Question 1

A sensate culture values religion and spiritual enlightenment as its highest goals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

A fad is a widespread emotional connection to a cultural phenomenon.

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A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

Informal social movements generally emerge in opposition to a specific local issue (such as a plan to privatize a community's water supply).

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

All forms of collective behaviour include groups and individuals who provide largely continuous and organized efforts to bring about-or resist-social change.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The 1963 civil rights rally in Washington,DC,at which more than 250 000 people heard Martin Luther King,Jr. ,give his famous "I have a dream" speech,is an example of a protest crowd.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Convergence theorists would suggest that a rally on Parliament Hill to oppose the war in Afghanistan is quite likely to change many people's attitudes toward the war.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Reformist movements work outside the existing social structure to improve society.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Informal social movements emerge in opposition to a specific local issue,while formal social movements are embedded into the socio-cultural fabric of society.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Mass society theory holds that forms of political action are typically motivated by collective identity found in the culture,ideology,and politics of post-industrial society.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Urban legends are short,persistent,and usually verifiable.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The Luddite movement resisted social change by directing itself against all new forms of technology.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Universal evolutionary theory asserts that while most societies progress in the same manner,some unique societies do not.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Exponential growth is the final stage of social change,whereby the change enters a society's traditions and normal daily practices.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Social change is more likely to occur when change is nonmaterial rather than material.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 15

Conflict theorists view conflict as inevitable and necessary to inspire social changes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Exam 18: A: Social Change,collective Behaviour,and Social Movements

A sensate culture values religion and spiritual enlightenment as its highest goals.

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A fad is a widespread emotional connection to a cultural phenomenon.

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False

Informal social movements generally emerge in opposition to a specific local issue (such as a plan to privatize a community's water supply).

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All forms of collective behaviour include groups and individuals who provide largely continuous and organized efforts to bring about-or resist-social change.

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The 1963 civil rights rally in Washington,DC,at which more than 250 000 people heard Martin Luther King,Jr. ,give his famous "I have a dream" speech,is an example of a protest crowd.

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Convergence theorists would suggest that a rally on Parliament Hill to oppose the war in Afghanistan is quite likely to change many people's attitudes toward the war.

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Reformist movements work outside the existing social structure to improve society.

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Informal social movements emerge in opposition to a specific local issue,while formal social movements are embedded into the socio-cultural fabric of society.

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Mass society theory holds that forms of political action are typically motivated by collective identity found in the culture,ideology,and politics of post-industrial society.

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Urban legends are short,persistent,and usually verifiable.

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The Luddite movement resisted social change by directing itself against all new forms of technology.

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Universal evolutionary theory asserts that while most societies progress in the same manner,some unique societies do not.

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Exponential growth is the final stage of social change,whereby the change enters a society's traditions and normal daily practices.

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Social change is more likely to occur when change is nonmaterial rather than material.

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False

Conflict theorists view conflict as inevitable and necessary to inspire social changes.

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True

Exam 18: A: Social Change,collective Behaviour,and Social Movements

A sensate culture values religion and spiritual enlightenment as its highest goals.

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A fad is a widespread emotional connection to a cultural phenomenon.

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Informal social movements generally emerge in opposition to a specific local issue (such as a plan to privatize a community's water supply).

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All forms of collective behaviour include groups and individuals who provide largely continuous and organized efforts to bring about-or resist-social change.

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The 1963 civil rights rally in Washington,DC,at which more than 250 000 people heard Martin Luther King,Jr. ,give his famous "I have a dream" speech,is an example of a protest crowd.

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Convergence theorists would suggest that a rally on Parliament Hill to oppose the war in Afghanistan is quite likely to change many people's attitudes toward the war.

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Reformist movements work outside the existing social structure to improve society.

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Informal social movements emerge in opposition to a specific local issue,while formal social movements are embedded into the socio-cultural fabric of society.

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Mass society theory holds that forms of political action are typically motivated by collective identity found in the culture,ideology,and politics of post-industrial society.

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Urban legends are short,persistent,and usually verifiable.

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The Luddite movement resisted social change by directing itself against all new forms of technology.

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Universal evolutionary theory asserts that while most societies progress in the same manner,some unique societies do not.

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Exponential growth is the final stage of social change,whereby the change enters a society's traditions and normal daily practices.

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Social change is more likely to occur when change is nonmaterial rather than material.

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Conflict theorists view conflict as inevitable and necessary to inspire social changes.

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