Sociology 101 Module 14
Cultural diffusion
If you go to Indonesia on vacation and have a conversation with your cab driver about your favorite television program, it's possible because of:
A tragedy of the commons
Although it might cause a great deal of harm in the long run, individual companies have an economic interest in fossil fuels. What is it called when the pursuit of individual gain leads to loss for a larger group?
Both are examples of social change, occurring at different rates.
Around 12,000 years ago, in what we now call the Middle East, people began to domesticate grain, a process that slowly spread around the world over the next 6,000 to 7,000 years. In 1984, 8 percent of U.S. households had a computer; by 2008 that number was estimated to be above 70 percent. How do these two things relate to social change?
Resource mobilization theory
For many years, there were efforts to organize teaching assistants on college campuses and form a union. Often these efforts failed because of practical reasons: there were never enough volunteers, leaders were always graduating and leaving, and there was never any money for supplies. What theory would be interested in these reasons?
By changing the behaviors of the people involved
How can social dilemmas be solved?
Relative deprivation theory
If you believe that poor people join groups dedicated to keeping toxic waste dumps out of low-income communities because they want to enjoy the same standard of living and quality of life as the rest of society, then you believe in:
Cultural diffusion
If you go to Indonesia on vacation and have a conversation with your cab driver about your favorite television program, it's possible because of
A global grassroots movement demanding that governments destroy nuclear warheads
Many people think that nuclear proliferation can be best understood as a tragedy of the commons. If someone sees nuclear proliferation this way, which of the following might they propose as a solution?
intentional or unintentional. fast or slow. controversial or barely remarked upon. important or inconsequential
Social change can be:
They do not seek to fundamentally alter the status quo.
The Shriners are a fraternity based on the Masonic principles of brotherly love, relief, and truth. They have roughly 375,000 members and 191 temples in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. The Shriners support Shriners Hospitals for Children, a system of 22 hospitals dedicated to improving the lives of children by providing specialty pediatric care. Why are the Shriners not a social movement?
Less than any other class
To what extent do the poorest members of American society participate in social movements
Social dilemmas
What do sociologists call behaviors that are rational for any given individual, but that lead to disaster for an entire group?
The way that automobiles make other forms of transportation less feasibl
What features of modern life do social movements like Critical Mass protest?
The way that automobiles make other forms of transportation less feasible
What features of modern life do social movements like Critical Mass protest?
A free rider
When someone listens to public radio, but never contributes during pledge drives, that person would be considered:
After a movement declines, it is possible that the movement changes and continues.
Why is the "decline" phase of social movements interesting?
In any crowd, people have many different motivations.
You are walking across campus and see a large group of students gathered outside the student union, listening to someone talk. You stop and try to listen, but you can't get close enough. You ask another member of the crowd what's happening, and you are told that someone was proselytizing and that some students gathered to listen while others argued. What does this tell you about crowds?
