CHAPTER 17 – Social Change: Collective Behavior, Social Movements, and TechnologyFill in the BlankSelect the missing terms from each section and place them in the correct blank space.Section 1Belief Collective behavior ConcernConduciveness Control ControversialCrazes Disaster FadFashion General public GossipMass hysteria Mobilizing NaturalPanic Precipitating PropagandaPublic Public opinion RumorSocial Social change StrainTechnological Urban legends VerbalizationThis chapter examines ________, the transformations of societies and social institutions over time. Sociologists emphasize two important characteristics of _________. First, it is an act rather than a state of mind. Second, collective behavior varies in its degree of spontaneity and structure.There are six macro-level conditions that encourage or discourage collective behavior: structural _______, structural _____, growth and spread of a generalized _____, _____ factors, _____ people for action, and social _____.There are many types of collective behavior, some more fleeting or harmful than others. A _____ is unfounded information that people spread quickly. ____ is the act of spreading rumors, often negative, about other people’s personal lives. Another form of rumor is _____, stories—funny, horrifying, or just odd—that supposedly happened somewhere._____ is a collective flight, typically irrational, from a real or perceived danger. Panic is similar to _______, an intense, fearful, and anxious reaction to a real or imagined threat by large numbers of people. Unlike panic, which usually subsides quickly, mass hysteria may last longer.Fashions, fads, and crazes are three more kinds of collective behavior that encompass broad geographical areas and involve large numbers of people. A _____ is a standard of appearance that enjoyswidespread but temporary acceptance within a society. A _____ is a form of collective behavior that spreads rapidly and enthusiastically but lasts only a short time. Some fads are _____, forms of collective behavior that become all-consuming passions for a short time. Whereas people choose to participate in fashion, fads, and crazes, a _____ is an unexpected event that causes widespread damage, destruction, distress, and loss. Some disasters are due to _____ causes, such as war, genocide, terrorist attacks, and civil strife. Some are due to _____ causes, including oil spills, nuclear accidents, burst dams, building collapses, and mine explosions. Others are the result of _____ causes, such as fires, floods, landslides, earthquakes, hurricanes, tsunamis, and volcanic eruptions.A _____ is a collection of people, not necessarily in direct contact with each other, who are interested in a particular issue. A public is not the same as the _____, which consists of everyone in a society. Some publics express themselves through ______, widespread attitudes on a particular issue. Public opinion has three components: It (1) is a _____ rather than an action, (2) is about a matter that is of _____ to many people, and (3) involves a _____ issue. Public opinion can be swayed through _____, the presentation of information to influence people’s opinions or actions.Section 2CHAPTER 17 – Social Change: Collective Behavior, Social Movements, and TechnologyFill in the BlankSelect the missing terms from each section and place them in the correct blank space.Acting Alienated disadvantaged AlternativeCasual Conventional CrowdDecline Distracted EmergenceExpressive Fragmentation InstitutionalizedInterest group Mass society theory New social movements theoryOrganization Protest RedemptiveReformative Relative deprivation theory Repression institutionalResistance Resource mobilization theory RevolutionarySocial movement SocietalA ______ is a temporary gathering of people who share a common interest or participate in a particular event. A ______ crowd is a loose collection of people who have little in common except for being in the same place at the same time and participating in a common activity or event. A ______ crowd is a structured group of people that assembles for a specific purpose and follows established norms. An ______ crowd is a group of people who exhibit strong emotions toward some object or event. An ______ crowd is a group of people who are motivated by intense, powerful emotions and have a single-minded purpose. A ______ crowd is a group of people who assemble in public to achieve a specific goal. A ______ is a large, organized, and goal-oriented activity to promote or resist a particular social change.There are five types of social movements. ______ social movements focus on changing some people’s attitudes or behavior in a specific way. ______ social movements offer a dramatic change, but only in some peoples’ lives. ______ social movements want to change everyone, but only with regard to a particular topic or issue. ______ social movements try to preserve the status quo by blocking change or undoing change that has already occurred. ______ social movements want to completely destroy the existing social order and replace it with a new one. According to ______, social movements offer a sense of belonging to people who feel alienated and disconnected from others. ______ argues that the gap between what people have and what they think they should have compared with other people in a society causes social movements. It takes more than feeling ______ (mass society theory) or ______ (relative deprivation theory) to sustain a social movement. Instead, according to ______, a social movement will succeed if it can put together (or mobilize) an organization and leadership dedicated to advancing its cause. ______, which became prominent during the 1970s, emphasizes the linkages between culture, politics, and ideology. During ______, a number of people are upset about some condition and want to change it. Once people’s consciousness has been raised, the second stage of a social movement is ______. As a movement grows, it becomes ______ and more bureaucratic. All social movements end sooner or later. Their ______ reflects a number of factors.If a social movement is successful, it can become an ______ and a part of society’s fabric. Those involved in a social movement may become ______ because the group loses sight of its original goals and/or their enthusiasm diminishes. A social movement may experience ______ because the participants disagree about goals, strategies, or tactics.
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