The followers of Punk movement, as a group, are an example of an expressive social movement.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Question 2Louis Wirth argues in his essay Urbanism as a Way of Life, that the primary psychological effect of urban life on the individual is:
a. an increased propensity to engage in crime
b. an increased tendency to seek divorce
c. a weakening of ties to other people
d. extreme individualism and competitiveness
Question 3The Ku Klux Klan is an example of a group participating in a reactionary social movement.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Question 4In his essay Urbanism as a Way of Life, Louis Wirth characterizes the city as a relatively large, dense, and permanent settlement of socially heterogeneous individuals. In his view, a major consequence of this condition is:
a. a tendency for city dwellers to move to the suburbs
b. gentrification
c. psychological stress and social disorganization
d. the formation of communities within the city
Question 5Social movements that seek to return to the institutions and values of the past and, therefore, to do away with some or all existing social institutions and cultural values are known as conservative movements.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Question 6The way of adapting to city life and its profusion of stimuli is described as:
a. psychic overload
b. emotional overload
c. social disorganization
d. gentrification
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