Question 1

The World Church of the Creator, founded by Matt Hale, wants to stop both religious and racial integration of America. This makes his movement a

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A)   tragedy of the commons.
B)   postmodern movement.
C)   voluntary simplicity movement.
D)   regressive social movement.

Question 2

________ was the historical event that convinced American scholars that not all social movements can be explained in terms of simply satisfying the psychological needs of their members.

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A)   The civil rights movement
B)   Protestantism
C)   McCarthyism
D)   The rise of Nazi Germany

Question 3

Dr. Williams is studying the "Indivisible" opposition to Trump that spread through social media. He believes that coverage from high profile celebrities and recruitment through catchy hashtags on Facebook and Twitter were critical to the movement's success. What theoretical perspective is Dr. Williams espousing?

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A)   mass society theory
B)   relative deprivation theory
C)   resource mobilization theory
D)   contagion theory

Question 4

________ is the theory of collective behavior that explains how a "mob mentality" takes over and rational thought disappears when crowds come together.

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A)   Regressive action
B)   Relative deprivation theory
C)   Contagion theory
D)   Emergent norm theory

Question 5

On average, participants in social movements are

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A)   more marginal and more isolated than nonparticipants.
B)   more socially engaged than nonparticipants.
C)   less oriented toward conventional politics.
D)   more alienated from society than nonparticipants.

Question 6

MoveOn.org was one of the first groups to successfully organize a large number of people around issues like partisan bickering and the power of corporate lobbies in Washington. This was, in large part, because it used innovative technology to locate, recruit, and organize supporters. This is exactly what ________ theory would predict.

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A)   mass society
B)   relative deprivation
C)   emergent social movement
D)   resource mobilization

Question 7

A situation in which behavior that is rational for the individual, but when practiced by many people can lead to collective disaster, is known as

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A)   a social movement.
B)   mass behavior.
C)   a social dilemma.
D)   a riot.

Question 8

How does a fad differ from fashion?

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A)   Fads can mark you as belonging to a certain social group; fashion is widespread in society.
B)   Fashion changes; fads are stable, if only among a small group of people.
C)   Fads become very popular for short periods of time; fashions are widespread styles of behavior that may last for longer periods of time.
D)   Fads and fashions are the same thing.

Question 9

The political theorist Benjamin Barber argues that exported American movies are not just mindless entertainment because they "sell" what might be considered "American values and ideals" to the world. What term or concept could describe these exports?

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A)   postmodernity
B)   cultural lag
C)   technological determinism
D)   cultural imperialism

Question 10

What are people called who take advantage of a public good without contributing to it?

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A)   social dilemmas
B)   members of a virtual community
C)   free riders
D)   interest groups

Question 11

Activists supporting the LGBTQ rights social movement in the United States secured a repeal of the "Don't ask, don't tell" law in 2010 and a Supreme Court ruling in favor of same-sex marriages in 2015. What type of social movement does this example represent?

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A)   regressive
B)   progressive
C)   retrogressive
D)   pregressive

Question 12

Explain the difference between social movements organized around regressive and progressive social change. Give an example of each.

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Social movements that are organized arou...

Question 13

Individual companies have an economic interest in fossil fuels, although they might cause a great deal of harm in the long run. What is it called when the pursuit of individual gain leads to loss for a larger group?

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A)   social change
B)   a tragedy of the commons
C)   a fad or fashion
D)   a public goods dilemma

Question 14

What three forms does collective behavior generally take?

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crowd behavior, mass...

Question 15

Gerrymandering is an illegal tactic used only by Democrats to disenfranchise members of the Republican Party and the demographic groups associated with it.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which of the following is true regarding social movements reaching the "bureaucratization" stage?

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A)   It always happens at the beginning.
B)   It has not yet happened for the gay rights movement.
C)   It happened when American colonists transitioned from being revolutionaries to the official government leaders.
D)   It happened for the environmental rights movement with the release of the film An Inconvenient Truth.

Question 17

According to Armand Mauss, what happens in the "incipient" stage of a social movement?

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A)   The social movement begins to fade away.
B)   The very bureaucracies and institutions that it initially challenged absorb the movement.
C)   The public just begins to take notice of an issue and define it as a problem.
D)   Members of the social movement begin to organize and select leaders.

Question 18

What is one reason the poor might participate less in social movements compared to college students with adequate financial support?

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A)   Social issues do not matter to the poor.
B)   The poor have a different culture, leading them to value different things.
C)   They worry more about their children's futures.
D)   They may have to work multiple jobs, leaving little energy for activism.

Question 19

In 2013, YouTube user "DizastaMusic" uploaded a video featuring a segment called the "Harlem Shake." Almost instantly, people started replicating the dance moves seen in the video and uploading their own versions of the segment to YouTube. Of what is this an example?

Accepted Answer

A)   a public goods dilemma
B)   mass behavior
C)   a crowd
D)   contagion theory

Question 20

African Americans gained the legal right to exercise their right to vote

Accepted Answer

A)   with the passage of the 1965 Voting Rights Act.
B)   shortly after the Civil War.
C)   with the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment in 1919.
D)   with the passage of the Fifteenth Amendment in 1870.

Exam 16: Social Change

How does a fad differ from fashion?

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________ is the theory of collective behavior that explains how a "mob mentality" takes over and rational thought disappears when crowds come together.

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________ was the historical event that convinced American scholars that not all social movements can be explained in terms of simply satisfying the psychological needs of their members.

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The World Church of the Creator, founded by Matt Hale, wants to stop both religious and racial integration of America. This makes his movement a

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A situation in which behavior that is rational for the individual, but when practiced by many people can lead to collective disaster, is known as

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African Americans gained the legal right to exercise their right to vote

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Individual companies have an economic interest in fossil fuels, although they might cause a great deal of harm in the long run. What is it called when the pursuit of individual gain leads to loss for a larger group?

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Gerrymandering is an illegal tactic used only by Democrats to disenfranchise members of the Republican Party and the demographic groups associated with it.

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In 2013, YouTube user "DizastaMusic" uploaded a video featuring a segment called the "Harlem Shake." Almost instantly, people started replicating the dance moves seen in the video and uploading their own versions of the segment to YouTube. Of what is this an example?

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Which of the following is true regarding social movements reaching the "bureaucratization" stage?

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Activists supporting the LGBTQ rights social movement in the United States secured a repeal of the "Don't ask, don't tell" law in 2010 and a Supreme Court ruling in favor of same-sex marriages in 2015. What type of social movement does this example represent?

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According to Armand Mauss, what happens in the "incipient" stage of a social movement?

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What are people called who take advantage of a public good without contributing to it?

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The political theorist Benjamin Barber argues that exported American movies are not just mindless entertainment because they "sell" what might be considered "American values and ideals" to the world. What term or concept could describe these exports?

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________ was the historical event that convinced American scholars that not all social movements can be explained in terms of simply satisfying the psychological needs of their members.

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The World Church of the Creator, founded by Matt Hale, wants to stop both religious and racial integration of America. This makes his movement a

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A situation in which behavior that is rational for the individual, but when practiced by many people can lead to collective disaster, is known as

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Gerrymandering is an illegal tactic used only by Democrats to disenfranchise members of the Republican Party and the demographic groups associated with it.

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Which of the following is true regarding social movements reaching the "bureaucratization" stage?

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According to Armand Mauss, what happens in the "incipient" stage of a social movement?

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