sic chp 16 final

Question 1

what does social change mean?

Answer 1

• transformations of societes and social institutions over time

Question 2

what is the difference of rumor and gossip

Answer 2

• rumor is the spread of unfactual information quickly, whereas gossip is a type a rumor that spread negative information about ppl lives

Question 3

what is the difference between panic and mass hysteria?
- which of these is irrational

Answer 3

• panic is a collective flight, often irrational from a real or percieved danger, wheras mass hysteria is an intense, fearful and anxious reaction of real or imagined threat by large amount of ppl
• panic

Question 4

what is the difference between fashion and fad?

Answer 4

• fashion is a popular way of dressing during a particular time or among a particular group of ppl, whereas a fad is a trend that popular for a short time

Question 5

what is an urban legend aka contemporary legend and modern legends?

Answer 5

• rumors about stories that happened elsewhere

Question 6

what is the difference between public opinion and propaganda?

Answer 6

• public opinion is a widespread attitude on a particular issue, whereas propaganda is spreading information or misinformation to influence people attitudes and behavior.

Question 7

what is the difference between public and crowd?
- which one of these share a common interest or participate in a particular event and which one of these are interested in a particular issue.

Answer 7

• a group of people not necessarily in direct contact to one another, who are interested in a particular issue, whereas a crowd is tempoarary gathering of people who share a common interest or participate in a particular event.

Question 8

what is the difference between mob and riot
- which one of these is violent
- which of these is highly emotional and a disordely crowd?

Answer 8

• a mob focuses on a specfic target whereas riot has many targets
• riot
• mob

Question 9

what is the difference between social movement and collective behavior?

Answer 9

• a large and organized group of people who want to promote or resist a particular social change, wheras a collective behavior is is spontaneous and unconstructed behavior by a large amount of people

Question 10

what does relative depression mean?

Answer 10

• a gap between what people have and what they THINK should have compared with others in society

Question 11

• what are the 4 stages of behavior for social movement and what to do they represent?
• what are the 4 theories of collective behavior and whdo to they represent?
• which theory influences crowd, and which theory does crowd influence.

Answer 11

• Contagion theory is people doing it cus everyone is doing it, aka hypnotic behavior, acting out of emotion and irrational, influenced by crowd. convergence theory is consisted of like-minded ppl, and individuals infulence crowd. Emergent Theory states that individuals establish rational behavioral norms as situations unfolds. Structural strain theory conssits of 6 parts.

Question 12

what are the 5 most common social movements?
- which of these is the least threatening?
an example of each

Answer 12

• Alternative social movements= changing some people’s attitudes and behavior in a specific way
• Alternative social movement/ healing practices
  -redemptive social movements aka religious or expressive movements is based on supernatural or religious beleifs, religious movements
  -reformative social movement, that wants to change everyone but in a particular way, rights of disabaled, gay and fat ppl
• resistance movement= preserving status quo by blocking change or undoing change that has already occured, abortion
• revolutionary movement= wants to complelty destroy the existing social order and replace it with a new one, ISIS

Question 13

what are the 4 theories associated with the emergence of social movements? and what do they do?

Answer 13

• mass society theory= for ppl who feel alientated
• resource mobilization theory= a social movement will succed with a leader
• new social movement= not for self interest but public cause

Question 14

what is the difference between computer technology, biotechnology, and nanotechnology

Answer 14

computer technology is with AI
biotechnology aka genetic testing, a broad term that applies to all practical uses of living organisms
nanotechology is building objects one atom or molecule at a time

Question 15

an example of convergence theory is?

Answer 15

• rallies

Question 16

Which theory posits that crowd members establish rational behavioral norms in response to a precipitating crisis?

Answer 16

emergent theory

Question 17

Which technology is developing theories and computer systems to perform tasks that normally require human intelligence

Answer 17

artificial intelligence

Question 18

______ arise out of long-standing anger, frustration, or dissatisfaction that occurred for years

Answer 18

• riot

Question 19

in the decline stage, if a social movement is successful, it can become a

Answer 19

• interest group

Question 20

at which stage in social movement, does chapters at local, regional, and national/international may develop

Answer 20

• organization

Question 21

_____ refers to sophisticated techniques that can change the makeup of cells.

Answer 21

• genetic engineering

Question 22

___ is a broad term that applies to all practical uses of living organisms

Answer 22

biotechnology

Question 23

what is the difference between expressive and acting crowds?

Answer 23

• expressive crowd is people who show a strong emotion toward a particular event, wheras acting crowds show intense emotions and for a single-minded purpose

Question 24

which one of these is with riot. long standing anger or demanding radical sociel change.

Answer 24

• riot= long standing behavior
• mob= radical social change