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Top of Form Quiz 8 Return to Assessment List Part 1 of 1 - 100.0 Points Question 1 of 20 5.0 Points The March for Life protest against abortion is probably best described as a A.social action. B.collective action. C.social movement. D.collective movement. Answer Key: C Question 2 of 20 5.0 Points Gustave LeBon’s book, “The Crowd” is based on observations of which of the following events? A.the Russian Revolution B.The French Revolution C.WWII D.the Chinese Revolution Answer Key: B Question 3 of 20 5.0 Points Which theorist is most associated with mass hysteria theory? A.Carl Couch B.Herbert Blumer C.Neil Smelser D.Gustave LeBon Answer Key: D Question 4 of 20 5.0 Points According to Blumer’s theory of circular reaction, when do individuals in crowds start to lose control and act without much rationality? A.During the milling phase when individuals are encouraged to act out against authorities. B.During the interpretation phase when individuals are encouraged to act out against authorities. C.During the interpretation phase when individuals lose their ability to communicate about appropriate behavior. D.During the milling phase when individuals lose their ability to communicate about appropriate behavior. Answer Key: C Question 5 of 20 5.0 Points Authorities explained students’ behavior at the “Stairway to the Stars” concert using which theory? A.emergent norm theory B.value-added theory C.resource mobilization theory D.mass hysteria theory Answer Key: D Question 6 of 20 5.0 Points Guilford went to a protest against the school’s smoking policy because he truly believed that it was wrong and should be changed. He had been a leader in the anti-smoking group for a number of years prior to the march. According to Turner and Killian, which kind of participant is he? A.ego-involved participant B.concerned participant C.insecure participant D.curiosity seeker Answer Key: A Question 7 of 20 5.0 Points According to Smelser’s value-added theory, what kind of collective behavior was the American stock market crash in 1929? A.panic B.craze C.hostile outburst D.norm-oriented social movement Answer Key: A Question 8 of 20 5.0 Points Following Smelser’s value-added theory, why wouldn’t we expect a poor, third-world nation based on a barter economy to develop mass hysteria over stock market problems like the U.S. did in the 1920s? A.lack of structural conduciveness B.lack of structural strain C.lack of generalized belief D.action of social control Answer Key: A Question 9 of 20 5.0 Points Which of the following theories of collective behavior is most likely to incorporate larger social-structural conditions in predicting the development of a social movement? A.political process theory B.value-added theory C.resource mobilization theory D.all of the above Answer Key: D Question 10 of 20 5.0 Points Steve turned to the people around him for help deciding how to act at a local protest. According to perception control theory, what form of perception control is he using? A.independent instruction B.interdependent instruction C.organizational instruction D.interactional instruction Answer Key: B Question 11 of 20 5.0 Points What is the best predictor of an individual participating in a march or a riot? A.Her structural position. B.Her concern over a social condition in society. C.Her being asked to go to the event. D.Her access to resources. Answer Key: C Question 12 of 20 5.0 Points The vast majority of protests and other collective events have which kind of dispersal? A.routine dispersal B.emergency dispersal C.coerced dispersal D.active dispersal Answer Key: A Question 13 of 20 5.0 Points Which of the following are typical behaviors at a large protest march? A.People break off into a series of smaller groups. B.People form lines to access varies facilities. C.People develop arcs and circles around speakers. D.All of the above are typical behaviors. Answer Key: D Question 14 of 20 5.0 Points The debate as to whether to stop and look at an accident while driving by, possibly slowing down the traffic behind you, is an example of a A.social dilemma. B.free rider problem. C.group conformity. D.mass hysteria. Answer Key: A Question 15 of 20 5.0 Points Public radio, radio stations that rely, in part, on listener support to stay in business, run the risk of what problem? A.a social dilemma B.the free rider problem C.group conformity D.mass hysteria Answer Key: B Question 16 of 20 5.0 Points The use of ____________ is important to the forming of collective memories? A.storytelling B.collective behavior C.collective emotion D.Framing Answer Key: A Question 17 of 20 5.0 Points Most protest marches in the U.S. include relatively large groups of people, numbering in the hundreds of thousands. true or false? false Answer Key: false Question 18 of 20 5.0 Points Group processes research shows that coalitions A.are affected by the “free rider problem” B.are natural product of individuals faced with large power disparities. C.often involve hundreds of thousands of people D.all of the above Answer Key: D Question 19 of 20 5.0 Points According to David L. Altheide, ____________ play(s) a central role in promoting the politics of fear and shaping the definitions of reality, including definitions of terrorism. A.political parties B.mass media C.the U.S. government D.the military Answer Key: B Question 20 of 20 5.0 Points Barry Schwartz explains the “construction” of Rosa Parks as the symbol and mother of the Civil Rights Movement by A.cognitive limits of human memory that push people to condense and organize information B.“oneness” or human tendency to recognize one exceptional individual and forget or disregard others C.tendency to transform an individual into a summarizing symbol that helps to remember a historical event and the main ideas of the entire people or group who participated in the event D.all of the above Answer Key: D              Bottom of Form