According to sociologist Robert Park, social unrest is transmitted by a process of __________, in which one person's discontent is communicated to another, who, in turn, reflects the discontent back to the first person.
a. convergence
b. mob psychology
c. circular reaction
d. emergent norms
Question 2The first U.S. sociologist to investigate crowd behavior was __________.
a. Louis Wirth
b. Jane Addams
c. Robert Park
d. Herbert Gans
Question 3Contagion theory holds that_____________________.
a. people are less likely to engage in antisocial behavior in a crowd because they feel they are being observed
b. a crowd takes on a life of its own that is larger than the beliefs or actions of any one person
c. crowds encourage individuals to take responsibility for themselves and others
d. crowds are easily dispersed once the initial contagion passes
Question 4argued that people are more likely to engage in antisocial behaviors in a crowd because they are anonymous and feel invulnerable.
a. Le Bon
b. Hadley Cantrel
c. Georg Simmel
d. Talcott Parsons
Question 5focuses on the socialpsychological aspects of collective behavior it attempts to explain how moods, attitudes, and behavior are communicated rapidly and why they are accepted by others.
a. Psychoanalysis
b. Convergence theory
c. Emergent norm theory
d. Contagion theory
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