A. masses are not personally connected to one another
B. people in a crowd are in close proximity to one another
C. collective behavior cannot take place in masses
D. masses of people must always be in the same physical setting
Related Mcqs:
- Crowds may engage in unpredictable behavior because_______________?
A. they are temporary
B. individuals can remain anonymous
C. individuals are unpredictable
D. BOTH they are temporary, and individuals are anonymous - When old rules and laws are ignored, and rebellious crowds set up new rules of behavior social scientists call this situation________________?
A. convergence
B. revolution
C. collective behavior
D. coup d,etat - A pluralist in the U.S would maintain that___________________?
A. power is spread through multiple centers
B. policy reflects the wishes of a few elites
C. significant decisions are made by the upper classes
D. power is in the hands of a small homogeneous class of leaders - Ageism asserts that___________________?
A. wisdom accompanies advancing age
B. each stage of life has its own rewards
C. the young are superior to the old
D. life begins forty - Symbols differ from signals in that______________?
A. symbols have universal meaning
B. symbols are intrinsically meaningful
C. symbols are biologically determined
D. none of the above - Organization differ from institutions in that________________?
A. one cannot join an institution
B. only a few organizations last long enough to become institutions
C. institutions are organizations in which people no longer discuss the basis of the rules
D. all of the above - Terrorist groups differ from liberation organizations in that_______________?
A. only terrorists take credit for bombing museums
B. they do not organize the masses on a large scale
C. they tend to hide in rural areas
D. their leaders are well known - Cults differ from sects in that______________?
A. they are small voluntary and exclusive
B. they reject the status quo
C. the have no ties to existing religious groups
D. all of the above - The school of thought that considers power to be brokered by various interest groups is called______________?
A. pluralism
B. power elitism
C. absolute power
D. authoritarianism - Specialized division of labor in industrial societies can make workers feel that they_______________?
A. have lack of control
B. have no sense of accomplishment
C. are an anonymous group
D. all of the above
