Collective Behavior
Social Movements
Social Change
Modernization
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The relatively spontaneous social behavior that occurs when people try to develop common solutions to unclear situations
What is Collective Behavior
100
A long term conscious effort to promote or prevent social change
What is a social movement
100
A system of beliefs or ideas that justifies the social, moral, religious, political, or economic interests held by society
Ideology
100
The process by which a society's social institutions become increasingly complex as the society moves towards industrialization.
Modernization
200
What are the three different kinds of collective behavior?
Crowds, collective preoccupations, public opinion
200
List the 4 types of social movements
Conservative movements, Reactionary movements, Revisionary movements, Revolutionary movements,
200
Provide an example of cultural diffusion
diffusion - the spreading of cultural traits - ideas, beliefs,and material objects
200
List three impacts that modernization has had on the world
Mass education Modern medicine (life expectancy) Extended family replaced by nuclear family Urbanization Declining role of religion
300
What are the three theoretical explanations of why and how collective behavior occurs?
1. Contagion theory 2. Emergent norm theory 3. Value added theory
300
List and describe the four stages of a social movement
1. agitation 2. legitimation 3. bureaucratization 4. institutionalization
300
List the 6 sources of social change
Values/beliefs, Technology, Diffusion, Population, Physical environment, wars & conquest
300
List three countries that qualify as "modernized" and three countries that do not
Modernized: US, Japan, Canada, Western European Countries Non-modernized: Most of Latin America, Africa, Asia (accuracy judged by Mr. Manisco)
400
A student notices that there is no real consequence for being out of dress code. He starts intentionally breaking dress code. Other students notice this and begin breaking dress code. This soon becomes the norm, and now the majority of UP students are not in dress code. Which theoretical explanation of collective behavior best describes this scenario?
Emergent norm theory
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List 3 of the 4 resources that are necessary to generate a social movement
1. A large body of supporters 2. Financial resources 3. Access to media 4. Leadership or organizational abilities
400
List and provide examples of 3 sources of resistance to social change
1. Ethnocentrism 2. Cultural Lag 3. Vested Interest
400
List 3 pros & 3 cons of modernization
Pros: Longer life expectancy, higher literacy rates, personal comfort, increased communication tech, more comfortable lives, more leisure time Cons: Weaker social relationships, Nuclear weapons, global warming, larger role of government, decline of family and religion
500
One student throws their hamburger at another student in the cafeteria. Other students join in and throw other food items at each other. One student gets so caught up in the food fight that he throws a lunch tray at Mr. Norman. What theoretical explanation best describes this collective behavior?
Contagion theory - Conventional norms lose their meaning, individuals feel anonymous and succumb to the collective consciousness.
500
Describe the difference between relative deprivation theory and resource-mobilization theories of social change?
Relative deprivation theory - social movements arise when large numbers of people feel economically or socially deprived of what they think they deserve Resource-mobilization theory - social movements only occur if people can organize and effectively use resources
500
Describe one real world example of social change. List factors that caused the social change and list the factors that resisted social change.
Accuracy will be judged by Mr. Manisco
500
Provide an explanation for why modernization theory has failed
Economic dependence on west cripples local economies western exploitation of resources and cheap labor antiwestern & antiamerican sentiments population explosions
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