Exam 16: Social Change

Today,many young people face an unprecedented problem: what to do when their parents try to friend them on Facebook or another social networking site.Technology has given us unprecedented ways to document our lives online,but some are not quite sure how to share this documentation with older generations.What is this problem called?

How is it possible for you go to Indonesia on vacation and have a conversation with your cab driver about your favorite television program?

"An agglomeration of men presents new characteristics very different from those of the individuals composing it.The sentiments and ideas of all the persons in the gathering take one and the same direction,and their conscious personality vanishes.A collective mind is formed,doubtless transitory,but presenting very clearly defined characteristics.The gathering has thus become what,in the absence of a better expression,I will call an organized crowd.. . .It forms a single being . . ." Which theory describes this quote?

During the summer of 2009,two groups in Lincoln,Nebraska,held rallies about health care,one supporting and one opposing legislation proposed to overhaul America's health-care system.At one point,the two groups went beyond holding signs and shouting slogans and tempers flared.Objects were thrown,shoving occurred,and the police had to step in to break up the

How does a fad differ from fashion?

A social movement's long-term development often looks a lot like

Approximately 12,000 years ago,in what we now call the Middle East,people began to domesticate grain,which involved a process that slowly spread around the world over the next 6,000 to 7,000 years.In 1984,8 percent of U.S.households had a computer; by 2008,that number was estimated to be above 70 percent.How do these two things relate to social change?

What do the Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution,Nazism,birth control,and Protestantism all have in common?

According to Armand Mauss,what happens in the second stage of a social movement's development?

What are the two types of gerrymandering called?

Bhutan's attempt to achieve Gross National Happiness,rather than a higher gross national product,reflects its attempt to

Which of the following people would be MOST likely to join a social movement?

What is one reason the poor might participate less in social movements compared to college students with adequate financial support?

According to the text,sociologists would consider someone who listens to public radio but never contributes during pledge drives as a

Which theory suggests that when people come together in crowds,they get irrationally swept up in crowd behavior?

People who take advantage of a public good without contributing to it are called

The Information Revolution is transforming Western society from

The spread of beliefs and practices from one cultural group to another is called

Fast-fashion has been created out of consumers' desire to have the "same look" as soon as it becomes popular.

Periods in which social change happens so rapidly that whole societies are dramatically redefined are called