Humanities 125 - American Social Values » Winter 2020 » Module 12 Quiz

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Question #1
The National Organization for Marriage is a group which travels across the country, condemning homosexuality and advocating against new laws allowing gay marriage. What type of movement are they participating in?
A.   Alternative
B.   Revolutionary
C.   Resistance
D.   Reform
Question #2
When social movements link their goals to the goals of other social movements and merge into a single group, this is referred to as:
A.   Motivational framing
B.   Frame alignment process
C.   Ecofeminism
D.   Frame diagnostics
Question #3
Which of the following is an example of a convergence cluster?
A.   A group of friends traveling to New York City for the weekend
B.   A crowd singing the National Anthem before an Orioles game
C.   A crowd watching a performance of Hairspray
D.   A boat of people screaming after Jaws is spotted beside their boat
Question #4
The anti-drug campaign in the 1980’s encouraged students to “just say no” to put an end to drug use and drug violence. Which type of framing did this campaign use?
A.   Referential
B.   Prognostic
C.   Diagnostic
D.   Motivational
Question #5
Neil Smelser’s theory of crowd behavior is referred to as ______ theory:
A.   Immersed socialization
B.   Crowd intonation
C.   Assembling
D.   Value-added
Question #6
The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) is a non-profit organization located in Washington, D.C. which advocates for equal rights and marriage rights of gay, lesbian, transgender, and bisexual citizens. The HRC is a ____ group:
A.   Reform
B.   Revolutionary
C.   Alternative
D.   Religious/Redemptive
Question #7
Which of the following is the best definition of social change?
A.   An act of military rebellion.
B.   The change in society created through social movements as well as external factors like environmental shifts or technological innovations.
C.   An act of a bill passing in the House and the Senate.
D.   A group of people gathered to protest or rally in favor of a bill or law.
Question #8
An airplane has crashed on a deserted island off the coast of Fiji. The survivors are forced to learn new behaviors in order to adapt to the situation and each other. This is an example of which theory?
A.   Assembling
B.   Emergent norm
C.   Immersed socialization
D.   Abrams
Question #9
PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) is an animal rights group that has over 2 million members across the country and spends millions of dollars on advertising (print, broadcast and social media) in order to spread social awareness about their cause each year. Which theory attempts to explain PETA’s success?
A.   Collective behavior theory
B.   Resource mobilization theory
C.   Frame alignment process
D.   New social movement theory
Question #10
According to Neil Smelser, several conditions must be in place for _________________ to occur?
A.   Effective interpretation
B.   Collective behavior
C.   Social revolt
D.   Singular protest

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