Emergent norm theory argues that collective behavior arises when expectations regarding how to act are_____________?

Related Mcqs:

1. What theory argues that only certain people will be attracted by the opportunity to participate in a given episode of collective behavior ?

   A. Contagion
   B. Convergence
   C. Emergence
   D. Structural
   E. Reformist

2. Early theories of collective behavior emphasized ________ a view that crowd behavior is like a mental illness that a person cannot resist ?

   A. contagion
   B. convention
   C. group thinks
   D. expressiveness
   E. reformation

3. According to Smelser’s model which of the following determinants of collective behavior occurs first ?

   A. growth of a generalized belief
   B. precipitating factors
   C. structural conduciveness
   D. structural strain

4. The value-added model of collective behavior ?

   A. presents three preconditions for collective behavior
   B. states that each determinant expands the range of potential final outcomes
   C. is of little use in understanding the complexity of collective behavior.
   D. none of the above

5. Which theoretical approach emphasizes racism not as a deviation from the non-racist norm but rather as the everyday normal experience for people of color ?

   A. critical race theory
   B. conflict theories
   C. ethnocentrism
   D. primordialism

6. A statistical norm is______________?

   A. What is expected to exist
   B. The common conduct
   C. What actually exists
   D. None of these

7. Human behavior is guided by expectations held both by the individual and by other people is the basic notion of_____________?

   A. conflict theory
   B. Structural functionalism
   C. role theory
   D. None of these

8. Which sociological perspective argues that to whatever extent religion actually does influence social behavior it reinforces existing patterns of dominance and inequality ?

   A. functionalist perspective
   B. conflict perspective
   C. interactionist perspective
   D. each of the above

9. Which sociological perspective argues that to whatever extent religion actually does influence social behavior it reinforces existing patterns of dominance and inequality ?

   A. functionalist perspective
   B. conflict perspective
   C. interactionist perspective
   D. each of the above

10. The most all-encompassing type of collective behavior is_______________?

    A. public opinion
    B. social movements
    C. rumors
    D. crowds