Topic Test

A unique feature of rumors is that a. they are always untrue. b. they teach moral lessons. c. they change as they are passed from person to person. d. they are short-lived.

Propaganda is an unorganized attempt to shape public opinion.

Fads never die out.

Collection of differing attitudes that members of a public have about a particular issue.

Panics occur in everyday situations.

Collective behavior is easy to study.

An unfounded anxiety shared by people who can be scattered over a wide geographic area.

An organized and deliberate attempt to shape public opinion.

A gathering of people who have limited interaction with one another and do not share clearly defined, conventional norms or a sense of group identity.

Enthusiastic attachments among large numbers of people for particular styles of appearance or behavior.

Spontaneous and uncoordinated group action to escape some perceived threat.

An unconventional object, action, or idea that a large number of people are attached to for a short period of time.

An emotionally charged group whose members are united by a specific, and often destructive, goal.

This event occurs when a group of people erupt into generalized destructive behavior due to social disorder. a. A protest b. Moral panic c. A riot d. An expressive crowd

A temporary gathering of people who are in close enough proximity to interact.

Stories that teach a lesson and seem realistic but are untrue.

The theory that people join social movements because they feel deprived relative to other people or groups with whom they identify.

A long term conscious effort to promote or prevent social change.

In order to explain social movements, sociologists look at a. problems among individuals. c. problems in the social structure. b. voting patterns. d. inequalities of wealth.

The resources necessary to generate a social movement include all of the following EXCEPT: a. a body of supporters. c. financial resources. b. transportation. d. access to the media.

Four stages in the life cycle of social movements are Agitation, _______, Bureaucratization, and Institutionalization.

Movement whose goal is to reverse current social trends.

More often than not, social movements die out during the a. legitimation phase. c. agitation phase. b. institutionalization phase. d. bureaucratization phase.

Which of the following would be NOT a goal of a movement described by the relative deprivation theory? a. increased wages c. properly utilized resources b. improved living conditions d. equal voting rights

The theory that resources are needed for a social movement to bring about change, regardless of the group's level of deprivation.

The Internet has made it more difficult for social movements to share their views with the world.

Which of these is NOT a stage in the life cycle of social movements? a. agitation c. institutionalization b. legitimation d. mobilization

The original goals of a social movement are sometimes swept aside during the a. bureaucratization stage. c. institutionalization stage. b. legitimation stage. d. agitation stage.

Revisionary movements usually use illegal channels to seek change.

The goal of most social movement is to change society.

A social movement only promotes social change, it never arises to prevent change.

An unverified piece of information that is spread rapidly from one person to another.

A long term conscious effort to promote or prevent social change.

In order to explain social movements, sociologists look at a. problems among individuals. c. problems in the social structure. b. voting patterns. d. inequalities of wealth.

The resources necessary to generate a social movement include all of the following EXCEPT: a. a body of supporters. c. financial resources. b. transportation. d. access to the media.