 6

Ordinary people can gain __________ by acting collectively.

Accepted Answer

A)  wealth 
B)  power 
C)  absolutely nothing 
D)  fame 
A)  wealth 
B)  power 
C)  absolutely nothing 
D)  fame

Question 7

What are four categories of crowds? Give an example of each.

Accepted Answer

The four categories of crowds are casual

Question 8

Which type of social movement seeks radical social change, but only in some people?

Accepted Answer

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 9

Explain how technology can and has become an important resource for social movements. Use specific examples to strengthen your argument.

Accepted Answer

Technology has become an important resou

Question 10

Genocide-the systematic killing of many people-is an example of an "intentional disaster."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which of the following concepts refers to efforts to shape the public's attitudes on some issue?

Accepted Answer

A)  fashion 
B)  gossip 
C)  mass behaviour 
D)  propaganda 
A)  fashion 
B)  gossip 
C)  mass behaviour 
D)  propaganda

Question 12

Hurricane Katrina, the storm that devastated the Gulf Coast in 2005, is best thought of as an example of which of the following types of disasters?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 13

Political-economy theory links social movements to opposition to the capitalist economy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Collective behaviour involves action that often

Accepted Answer

A)  is planned. 
B)  involves a large number of people. 
C)  is commonly accepted. 
D)  involves individuals more than large groups. 
A)  is planned. 
B)  involves a large number of people. 
C)  is commonly accepted. 
D)  involves individuals more than large groups.

Question 15

A highly emotional crowd that pursues a violent or destructive goal is a

Accepted Answer

A)  riot. 
B)  acting crowd. 
C)  fad. 
D)  mob. 
A)  riot. 
B)  acting crowd. 
C)  fad. 
D)  mob.

Question 16

In pre-industrial societies, social movements

Accepted Answer

A)  were quite rare. 
B)  were typically about economic issues. 
C)  commonly took the form of rioting. 
D)  were more common than they are today. 
A)  were quite rare. 
B)  were typically about economic issues. 
C)  commonly took the form of rioting. 
D)  were more common than they are today.

Question 17

The atomic tests near Utrik Island in 1954 was a disaster for the 159 people who lived there. Kai Erikson explains that this disaster

Accepted Answer

A)  brought the people together in a good way. 
B)  never really had an ending. 
C)  was completely fixed by the U.S. government within a few days. 
D)  showed how it is possible to predict and prepare for disasters. 
A)  brought the people together in a good way. 
B)  never really had an ending. 
C)  was completely fixed by the U.S. government within a few days. 
D)  showed how it is possible to predict and prepare for disasters.

Question 18

What is a "disaster"? What are three types of disasters? Give an example of each.

Accepted Answer

A "disaster" is a sudden event that caus

Question 19

Which of the following is an example of mass behaviour?

Accepted Answer

A)  a riot 
B)  a rumour 
C)  a mob 
D)  a crowd 
A)  a riot 
B)  a rumour 
C)  a mob 
D)  a crowd

Question 20

Which of the following is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Only 20 percent of Canadians believe that, financially, the lot of the average person is getting worse. 
B)  Ninety percent of Canadians have a great deal of faith in our federal and provincial leaders. 
C)  A majority of Canadians do not trust politicians. 
D)  Eighty-six percent of Canadians feel stressed because life is beyond control. 
A)  Only 20 percent of Canadians believe that, financially, the lot of the average person is getting worse. 
B)  Ninety percent of Canadians have a great deal of faith in our federal and provincial leaders. 
C)  A majority of Canadians do not trust politicians. 
D)  Eighty-six percent of Canadians feel stressed because life is beyond control.

Exam 23: Collective Behaviour and Social Movements

According to Georg Simmel, trendsetters are usually people from the lower class.

Today, social movements develop around any number of

Propaganda, by definition, involves statements that are false.

Which of the following is a good example of a crowd?

Resource-mobilization theory states that social movements require

Ordinary people can gain __________ by acting collectively.

What are four categories of crowds? Give an example of each.

Which type of social movement seeks radical social change, but only in some people?

Explain how technology can and has become an important resource for social movements. Use specific examples to strengthen your argument.

Genocide-the systematic killing of many people-is an example of an "intentional disaster."

Which of the following concepts refers to efforts to shape the public's attitudes on some issue?

Hurricane Katrina, the storm that devastated the Gulf Coast in 2005, is best thought of as an example of which of the following types of disasters?

Political-economy theory links social movements to opposition to the capitalist economy.

Collective behaviour involves action that often

A highly emotional crowd that pursues a violent or destructive goal is a

In pre-industrial societies, social movements

The atomic tests near Utrik Island in 1954 was a disaster for the 159 people who lived there. Kai Erikson explains that this disaster

What is a "disaster"? What are three types of disasters? Give an example of each.

Which of the following is an example of mass behaviour?

Which of the following is TRUE?

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