SOC200 Module 7.1: Chapter 21 Practice Quiz

Which of the following is an example of collective behavior?

A class going on a field trip

What are the consequences of the reorientation of people's thinking from the nation-state to the global stage?

Social responsibility extends beyond national borders, and people look to sources other than the nation-state to formulate their sense of identity.

One reason for the shift in public attitudes about marijuana and the social movement pushing for its decriminalization is:

a more informed understanding of its effects than was known fifty years ago.

According to emergent-norm theory, crowds are:

able to develop their own definition of the situation

Gathering for a religious service is an example of a _____________ crowd.

conventional

During the Hurricane Katrina disaster, desperate people were "looting." This is an example of _____________ theory.

emergent norm

Sociologists have developed the concept of ___________ to explain how individuals identify and understand social events and which norms they should follow in any given situation.

frames

Which of the following factors has consistently influenced social change over time?

populations the physical environment technology *all of the above*

Mothers Against Drunk Drivers is an example of a _____________ movement.

reform

The Antifa group is an example of a _____________ movement.

resistance