The relatively spontaneous social behavior that occurs when people try to develop common solutions to unclear situations.

is a gathering of people who have limited interaction with one another and do not share clearly defined, conventional norms or a sense of group unity.

a temporary gathering of people who are in close enough proximity to interact.

an emotionally charged collectivity whose members are united by specific destructive or violent goal.

a collection of people who erupt into generalized destructive behavior, the result of which is social disorder.

a spontaneous and uncoordinated group action to escape some perceived threat.

occurs when people become fearful-often without reason-about behavior that appears to threaten society's core values.

an unfounded anxiety shared by people who can be scattered over a wide geographic area.

enthusiastic attachments among large numbers of people for particular styles of appearance or behavior.

an unconventional object, action, or idea that a large number of people are attached to for a very short period of time.

an unverified piece of information

stories that teach a lesson and seem realistic but are untrue.

a groups of geographically scattered people who are concerned or engaged in a particular issue.

an organized and deliberate attempt to shape public opinion.

they hypnotic power of a crowd encourages people to give up their individuality to the stronger pull of the group.

the people in a crowd are often faced with a situation in which traditional norms of behavior do not apply.

Theory that explains crowd behavior as a process that moves from step to step.

A long-term conscious effort to promote or prevent social change.

Reactionary Movements

social movement with a goal to reverse current social trends.

Conservative movements

Social movements that try to protect from change what they see as society's prevailing values.

Revisionary Movements

social movements that try to improve or revise some part of society through social change.

Revolutionary Movements

type of social movement, the goal of which is a total and radical change of the existing social structure.

Relative deprivation theory

theory that states that certain people have a lesser portion of social rewards compared to other people or groups.

Resource-Mobilization Theory

theory of social movements that states that event the most ill-treated group with the most just cause will not be able to bring about change without resources.

Resource Mobilization

the organization and effective use of resources as essential to social movements.

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Chapter 17 Sociology

Collective behavior and social movements

Question	Answer
Collective Behavior	The relatively spontaneous social behavior that occurs when people try to develop common solutions to unclear situations.
collectivity	is a gathering of people who have limited interaction with one another and do not share clearly defined, conventional norms or a sense of group unity.
Crowd	a temporary gathering of people who are in close enough proximity to interact.
Mob	an emotionally charged collectivity whose members are united by specific destructive or violent goal.
Riot	a collection of people who erupt into generalized destructive behavior, the result of which is social disorder.
Panic	a spontaneous and uncoordinated group action to escape some perceived threat.
Moral Panic	occurs when people become fearful-often without reason-about behavior that appears to threaten society's core values.
Mass Hysteria	an unfounded anxiety shared by people who can be scattered over a wide geographic area.
Fashions	enthusiastic attachments among large numbers of people for particular styles of appearance or behavior.
Fads	an unconventional object, action, or idea that a large number of people are attached to for a very short period of time.
Rumor	an unverified piece of information
Urban Legends	stories that teach a lesson and seem realistic but are untrue.
Public	a groups of geographically scattered people who are concerned or engaged in a particular issue.
Propaganda	an organized and deliberate attempt to shape public opinion.
Contagion Theory	they hypnotic power of a crowd encourages people to give up their individuality to the stronger pull of the group.
Emergent-norm Theory	the people in a crowd are often faced with a situation in which traditional norms of behavior do not apply.
Value-added theory	Theory that explains crowd behavior as a process that moves from step to step.
Social Movements	A long-term conscious effort to promote or prevent social change.
Reactionary Movements	social movement with a goal to reverse current social trends.
Conservative movements	Social movements that try to protect from change what they see as society's prevailing values.
Revisionary Movements	social movements that try to improve or revise some part of society through social change.
Revolutionary Movements	type of social movement, the goal of which is a total and radical change of the existing social structure.
Relative deprivation theory	theory that states that certain people have a lesser portion of social rewards compared to other people or groups.
Resource-Mobilization Theory	theory of social movements that states that event the most ill-treated group with the most just cause will not be able to bring about change without resources.
Resource Mobilization	the organization and effective use of resources as essential to social movements.

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