Question 1

Which of the following statements best describes the relationship between the physical environment and social change?

Accepted Answer

A)  Excessive development rarely contributes to the severity of natural disaster.
B)  The trauma people experience from natural disasters can outweigh the loss of property.
C)  Improvements in carbon dioxide emissions are attributable to the environmental justice movement.
D)  The depletion of the ozone layer is not expected to affect how much time people spend outside.

Question 2

According to the textbook,which of the following characteristics do sociologists use to distinguish different types of social movements?

Accepted Answer

A)  frequency
B)  amount of change
C)  location
D)  participation rates

Question 3

Conventional crowds provide opportunities for the expression of strong emotions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which of the following assists us in thinking creatively about how we can contribute to the social issues discussed in the text?

Accepted Answer

A)  scientific methodology
B)  the sociological imagination
C)  global technology
D)  the physical environment

Question 5

Which key thinker is associated with value-added theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  Karl Marx
B)  Neal Smelser
C)  Charles Tilly
D)  Erving Goffman

Question 6

What increases the likelihood that collective behaviour will occur?

Accepted Answer

A)  structural factors that decrease the chances of people responding in a particular way
B)  integration of social control mechanisms
C)  timing
D)  a feeling of order and security

Question 7

Which of the following statement best reflects the text's discussion of propaganda?

Accepted Answer

A)  Propaganda can have positive effects on decision making.
B)  Propaganda is negative because it is provided by individuals or groups that have a vested interest in furthering their own cause.
C)  The information provided by individuals or groups is incorrect;therefore,it is defined as propaganda.
D)  Propaganda has very little influence on public opinion.

Question 8

Based on an analysis of 53 U.S.social protest groups ranging from labour unions to peace movements between 1800 to 1945,what did sociologist William Gamson conclude had strongly influenced each movement's chances of success?

Accepted Answer

A)  presence of available resources
B)  the organization and tactics of a movement
C)  the presence of charismatic leaders
D)  the extent of communal bonding

Question 9

Resistance movements that seek to prevent change that has already occurred are also referred to by what other name?

Accepted Answer

A)  revolutionary
B)  reform
C)  religious
D)  regressive

Question 10

Candace is writing about social movements from a social constructionist perspective.Which of the following statements best exemplifies her views?

Accepted Answer

A)  Social movements are symbolically defined.
B)  Social movements are heavily influenced by identity politics.
C)  Social movements require substantial resources to gain momentum.
D)  Social movements assist people with upward social mobility.

Question 11

Sociologists distinguish among social movements on the basis of who is responsible for initiating them.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which of the following is NOT an identifiable stage in most social movements?

Accepted Answer

A)  incipiency
B)  reformation
C)  coalescence
D)  bureaucratization

Question 13

Which of the following statements best describes the environmental justice movement?

Accepted Answer

A)  It began in the 1960s.
B)  It is largely concerned with developing nations.
C)  It deals with waste disposal in high-income areas.
D)  It addresses the intersection of race and class.

Question 14

When you sit in the gymnasium or lecture fall with a large group of students for your final exam,you are part of what kind of crowd?

Accepted Answer

A)  conventional
B)  protest
C)  acting
D)  casual

Question 15

What term does Goffman (1974) use to describe the interpretation of particular events and activities?

Accepted Answer

A)  bordering
B)  manufacturing
C)  mounting
D)  framing

Question 16

Despite having fewer than 10 committed members,the Social Justice Group at Grant MacEwan University successfully raised approximately $10,000 in two years for charities and non-for-profits,including World Vision,the Red Cross,UNICER,and the Edmonton Inner City Children's Project.Which of the following theories would do a poor job of explaining the group's success?

Accepted Answer

A)  new social movement
B)  relative deprivation
C)  resource mobilization
D)  value-added

Question 17

Just as technology has brought about improvements in the quality and length of life for many,it has also created the potential for new disasters.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

What is a relatively large number of people who are in one another's immediate vicinity?

Accepted Answer

A)  a social group
B)  a critical mass
C)  a category
D)  a crowd

Question 19

The celibacy club chapter at a local junior high school might be connected to a larger abstinence movement.This is an example of which of the following movements?

Accepted Answer

A)  revolutionary
B)  reform
C)  religious
D)  alternative

Question 20

Refer to Scenario 1.According to value-added theory,the La Leche League was significant in bringing out which of the following conditions?

Accepted Answer

A)  mobilization for action
B)  social control factors
C)  structural strain
D)  precipitating factors

Exam 22: Collective Behavior, social Movements, and Social Change

Sociologists distinguish among social movements on the basis of who is responsible for initiating them.

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What is a relatively large number of people who are in one another's immediate vicinity?

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Which of the following statement best reflects the text's discussion of propaganda?

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What increases the likelihood that collective behaviour will occur?

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Which of the following statements best describes the environmental justice movement?

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Resistance movements that seek to prevent change that has already occurred are also referred to by what other name?

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Which key thinker is associated with value-added theory?

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The celibacy club chapter at a local junior high school might be connected to a larger abstinence movement.This is an example of which of the following movements?

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Which of the following is NOT an identifiable stage in most social movements?

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Based on an analysis of 53 U.S.social protest groups ranging from labour unions to peace movements between 1800 to 1945,what did sociologist William Gamson conclude had strongly influenced each movement's chances of success?

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Refer to Scenario 1.According to value-added theory,the La Leche League was significant in bringing out which of the following conditions?

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According to the textbook,which of the following characteristics do sociologists use to distinguish different types of social movements?

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Which of the following statements best describes the relationship between the physical environment and social change?

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Candace is writing about social movements from a social constructionist perspective.Which of the following statements best exemplifies her views?

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Just as technology has brought about improvements in the quality and length of life for many,it has also created the potential for new disasters.

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Conventional crowds provide opportunities for the expression of strong emotions.

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Which of the following assists us in thinking creatively about how we can contribute to the social issues discussed in the text?

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What term does Goffman (1974) use to describe the interpretation of particular events and activities?

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When you sit in the gymnasium or lecture fall with a large group of students for your final exam,you are part of what kind of crowd?

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Exam 22: Collective Behavior, social Movements, and Social Change

Sociologists distinguish among social movements on the basis of who is responsible for initiating them.

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What is a relatively large number of people who are in one another's immediate vicinity?

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Which of the following statement best reflects the text's discussion of propaganda?

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What increases the likelihood that collective behaviour will occur?

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Which of the following statements best describes the environmental justice movement?

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Resistance movements that seek to prevent change that has already occurred are also referred to by what other name?

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Which key thinker is associated with value-added theory?

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The celibacy club chapter at a local junior high school might be connected to a larger abstinence movement.This is an example of which of the following movements?

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Which of the following is NOT an identifiable stage in most social movements?

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Based on an analysis of 53 U.S.social protest groups ranging from labour unions to peace movements between 1800 to 1945,what did sociologist William Gamson conclude had strongly influenced each movement's chances of success?

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Refer to Scenario 1.According to value-added theory,the La Leche League was significant in bringing out which of the following conditions?

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According to the textbook,which of the following characteristics do sociologists use to distinguish different types of social movements?

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Which of the following statements best describes the relationship between the physical environment and social change?

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Candace is writing about social movements from a social constructionist perspective.Which of the following statements best exemplifies her views?

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Just as technology has brought about improvements in the quality and length of life for many,it has also created the potential for new disasters.

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Conventional crowds provide opportunities for the expression of strong emotions.

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Which of the following assists us in thinking creatively about how we can contribute to the social issues discussed in the text?

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What term does Goffman (1974) use to describe the interpretation of particular events and activities?

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