8. ASU - SOC101- Intro Sociology (3) - Module 7

When news of Proposition 8 broke in California in 2008, hundreds of thousands of protestors came together using Twitter, Facebook, and the media to get their message of protest out. Which stage of Blumer and Tilly's social movement outline represents this? Institutionalization stage Technological response stage Coalescence stage Social media stage

Coalescence stage

Josh sits in his kitchen in the city projects trying to sip his coffee while inhaling the nauseating fumes wafting from the town dump that was relocated to within a mile of his home. He desperately wishes he could move, but he works two jobs just to make ends meet for his family. Josh is a minority who lives in the poorer part of town with others from subordinate groups; the part that is greatly overlooked by local government officials. What would a sociologist call this phenomenon? Environmental racism Urbanization White flight Gentrification

Environmental racism

Which of the following crowd types is best depicted in this example? People join together to celebrate their loved ones at a wedding Casual crowd Expressive crowd Conventional crowd Acting crowd

Expressive crowd

According to the __________, three factors would control human population that exceeded the earth's carrying capacity. Demographic transition theory Economic theory Cornucopian theory Malthusian theory

Malthusian theory

Tarah is attending a sold-out Counting Crows concert at Madison Square Garden, with thousands of other Counting Crows fans. Tarah is part of a: Public Casual crowd Mass Norm

Mass

What is the process called that is the increase of the amount of specialization and differentiation of structure in society resulting in a move from a less developed society to a more developed one? Institutionalization Socialization Habitualization Modernization

Modernization

The anti-drug campaign in the 1980's encouraged students to "just say no" to put an end to drug use and drug violence. Which type of framing did this campaign use? Motivational Prognostic Diagnostic Referential

Motivational

Which of the levels, as talked about in your readings, would the movement for marriage equality fall into with respect to level of social movements? Regional National State Local

National

Which of the following best defines a social movement? A purposeful organized group hoping to work toward a common social goal. A group of people organized at a meeting, such as a town hall or a courtroom. All politicians and elected officials. A collection of rights and laws aimed at the silent majority.

A purposeful organized group hoping to work toward a common social goal.

Melissa has been working to develop drought-resistance seeds that require little water to grow and which produce grain. She wants to send these to arid parts of the world, where conventional grain is not easy (or even impossible) to grow to improve nutrition for the people in those countries. In sociological terms, Melissa most likely ascribes to: Demographic transition theory Zero population growth theory Malthusian theory Cornucopian theory

Cornucopian theory

In Dr. Cotton's lecture on population, what is the name of the process of demographic change connected to both low and high birth rates and death rates called? Demographic transition model The trendline model Death and mortality rates model Cultural demographics model

Demographic transition model

The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) is a non-profit organization located in Washington, D.C. which advocates for equal rights and marriage rights of gay, lesbian, transgender, and bisexual citizens. The HRC is a ____ group: Revolutionary Religious/Redemptive Alternative Reform

Reform

Tiana lives in a middle-class area that is just outside of the city, close enough for her to commute easily each day into the city center for work. What type of community does Tiana most likely live in? A farm Unincorporated rural area Suburb Exurb

Suburb

Which of the following is the best definition of social change? The change in society created through social movements as well as external factors like environmental shifts or technological innovations. An act of a bill passing in the House and the Senate. A group of people gathered to protest or rally in favor of a bill or law. An act of military rebellion.

The change in society created through social movements as well as external factors like environmental shifts or technological innovations.

If we consider the concentric zone model, which is a conflict theorist's critique? The model fails to explore areas of overlap where a business might be located in a suburb or people might live above their businesses in the city. The model does not show any careful city planning that usually takes place when a city is born. The model fails to take into account all the parks and playgrounds in the city. The model fails to show the gentrification of neighborhoods as certain classes start to take over cities.

The model fails to show the gentrification of neighborhoods as certain classes start to take over cities.

According to your course materials, what is the purpose of environmental sociology? A study of how weather has changed through time, and how people are impacted To study how groups interact with other societies To study the ways humans interact with their environments The theoretical observation and study of how the past impacted our current ecosystem

To study the ways humans interact with their environments

Why do we have two words for a big city: metropolis and megalopolis? A metropolis is characterized by the presence of a subway, while a megalopolis is characterized by a public bus system. A metropolis is just one city while a megalopolis includes many different cities. A metropolis has less than 2 million people, while a megalopolis has more than 5 million people. A metropolis only has domestic airports while a megalopolis has international airports.

