Question 1

A _____ is unfounded information that people spread quickly.

Accepted Answer

A)  riot 
B)  fad 
C)  rumor 
D)  propaganda 
E)  fact

Question 2

A _____ is a large and organized group of people who want to promote or resist a particular social change.

Accepted Answer

A)  mob 
B)  riot 
C)  social movement 
D)  social institution 
E)  crowd

Question 3

Analyze some of the ethical issues of technology.Illustrate your answer with examples.

Accepted Answer

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Question 4

Which of the following statements is true about redemptive social movements?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are based on spiritual or supernatural beliefs. 
B)  They form immediately after an earlier movement has succeeded in creating change. 
C)  They bring change in society through the use of violence and intimidation. 
D)  They seek limited change and only for some people. 
E)  They try to preserve the status quo by blocking change or undoing change that has already occurred.

Question 5

Which of the following is a characteristic of propaganda?

Accepted Answer

A)  It spreads rapidly and lasts forever. 
B)  It can create attitudes that will arouse collective outbursts. 
C)  It is an action and not a verbalization. 
D)  It is a source of genuine information exclusive of deception. 
E)  It is a form of collective behavior.

Question 6

_____ can be preserved and used in the treatment of diseases like leukemia, Parkinson's, and numerous other health problems.

Accepted Answer

A)  Stem cells 
B)  Nerve cells 
C)  Muscle cells 
D)  Genes 
E)  Zygotes

Question 7

Artificial intelligence (AI) is a broad term that applies to all practical uses of living organisms.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

_____ is the spontaneous and unstructured behavior of a large number of people.

Accepted Answer

A)  Assertive behavior 
B)  Cognitive behavior 
C)  Collective behavior 
D)  Prosocial behavior 
E)  Passive behavior

Question 9

Minimally invasive robotic surgeries usually result in longer recovery processes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which of the following theories states that social movements offer a sense of belonging to people who feel alienated and disconnected from others?

Accepted Answer

A) 
Symbolic interaction theory 
B)  New social movements theory 
C)  Resource mobilization theory 
D)  Relative deprivation theory 
E)  Mass society theory

Question 11

Discuss the reasons for the emergence of a fad.

Accepted Answer

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Question 12

How does new technology benefit older adults?

Accepted Answer

A)  It offers them a sense of belonging. 
B)  It is inexpensive and affordable. 
C)  It is quickly adopted by them. 
D)  It allows them to live at home rather than in an institutional setting. 
E)  It acts as a good source of entertainment and emotional support.

Question 13

When a riot broke out in the city of Verdana, the police tried to hold back the crowd using water cannons.According to the structural strain theory, which of the following terms would be used to describe the action taken by the police to regulate the crowd?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mass hysteria 
B)  Milling 
C)  Structural conduciveness 
D)  Structural strain 
E)  Social control

Question 14

Business Tower is a 35-storey building, housing the top corporations of the world.One summer afternoon, a short circuit in one of the wires of the building triggered the fire alarm.As soon as the alarm started ringing, there was a sudden, uncontrollable fear and anxiety among the people working in the building.The danger seemed so immense that people reacted irrationally, jammed the escape route, and started jumping off the building.As a result, a lot of people died, and many were seriously injured.In the given scenario, which of the following terms can be used to describe the irrational behavior of people?

Accepted Answer

A)  Structural strain 
B)  Propaganda 
C)  Fad 
D)  Panic 
E)  Mania

Question 15

Which of the following statements best defines the term panic?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is an unexpected event that causes widespread damage, destruction, distress, and loss. 
B)  It is an act of spreading information to influence people's behavior. 
C)  It is a gap between what people have and what they think they should have compared to others. 
D)  It is a widespread opinion of people on a particular issue. 
E)  It is a collective flight, often irrational, from a real or perceived danger.

Question 16

What is public opinion? Describe its components, and illustrate your answer with an example.

Accepted Answer

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Question 17

Collective behavior is a state of mind.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which of the following is a criticism of the resource mobilization theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  It overemphasizes the role of structural factors. 
B)  It ignores the efforts of government programs. 
C)  It exaggerates the existence and effects of economic inequality. 
D)  It overstates people's altruistic motivations in a social movement's reformation. 
E)  It ignores the role of relative deprivation in a social movement's formation.

Question 19

Critically evaluate the relative deprivation theory of social movement.

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Question 20

Which of the following is true of the emergence stage of a social movement?

Accepted Answer

A)  The number of staff positions increases, members draw up bylaws, and the organization hires outsiders. 
B)  The original leaders move on to better paying and more influential positions. 
C)  The movement develops chapters at local, regional, national, and international levels. 
D)  The leaders verbalize the feelings of the discontented, crystallize the issues, and push for action. 
E)  The organization establishes a division of labor in which leaders make policy decisions and followers perform necessary tasks.

Exam 16: Social Change: Collective Behavior, Social Movements, and Technology

A _____ is unfounded information that people spread quickly.

A _____ is a large and organized group of people who want to promote or resist a particular social change.

Analyze some of the ethical issues of technology.Illustrate your answer with examples.

Which of the following statements is true about redemptive social movements?

Which of the following is a characteristic of propaganda?

_____ can be preserved and used in the treatment of diseases like leukemia, Parkinson's, and numerous other health problems.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is a broad term that applies to all practical uses of living organisms.

_____ is the spontaneous and unstructured behavior of a large number of people.

Minimally invasive robotic surgeries usually result in longer recovery processes.

Which of the following theories states that social movements offer a sense of belonging to people who feel alienated and disconnected from others?

Discuss the reasons for the emergence of a fad.

How does new technology benefit older adults?

When a riot broke out in the city of Verdana, the police tried to hold back the crowd using water cannons.According to the structural strain theory, which of the following terms would be used to describe the action taken by the police to regulate the crowd?

Which of the following statements best defines the term panic?

What is public opinion? Describe its components, and illustrate your answer with an example.

Collective behavior is a state of mind.

Which of the following is a criticism of the resource mobilization theory?

Critically evaluate the relative deprivation theory of social movement.

Which of the following is true of the emergence stage of a social movement?