When old rules and laws are ignored, and rebellious crowds set up new rules of behavior social scientists call this situation________________?

Related Mcqs:

1. 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

2. Social scientists are interested in collective behavior because it is________________?

   A. so predictable
   B. not tied to social factors
   C. often the basis of important social change
   D. reflective of purely animal behavior

3. Crowds and masses differ in that___________________?

   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

4. Which of the following is NOT an example of a subject investigated by social scientists ?

   A. The functioning of supply and demand
   B. Case study of an urban gay community
   C. The interaction of various drugs in humans
   D. The course of population growth and decline

5. Social scientists explain the incest taboo as_______________?

   A. biologically programmed
   B. a religious universal
   C. way of reducing family conflict
   D. all of the above

6. The social sciences have no laws because ?

   A. social scientists are a lawless group
   B. social science research techniques are flawed
   C. the various disciplines squabble among themselves
   D. none of the above

7. Scientists start an investigation with by________________?

   A. selecting and defining a topic
   B. verifying a hypothesis
   C. analyzing data
   D. replicating an experiment

8. The scientists skepticism extends to________________?

   A. the value of scientific objectivity
   B. his or her own credentials
   C. his or her own findings
   D. the usefulness of scientific inquiry

9. Scientists agree that________________?

   A. there are three races
   B. there are fifty two races
   C. there are no races
   D. all of humankind is descended from the same common stock

10. Scientists agree that________________?

    A. there are three races
    B. there are fifty two races
    C. there are no races
    D. all of humankind is descended from the same common stock