A metropolis is just one city while a megalopolis includes many different cities.

According to Dr. Harrison's social change lecture, which of the following is the best definition for social change? A rebel has changed the course of society A shift in social institutions or interactions in society Positive changes in society Making progress in society

A shift in social institutions or interactions in society

According to what you have learned in the text, the viral sensation of the early 2010s where people would group together to preform things such as dance, musical acts and other engagements to bring joy and social connection best fits as a form of what concept? Collective behavior Unified togetherness Peer pressure Social unity

Collective behavior

An airplane has crashed on a deserted island off the coast of Fiji. The survivors are forced to learn new behaviors in order to adapt to the situation and each other. This is an example of which theory? Abrams Assembling Emergent norm Immersed socialization

Emergent norm

Jan attends a funeral for his best friend and is able to come together with his friend's family and other friends to mourn their loss. Which type of crowd is Jan a part of? Expressive Casual Conventional Acting

Expressive

When social movements link their goals to the goals of other social movements and merge into a single group, this is referred to as: Frame diagnostics Ecofeminism Motivational framing Frame alignment process

Frame alignment process

What is the term used when members of the middle and upper classes enter and renovate city areas that have been historically less affluent while the poor urban underclass are forced by resulting price pressures to leave those neighborhoods for increasingly decaying portions of the city? Population growth De-urbanization Gentrification Urbanization

Gentrification

What have sociologists begun to realize about the nomadic lifestyle? Nomads only raise sheep and goats, not cows or oxen, so the grass their herds consume is minimal at most. Nomads are better than stationary farmers at protecting the land and keeping the soil good for other people's use. Nomads never tire the land they live on because they are constantly moving from place to place. Nomads have a hard time bridging the gap between their traditional lifestyle and doing what is best for the land.

Nomads have a hard time bridging the gap between their traditional lifestyle and doing what is best for the land.

What type of society is the source of the most greenhouse gases created? Postindustrial Peripheral Preindustrial Semi-peripheral

Postindustrial

2020 was a year filled with problems being exposed, nationally and locally, to society as a whole. One of the major issues that is being taken into consideration is that of the role of police within society, including how to make new laws and policies within the justice system. Which type of movement, as mentioned within your text, would best fit this example? Alternative Resistance Reform Revolutionary

Reform

What is the term for an individual who has been forced to leave his or her country in order to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster? Immigrant Internally displaced person Refugee Asylum seeker

Refugee

The National Organization for Marriage is a group which travels across the country, condemning homosexuality and advocating against new laws allowing gay marriage. What type of movement are they participating in? Resistance Reform Revolutionary Alternative

Resistance

PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) is an animal rights group that has over 2 million members across the country and spends millions of dollars on advertising (print, broadcast and social media) in order to spread social awareness about their cause each year. Which theory attempts to explain PETA's success? New social movement theory Resource mobilization theory Frame alignment process Collective behavior theory

Resource mobilization theory

Which of the following is not one of the reasons that your textbook lays out for a city to be sustained? Available food supply Social stability Consistent access to water Several skyscrapers

Several skyscrapers

Paris has been studying the demography of the United Kingdom. The U.K. is very similar to the United States or Sweden in that it is industrialized, has relatively long life expectancy, and infant mortality is low. Which stage in the Demographic Transition Theory would the U.K. fall into? Stage 2 Stage 4 Stage 1 Stage 3

Stage 4

What is one way the people of the United States, and the world, are reaching and abusing the Earth's carrying capacity? We show little concern about contaminating water with our garbage and waste. We eat animals when we should really only eat plants which are much more renewable. We have created parks and protected forested areas, sometimes in vain. We spend money ejecting trash into outer space.

We show little concern about contaminating water with our garbage and waste.

Three things are important for the formation and sustentation of a city. Which of the below options is NOT one of them? Fresh water supply Well constructed buildings Consistent Food Supply Social Stability

Well constructed buildings