Deck 21: Social Movements and Social Change

Question 1

The Human Rights Campaign HRC) is a non-profit organization located in Washington, D.C.which advocates for equal rights and marriage rights of gay, lesbian, transgender, and bisexual citizens.The HRC is a ____ group:

A)Revolutionary
B)Reform
C)Religious/Redemptive
D)Alternative

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Tarah is attending a sold-out Counting Crows concert at Madison Square Garden, with thousands of other Counting Crows fans.Tarah is part of a:

A)Public
B)Mass
C)Norm
D)Casual crowd

Answer 2

B

Question 3

According to Neil Smelser, several conditions must be in place for _________________ to occur?

A)Collective behavior
B)Effective interpretation
C)Social revolt
D)Singular protest

Answer 3

A

Question 4

PETA People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) is an animal rights group that has over 2 million members across the country and spends millions of dollars on advertising print, broadcast and social media) in order to spread social awareness about their cause each year.Which theory attempts to explain PETA's success?

A)Collective behavior theory
B)Resource mobilization theory
C)New social movement theory
D)Frame alignment process

Question 5

Which of the following is an example of a convergence cluster?

A)A crowd watching a performance of Hairspray
B)A group of friends traveling to New York City for the weekend
C)A crowd singing the National Anthem before an Orioles game
D)A boat of people screaming after Jaws is spotted beside their boat

Question 6

Which of the following is the best definition of social change?

A)A group of people gathered to protest or rally in favor of a bill or law.
B)An act of a bill passing in the House and the Senate.
C)An act of military rebellion.
D)The change in society created through social movements as well as external factors like environmental shifts or technological innovations.

Question 7

An airplane has crashed on a deserted island off the coast of Fiji.The survivors are forced to learn new behaviors in order to adapt to the situation and each other.This is an example of which theory?

A)Immersed socialization
B)Assembling
C)Emergent norm
D)Abrams

Question 8

Which of the following is not a widely contributing factor in social change?

A)Disease
B)Social institutions
C)The environment
D)Technology

Question 9

When social movements link their goals to the goals of other social movements and merge into a single group, this is referred to as:

A)Ecofeminism
B)Frame diagnostics
C)Motivational framing
D)Frame alignment process

Question 10

The anti-drug campaign in the 1980's encouraged students to "just say no" to put an end to drug use and drug violence.Which type of framing did this campaign use?

A)Diagnostic
B)Motivational
C)Referential
D)Prognostic

Question 11

When news of Proposition 8 broke in California in 2008, hundreds of thousands of protestors came together using Twitter, Facebook, and the media to get their message of protest out.Which stage of Blumer and Tilly's social movement outline represents this?

A)Technological response stage
B)Coalescence stage
C)Social media stage
D)Institutionalization stage

Question 12

Chip believes that individuals in crowds behave rationally, and thinks crowds are engaging in purposeful behavior and collective action.What sociological perspective is Chip referring to?

A)Emergent norm
B)Immersed socialization
C)Assembling
D)Value-added

Question 13

Neil Smelser's theory of crowd behavior is referred to as ______ theory:

A)Crowd intonation
B)Immersed socialization
C)Assembling
D)Value-added

Question 14

Assembling perspective falls under which sociological perspective?

A)Feminist
B)Interactionist
C)Conflict theorist
D)Functionalist

Question 15

The National Organization for Marriage is a group which travels across the country, condemning homosexuality and advocating against new laws allowing gay marriage.What type of movement are they participating in?

A)Revolutionary
B)Alternative
C)Resistance
D)Reform

Question 16

Which of the following best defines a social movement?

A)All politicians and elected officials.
B)A collection of rights and laws aimed at the silent majority.
C)A purposeful organized group hoping to work toward a common social goal.
D)A group of people organized at a meeting, such as a town hall or a courtroom.