Chapter 15 Social Movements
Introduction to Sociology, 9e (Hewitt/White/Teevan)1)
A/an ________ is a large collectivity of people trying to bring about or resist social change.
Answer:
social movement
Diff: 1
Page Ref: 342
2)
________ occurs when a large number of people do not accept some of the prevailing values, norms, and/or leaders in a society. They are unwilling to tolerate things the way they are, or they do not following normal routines and may try to persuade others not to follow them as well.
Answer:
Collective behaviour
Diff: 2
Page Ref: 342
3)
A/an ________ is a large and, usually, dispersed group made up of persons who share an interest in the same thing.
Answer:
public
Diff: 2
Page Ref: 343
4)
________ occur when people are overcome by fear or apprehension, and try to save themselves or their possessions by taking immediate action.
Answer:
Panics
Diff: 2
Page Ref: 343
5)
Social contagion refers to the phenomenon whereby an idea, belief, or perception (often a fear) spreads through a group of people much like a/an ________.
Answer:
epidemic
Diff: 3
Page Ref: 343
6)
The ________ norm theory contends that members of a crowd perceive, rightly or wrongly; that a consensus exists about a specific action that should be taken.
Answer:
emergent
Diff: 2
Page Ref: 344
7)
The "social breakdown" perspective on collective behaviour owes a considerable debt to Durkheim's notion of social ________.
Answer:
integration
Diff: 1
Page Ref: 344
8)
The concept of ________ refers to a difference between people's expectations and their actual achievements.
Answer:
relative deprivation
Diff: 3
Page Ref: 345
9)
________ is the study of optimal decision making when decision makers ae assumed to be rational and when each decision maker tries to anticipate the actions and reactions of other decision makers.
Answer:
Game theory
Diff: 2
Page Ref: 349
10)
The term ________ refers to the domination of a class or alliance of classes over others, economically, politically, and culturally.
Answer:
hegemony
Diff: 2
Page Ref: 351
11)
________ in sociology means primarily a rejection of the scholarship that has sought to explain "modernity."
Answer:
Postmodernism
Diff: 3
Page Ref: 354
12)
A/an ________ cleavage is a division based on class, ethnicity, etc., that may result in the formation of distinct social groups.
Answer:
social
Diff: 2
Page Ref: 357
13)
The best-known regional movements are those that appeared primarily in the ________ provinces between the two world wars.
Answer:
Prairie
Diff: 1
Page Ref: 358
14)
Almost throughout the period since Confederation, ________ as an ideology has been popular among the Quebecois.
Answer:
nationalism
Diff: 1
Page Ref: 362
15)
The term ________ describes a movement in the 1960s in Quebec to expand governmental powers, to decrease church power, and to modernize the province.
Answer:
Quiet Revolution
Diff: 1
Page Ref: 364
16)
In a Canadian neighbourhood, a group of young people wearing rings in their tongues is collective ________.
A)
action
B)
behaviour
C)
cleavage
D)
integration
E)
institution
Answer:
B
Diff: 3
Page Ref: 342
17)
Which of the following types of collective behaviour is considered to be the best organized and most institutionalized?
A)
panic
B)
crowd
C)
crazes and fads
D)
public
E)
social movements
Answer:
E
Diff: 1
Page Ref: 343
18)
The fashion and personal appearance style known as "punk" would be viewed as a ________, as defined by most sociologists.
A)
fad
B)
panic
C)
craze
D)
social movement
E)
circular reaction
Answer:
C
Diff: 2
Page Ref: 343
19)
Canadians who are concerned about the dangers of nuclear energy can be regarded as a:
A)
crowd
B)
fringe group
C)
public
D)
social movement
E)
moral enterprise
Answer:
C
Diff: 2
Page Ref: 343
20)
The 'Great Fear' in France in July 1789 is a famous example of ________, in which the idea that gangs of aristocratic brigands were ravaging the countryside was spread across the countryside by travelers and postal carriers, with the result that peasants armed themselves and attacked aristocratic homes.
A)
social contagion
B)
fear contagion
C)
phobic contagion
D)
chain reactivity
E)
cognitive interaction
Answer:
A
Diff: 2
Page Ref: 343
21)
A major criticism of Blumer's interpretation of crowd behaviour is that:
A)
the idea of contagion exaggerates the unanimity of collective behaviour.
B)
it assumes that participants in crowds are acting rationally.
C)
empirical evidence in support of Blumer's argument is biased.
D)
it underestimates the effect of spontaneous norm generation.
E)
it overstates the role of reactionary stimuli.
Answer:
A
Diff: 3
Page Ref: 343
22)
The emergent norm theory was developed by Turner and Killian. Unlike Blumer, they argued that there is great ________ among those who participate in a crowd.
A)
fear
B)
emotion
C)
diversity
D)
commonality
E)
joie de vivre
Answer:
C
Diff: 3
Page Ref: 344
23)
According to your text, which of the following is NOT a criticism that has been made of the collective behaviour approach?
A)
insufficient attention is given to social structure
B)
it pays very little attention to interest groups and to conflict among such groups
C)
it assumes that collective behaviour is well-institutionalized
D)
the concept of social contagion relies too heavily on irrationality
E)
it assumes that collective behaviour is non-institutionalized
Answer:
C
Diff: 3
Page Ref: 344
24)
Which of the following statements regarding the "breakdown" approach to social movements is NOT true:
A)
it is the only approach that looks at conflict among social groups
B)
it claims that rapid social change reduces the probability of social unrest
C)
it claims that social change disrupts and weakens traditional institutions
D)
it is related to Durkheim's notion of social integration, the attachment of individuals to social groups or institutions
E)
it claims that the people most likely to participate in social unrest are those who are relatively alienated, uprooted, or socially maladjusted.
Answer:
B
Diff: 2
Page Ref: 344
25)
According to Thompson's study of riots in Britain, the conduct of many crowds is often ________ within the traditional social order.
A)
discouraged
B)
legitimate
C)
punished
D)
out of place
E)
crazy
Answer:
B
Diff: 2
Page Ref: 345
26)
In the country of Brahma, poverty is widespread. What rich people there are, all live in small enclaves located in urban areas. The rural areas are exclusively inhabited by poor farmers. Some of the poor, however, live in the cities. The theory which suggests that the urban poor of Brahma would be more likely to revolt than the rural poor is called:
A)
resource mobilization theory
B)
relative deprivation theory
C)
conflict theory
D)
emergent norm theory
E)
new working-class theory
Answer:
B
Diff: 2
Page Ref: 345
27)
________ factors pull people together in social groups so that they can engage in collective action.
A)
Cleavage
B)
Collective
C)
Institutional
D)
Non-institutional
E)
Integrating
Answer:
E
Diff: 3
Page Ref: 347
28)
According to resource mobilization theory, what is NOT necessarily required to ensure the success of any organizational activity?
A)
an effective means of communicating
B)
some degree of financial resources
C)
a shared ideology among group members
D)
a network of cooperative relationships
E)
support from the highest levels of government
Answer:
E
Diff: 2
Page Ref: 349
29)
An ideology is often based on a ________, which consists of principles that enable people to make sense of their world and events taking place in their world.
A)
network
B)
cooperative
C)
cleavage
D)
frame
E)
structure
Answer:
D
Diff: 2
Page Ref: 348
30)
Those who have studied resource mobilization have come to place considerable emphasis on the effects of ________ incentives. The term refers to the benefits that a person can drive from belonging to an association or joining a social movement.
A)
financial
B)
cooperative
C)
selective
D)
social
E)
collective
Answer:
C
Diff: 2
Page Ref: 350
Quick Reply
