Question 1

Of the various types of social movements,which is least threatening to the status quo?

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 A

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

Mass-society theory predicts that social movements will involve people who

Accepted Answer

A) are socially isolated. 
B) have sufficient resources to launch and sustain them. 
C) feel they lack enough income,power,or human dignity. 
D) mobilize around cultural symbols. 
A) are socially isolated. 
B) have sufficient resources to launch and sustain them. 
C) feel they lack enough income,power,or human dignity. 
D) mobilize around cultural symbols. A

Question 4

Fashion differs from a fad in that fashion

Accepted Answer

A) is shorter lived. 
B) is less conventional. 
C) reflects established cultural values. 
D) All of these responses are correct. 
A) is shorter lived. 
B) is less conventional. 
C) reflects established cultural values. 
D) All of these responses are correct.

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which of the following is the best example of an issue that defines a "new social movement"?

Accepted Answer

A) poverty in the United States 
B) global warming 
C) the strength of labor unions 
D) the conditions of immigrant farm workers in the Southwest 
A) poverty in the United States 
B) global warming 
C) the strength of labor unions 
D) the conditions of immigrant farm workers in the Southwest

Question 7

The stage of a social movement called "bureaucratization" refers to

Accepted Answer

A) the emergence of the movement. 
B) the movement defining itself and "going public." 
C) developing a capable staff to keep the movement operating. 
D) the decline of the movement. 
A) the emergence of the movement. 
B) the movement defining itself and "going public." 
C) developing a capable staff to keep the movement operating. 
D) the decline of the movement.

Question 8

All social movements call for basic change to all of society.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

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

Question 11

Social movements need resources,including members,in order to succeed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The political economy approach to social movements is closely linked to which of the following social thinkers?

Accepted Answer

A) Max Weber 
B) Neil Smelser 
C) Karl Marx 
D) Thorstein Veblen 
A) Max Weber 
B) Neil Smelser 
C) Karl Marx 
D) Thorstein Veblen

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

A) technological disaster 
B) natural disaster 
C) intentional disaster 
D) All of these responses are correct. 
A) technological disaster 
B) natural disaster 
C) intentional disaster 
D) All of these responses are correct.

Question 14

Contagion theory states that people in crowds

Accepted Answer

A) make their own rules as they go along. 
B) carry a plan for their behavior into the crowd. 
C) behave in surprisingly "normal' ways. 
D) are taken over by a wave of emotion. 
A) make their own rules as they go along. 
B) carry a plan for their behavior into the crowd. 
C) behave in surprisingly "normal' ways. 
D) are taken over by a wave of emotion.

Question 15

Some social movements continue,even after they achieve their original goal.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The "coalescence" of a social movement includes its efforts to "go public."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Convergence theory suggests crowd behavior comes from the people who join the crowd.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The concept "gossip" refers to

Accepted Answer

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

Question 20

Social movements rarely bring about significant social change.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 23: Collective Behavior and Social Movements

Of the various types of social movements,which is least threatening to the status quo?

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

Mass-society theory predicts that social movements will involve people who

Fashion differs from a fad in that fashion

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

Which of the following is the best example of an issue that defines a "new social movement"?

The stage of a social movement called "bureaucratization" refers to

All social movements call for basic change to all of society.

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

Resource-mobilization theory states that social movements require

Social movements need resources,including members,in order to succeed.

The political economy approach to social movements is closely linked to which of the following social thinkers?

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

Contagion theory states that people in crowds

Some social movements continue,even after they achieve their original goal.

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

The "coalescence" of a social movement includes its efforts to "go public."

Convergence theory suggests crowd behavior comes from the people who join the crowd.

The concept "gossip" refers to

Social movements rarely bring about significant social change.

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