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Sociology Mcqs

Emergent norm theory argues that collective behavior arises when expectations regarding how to act are_____________?

Emergent norm theory argues that collective behavior arises when expectations regarding how to act are_____________?

A. clear
B. explicit
C. encouraged
D. vague
E. repeated

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Social and Cultural Change, Sociology Mcqs

Early theories of collective behavior emphasized ________ a view that crowd behavior is like a mental illness that a person cannot resist ?

Early theories of collective behavior emphasized ________ a view that crowd behavior is like a mental illness that a person cannot resist ?

A. contagion
B. convention
C. group thinks
D. expressiveness
E. reformation

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Social and Cultural Change, Sociology Mcqs

Which of the following describes a central change in contemporary life that has been identified by futurists ?

Which of the following describes a central change in contemporary life that has been identified by futurists ?

A. The United States is being restructured from an agrarian to an industrial society
B. Modern societies are increasingly shifting from a national to a global economy
C. High tech industries are becoming energy-and materials-intensive
D. all of the above

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Social and Cultural Change, Sociology Mcqs

According to contagion theory the “mob mind” develops through_____________?

According to contagion theory the “mob mind” develops through_____________?

A. imitation suggestibility and circular reaction
B. precipitating factors structural strain and structural conduciveness
C. norms of the status quo emergent norms and new norms
D. fashions fads and crazes

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Social and Cultural Change, Sociology Mcqs

Among the approaches that seek to explain the causes of social movements which one states that revolutions are most likely to take place when a prolonged period of social and economic betterment is followed by a period of sharp reversal ?

Among the approaches that seek to explain the causes of social movements which one states that revolutions are most likely to take place when a prolonged period of social and economic betterment is followed by a period of sharp reversal ?

A. the resource mobilization approach
B. the deprivation approaches
C. the capitalist collapse approach
D. none of the above

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Social and Cultural Change, Sociology Mcqs

Which of the following is an accurate statement about rumors ?

Which of the following is an accurate statement about rumors ?

A. Rumors are effective ways to disseminate reliable information
B. Rumors are easy to verify
C. Rumors are transmitted from person to person in a relatively rapid fashion
D. Rumors typically arise when people trust official sources of information

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Social and Cultural Change, Sociology Mcqs

________ is the process by which a society moves from traditional to industrial social and economic arrangements?

________ is the process by which a society moves from traditional to industrial social and economic arrangements?

A. Development
B. Evolution
C. Modernization
D. Social change

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Social and Cultural Change, Sociology Mcqs