Sociology Vocab Quiz Chapter 17

5 Questions | By Dryspell | Last updated: Jan 15, 2013 | Total Attempts: 84

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1.

New societal behaviors with important long-term consequences
- A.
  
  Social change
- B.
  
  Diffusion
- C.
  
  Dispersed collectivity
- D.
  
  Social movement
- E.
  
  Collective behavior
2.

Process by which one culture or society borrows from another culture or society
- A.
  
  Collective behavior
- B.
  
  Dispersed collectivity
- C.
  
  Diffusion
- D.
  
  Social change
- E.
  
  Social movement
3.

The most structured and rational for of collective behavior; goal is to promote or prevent social change
- A.
  
  Social movement
- B.
  
  Collective behavior
- C.
  
  Social change
- D.
  
  Dispersed collectivity
- E.
  
  Diffusion
4.

Collection of people who are not physically connected but who follow common rules or respond to common stimuli
- A.
  
  Diffusion
- B.
  
  Social movement
- C.
  
  Dispersed collectivity
- D.
  
  Social change
- E.
  
  Collective behavior
5.

The spontaneous behavior of a group of people responding to a similar stimulus
- A.
  
  Social change
- B.
  
  Collective behavior
- C.
  
  Social movement
- D.
  
  Dispersed collectivity
- E.
  
  Diffusion

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