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Workers show up at their place of employment to find the building dark and all the doors locked. They begin to talk to each other about what might be going on. Several people think the business has gone bankrupt and the owners have left town. They decide that their only option is to vent their hostility in a public way. Some of them start to batter down the door. Others look for paint and brushes for graffiti. Still others shout instructions to various people.  In terms of collective behaviour theories, what are we witnessing? Select one: a. convergence process b. contagion process c. emergent norm process d. cybernetic process The correct answer is: emergent norm process Question 2 Alternative movements seek to bring about a total change in society. Select one: True False The correct answer is 'False'. Question 3 According to the text, which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a social movement? Select one: a. intense, but short lived b. unconventional c. organization d. planning The correct answer is: intense, but short lived Question 4 Which theory of collective behaviour is a type of people argument? Select one: a. cybernetic theory b. convergence theory c. contagion theory d. emergent norm theory The correct answer is: convergence theory Question 5 What is a defining characteristic of gossip? Select one: a. It is about a specific person. b. It is unsubstantiated. c. It is substantiated. d. It is about a celebrity. The correct answer is: It is about a specific person. Question 6

According to value-added theory, what must be present prior to the growth and spread of a generalized belief? Select one: a. structural strain b. precipitating factors c. mobilization of participation for action d. the operation of social control The correct answer is: structural strain Question 7 A collectivity that is so intensely focused on a specific purpose or object that the participants may erupt into violent or destructive behaviour is called an "acting crowd." Select one: True False The correct answer is 'True'. Question 8 The mission of Canada Without Poverty (CWP) is to eradicate poverty by promoting income security and social security for all Canadians; however, unless this organization can mobilize resources through media awareness and recruiting activists among the poor, nothing will happen. What does CWP need to do to be successful? Select one: a. frame alignment b. get media coverage c. sow seeds of discontent d. mobilize resources The correct answer is: frame alignment Question 9 When you sit in the gymnasium or lecture hall with a large group of students for your final exam, you are part of what kind of crowd? Select one: a. acting b. conventional c. casual d. expressive The correct answer is: conventional Question 10 According to the text, what is a characteristic shared by both social movements and other forms of collective behaviour? Select one: a. their need for media attention b. their need for funding c. their need for quantification d. their unconventional nature

c. emerging norm d. contagion The correct answer is: convergence Question 16 Which term best describes the organized efforts by a substantial number of people to change or to resist change in some major aspect or aspects of society? Select one: a. revolution b. social aggregate c. interest collectivity d. social movement The correct answer is: social movement Question 17 According to the text, how is the sense of belonging that develops within a social movement most accurately labelled? Select one: a. social identity b. collective identity c. collective belonging d. social gathering The correct answer is: collective identity Question 18 Karl Marx argued that workers would eventually overthrow capitalism and socialism would replace it. What kind of movement did Marx see as inevitable? Select one: a. reformative b. resistance c. revolutionary d. religious The correct answer is: revolutionary Question 19 Which of the following is a characteristic of a conventional crowd? Select one: a. not controlled by social norms b. a lack of shared interest c. does not engage in collective behaviour d. unplanned and unstructured The correct answer is: does not engage in collective behaviour Question 20 In 2005, Global Call to Action Against Poverty involved some 38 million people in actions to make world leaders live up to their promises to make a breakthrough on poverty. According to the text, which term best identifies this organization? Select one:

a. social movement b. social justice movement c. collective action group d. grassroots movement The correct answer is: social movement Question 21 According to the text, which term refers to an irrational but widespread worry that certain groups present an enormous threat to the social order of society? Select one: a. collective panic b. moral panic c. social panic d. widespread panic The correct answer is: moral panic Question 22 Value-added theory assumes that there is structural strain to which social movements are a reaction. Select one: True False The correct answer is 'True'. Question 23 According to the text, what is the main assumption underlying resource mobilization theory? Select one: a. Social movements develop based on what is possible given the resources available. b. Social movements develop depending on how resources are brought together and utilized leaders. c. Social movements develop when the leaders believe there are enough resources to fulfill their mandate. d. Social movements develop when mobilization receives adequate grassroots funding. The correct answer is: Social movements develop depending on how resources are brought together and utilized by leaders. Question 24 What type of crowd is exemplified by shoppers in a mall on a busy Saturday? Select one: a. acting crowd b. conventional crowd c. casual crowd d. expressive crowd The correct answer is: casual crowd Question 25 What is the end stage of the emergent norm process? Select one: