17 Social Movements, Collective Behavior, and Social Change: How Do Societies Change?

01

__________ refers to the way in which culture, interaction, and innovation change social institutions over time.

Social development

Social transformation

Social change

Modernization
02

Which of the following is/are (an) important source(s) of cultural change?

invention

discovery

diffusion

all of the above
03

______________ is the claim that a reform cannot work because the social problem is unsolvable.

Futility

Perversity

Jeopardy

None of the above.
04

______________ is the claim that any attempts to fix a problem would actually compound the issues the change was trying to address.

Futility

Perversity

Jepoardy

None of the above.
05

______________ is the claim that attempting to solve a problem will only draw attention away from other, more important issues.

Futility

Perversity

Jeopardy

None of the above.
06

Collective behavior is any social interaction in which a group of people engages in behavior that is not in their normal routine.

True

False
07

In 1999, peaceful protests against the World Trade Organization turned violent as 30,000 protesters surrounded the Seattle Convention Center to give voice against WTO policies. This is an example of:

A mob.

A fad.

A craze.

A panic.
08

A fad is a temporary fashion, notion, or action that the public embraces.

True

False
09

A panic occurs when a fad leaves a lasting effect on society.

True

False
10

Stories circulated about razor blades in candy and poisonings on Halloween were not actually real events. These types of untrue, yet widely believed stories are known as:

Rumors

Panics

Urban Legends

None of the above.
11

Social movements are activities that support or protest social issues organized by nongovernmental organizations.

True

False
12

Repertoires are organized and on-going efforts of claims making that target a specific authority in the society.

True

False
13

_____________ is the first stage of a movement when people become aware of a problem and begin to notice that others feel the same way.

Emergence

Coalescence

Bureaucratization

Decline
14

______________ is the second stage of a movement when groups reach out to other groups and individuals to gain membership.

Emergence

Coalescence

Bureaucratization

Decline
15

______________ is the third stage of a movement when it becomes a political force.

Emergence

Coalescence

Bureaucratization

Decline
16

______________ is the final stage of a movement when an organization completes its goal or is seen as irrelevant.

Emergence

Coalescence

Bureaucratization

Decline
17

____________ social movements want to create a change in specific people’s thoughts, practices, and beliefs regarding a specific issue.

Alternative

Redemptive

Reformative

Revolutionary
18

_____________ social movements focus on specific individuals, but the amount of change sought is radical, rather than limited.

Alternative

Redemptive

Reformative

Revolutionary
19

_____________ social movements seek to change a society’s thoughts and actions, but only in a limited way.

Alternative

Redemptive

Reformative

Revolutionary
20

_____________ social movement or sometimes called the transformative social movement seeks to change the thoughts and actions of all society in radical fashion.

Alternative

Redemptive

Reformative

Revolutionary

17 Social Movements, Collective Behavior, and Social Change: How Do Societies Change?

__________ refers to the way in which culture, interaction, and innovation change social institutions over time.

Which of the following is/are (an) important source(s) of cultural change?

______________ is the claim that a reform cannot work because the social problem is unsolvable.

______________ is the claim that any attempts to fix a problem would actually compound the issues the change was trying to address.

______________ is the claim that attempting to solve a problem will only draw attention away from other, more important issues.

Collective behavior is any social interaction in which a group of people engages in behavior that is not in their normal routine.

In 1999, peaceful protests against the World Trade Organization turned violent as 30,000 protesters surrounded the Seattle Convention Center to give voice against WTO policies. This is an example of:

A fad is a temporary fashion, notion, or action that the public embraces.

A panic occurs when a fad leaves a lasting effect on society.

Stories circulated about razor blades in candy and poisonings on Halloween were not actually real events. These types of untrue, yet widely believed stories are known as:

Social movements are activities that support or protest social issues organized by nongovernmental organizations.

Repertoires are organized and on-going efforts of claims making that target a specific authority in the society.

_____________ is the first stage of a movement when people become aware of a problem and begin to notice that others feel the same way.

______________ is the second stage of a movement when groups reach out to other groups and individuals to gain membership.

______________ is the third stage of a movement when it becomes a political force.

______________ is the final stage of a movement when an organization completes its goal or is seen as irrelevant.

____________ social movements want to create a change in specific people’s thoughts, practices, and beliefs regarding a specific issue.

_____________ social movements focus on specific individuals, but the amount of change sought is radical, rather than limited.

_____________ social movements seek to change a society’s thoughts and actions, but only in a limited way.

_____________ social movement or sometimes called the transformative social movement seeks to change the thoughts and actions of all society in radical fashion.