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What is the term for social interactions that are a response to unstructured, ambiguous, or unstable situations?
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| mobs |
| collective behavior |
| panics |
| social movements |
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Which is NOT a condition necessary for collective behavior to occur?
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| existing strains in the social structure |
| precipitating event |
| failure of social control |
| all of the above are necessary conditions |
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A group of people who are passive, have a low emotional engagement, and who move in and out without notice are called:
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| expressive crowd |
| conventional crowd |
| casual crowd |
| solidaristic crowd |
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The Billy Graham Crusades are an expression of consensus and unity among the members. Which type of crowd was it?
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| solidaristic |
| acting |
| conventional |
| casual |
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Which type of crowd, including people gathered at a bus stop, is goal-directed and follows conventional norms of social behavior?
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| expressive |
| conventional |
| casual |
| solidaristic |
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According to Herbert Blumer, an acting crowd goes through five stages. Which of the following is NOT one of those stages?
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| people share basic social characteristics |
| people bcome restless, apprehensive, and susceptible to rumors |
| something startling occurs and people become preoccupied with it |
| people start milling around and discussing the event |
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In which type of crowd may violence occur?
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| acting |
| expressive |
| conventional |
| solidaristic |
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A collective but irrational reaction to a serious threat is called a:
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| mob |
| riot |
| panic |
| fight |
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Which of the following did NOT lead to the decline of the Labor Movement?
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| the traditional union base of blue-collar workers is declining |
| public awareness of union corruption has increased |
| Unions were slow to include minorities and women in their memberships |
| all of the above led to the decline of union membership |
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Which theory of crowd behavior proposes that the crowd develops a collective mind that releases people's destructive tendencies?
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| convergence |
| relative deprivation |
| contagion |
| emergent norm |
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Which theory of crowd behavior states that crowd unity forms from members who share similar views and attitudes?
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| convergence |
| relative deprivation |
| emergent norm |
| resource mobilization |
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Which type of social movement has the focused goal of changing society in a limited way?
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| revolutionary |
| reform |
| expressive |
| resistance |
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Which type of social movement has the goal of replacing the existing social order with a completely new order?
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| expressive |
| reform |
| revolutionary |
| resistance |
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The goal of the pro-life movement is to counter the work of the pro-choice movement. What type of movement is pro-life?
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| repressive |
| revolutionary |
| reform |
| resistance |
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Which theory states that social movements occur when people feel cheated out of what they should have?
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| resistance |
| reform |
| relative deprivation |
| revolutonary |
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Which theory states that industrialization has led to anomie, alienation, and excessive rationalization which have, in turn, led to social movements?
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| mass society |
| resource mobilization |
| emergent norm |
| relative deprivation |
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In which social period was the environment viewed as an obstacle to be overcome?
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| conservationist |
| exploitation |
| ecological |
| preservationist |
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Which social movement is currently divided into several factors making it difficult to define a single overarching goal?
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| women's |
| environmental |
| civil rights |
| none of the above |
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Which part of the environmental movement emphasizes individual and corporate responsibility and generally ignores collective political action?
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| mainstream ecology |
| populist ecology |
| radical ecology |
| feminist ecology |
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Which is NOT a reason that people resist change?
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| they accept the legitimacy of existing institutions |
| social inertia |
| they are concerned that others will be angry with them |
| they have a vested interest in the status quo |
