WorksheetsSocial Change and Collective Behavior Test
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which term means an alteration in a society’s makeup or norms that occur when many members of a society adopt new behaviors?
a)
Social Change
b)
Globalization
c)
Modernization
d)
Social Process
2.
Which term means the development of an increasingly integrated global economy?
a)
Social Change
b)
Globalization
c)
Modernization
d)
Social Process
3.
Which term refers to the process by which something is learned or reinterpreted?
a)
Diffusion
b)
Discovery
c)
Invention
d)
Social Process
4.
Which term refers to the creation of something new from previously existing items or processes?
a)
Diffusion
b)
Discovery
c)
Invention
d)
Social Process
5.
Which term refers to the process by which one culture or society borrows from another culture or society?
a)
Diffusion
b)
Discovery
c)
Invention
d)
Social Process
6.
Which term refers to the sudden and complete overthrow of a social or political order?
a)
Revolution
b)
War
c)
Riot
d)
Mob
7.
Which term refers to an organized, armed conflict that occurs within a society or between nations?
a)
Revolution
b)
War
c)
Riot
d)
Mob
8.
Which term refers to the process by which less developed nations adopt the characteristics of more developed nations?
a)
Globalization
b)
Modernization
c)
Social Change
d)
Diffusion
9.
What term refers to the spontaneous behavior of people responding to similar stimuli?
a)
Collective Behavior
b)
Mob
c)
Riot
d)
Crowd
10.
What term refers to an acting crowd that is ready to use violence to achieve a purpose?
a)
Mass Hysteria
b)
Mob
c)
Riot
d)
Panic
11.
What term refers to an episode of largely random destruction and violence carried out by a crowd?
a)
Mass Hysteria
b)
Mob
c)
Riot
d)
Panic
12.
What term refers to a temporary collection of people who share an immediate common interest?
a)
Collective Behavior
b)
Mob
c)
Riot
d)
Crowd
13.
What term refers to a widely circulating piece of information that is not verified as being true or false?
a)
Fad
b)
Fashion
c)
Urban Legend
d)
Rumor
14.
What term refers to a moralistic tale that focuses on current concerns and fears of suburb-dweller?
a)
Fad
b)
Fashion
c)
Urban Legend
d)
Rumor
15.
Which of these exists when collective anxiety is created by acceptance of one or more false beliefs?
a)
Riot
b)
Mob
c)
Mass Hysteria
d)
Panic
16.
Which of these occurs when people react to a real threat in a fearful, anxious, and often self-damaging ways?
a)
Riot
b)
Mob
c)
Mass Hysteria
d)
Panic
17.
Which term refers to a movement whose goal is to promote or prevent social change?
a)
Social Movement
b)
Social Change
c)
Value-Added Theory
d)
Resource Mobilization Theory
18.
What type of social movement attempts to change the total structure of society?
a)
Revolutionary Movement
b)
Reformative Movement
c)
Redemptive Movement
d)
Alternative Movement
19.
What type of social movement attempts to make limited changes in a society?
a)
Revolutionary Movement
b)
Reformative Movement
c)
Redemptive Movement
d)
Alternative Movement
20.
What type of social movement seeks to change individuals completely?
a)
Revolutionary Movement
b)
Reformative Movement
c)
Redemptive Movement
d)
Alternative Movement
21.
What type of social movement focuses on bringing about limited changes in individuals?
a)
Revolutionary Movement
b)
Reformative Movement
c)
Redemptive Movement
d)
Alternative Movement
22.
Which type of crowd is the least organized, least emotional, and most temporary type of crowd?
a)
Casual Crowd
b)
Conventional Crowd
c)
Expressive Crowd
d)
Acting Crowd
23.
Which type of crowd has a specific purpose and follows accepted norms for appropriate behavior?
a)
Casual Crowd
b)
Conventional Crowd
c)
Expressive Crowd
d)
Acting Crowd
24.
Which type of crowd has no significant or long-term purpose beyond unleashing emotion?
a)
Casual Crowd
b)
Conventional Crowd
c)
Expressive Crowd
d)
Acting Crowd
25.
Which type of crowd takes some action toward a target?
a)
Casual Crowd
b)
Conventional Crowd
c)
Expressive Crowd
d)
Acting Crowd
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