Sociology Test

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20 questions

1

This bias occurs when a person relies very heavily on one trait or initial piece of information when they make a decision.

Blind Side

Anchoring bias

Neither

The individual is able to understand and identify bias around them, but their own bias, it goes undetected and/or ignored

Confirmation Bias

Anchoring Bias

Blind Spot Bias

a strong inclination of the mind, or a preconceived opinion about something or someone.

Bias

All types of bias

None of the above

Why Is It Important to Think About Bias?

Bias affects our lives in multiple ways

We are sometimes the subjects of bias

We are sometimes the perpetrators of bias

All of the above

How many different types of bias

3

2

5

1

What is a social movement?

Are purposeful, organized groups that strive to work toward a common social goal.

Levels of Social Movements -- Which does not fit

Global

National

Pacific and Atlantic Ocean

Local

Social movements are:

the collective action of individuals working together in an attempt to establish new norms beliefs, or values

disruptive and chaotic challenges to the government

ineffective mass movements

Which STAGE of social movement--people become aware of an issue, and leaders emerge

Preliminary

institutionalization stage

decline stage

Which STAGE of social movement --When people fall away and adopt a new movement, the movement successfully brings about the change it sought, or when people no longer take the issue seriously.

coalescence stage

decline stage

Preliminary Stage

Which STAGE of social movement --when people join together and organize in order to publicize the issue and raise awareness

Preliminary Stage

coalescence stage

Left Stage

Which STAGE of social movement --the movement no longer requires grassroots volunteerism: it is an established organization, typically with a paid staff.

institutionalization stage

decline stage

coalescence stage

Types of Social Movements --seek to change something specific about the social structure. Examples include anti nuclear groups, Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD), the Dreamers movement for immigration reform, and the Human Rights Campaign’s advocacy for Marriage Equality.

Reform

Revolutionary

Religious

Alternative

“meaning seeking,” and their goal is to provoke inner change or spiritual growth in individuals. Organizations pushing these movements include Heaven’s Gate or the Branch Davidians. The latter is still in existence despite government involvement that led to the deaths of numerous Branch Davidian members in 1993.

Reform

Religious

Alternative

seek to prevent or undo change to the social structure. The Ku Klux Klan, the Minutemen, and pro-life movements fall into this category.

Resistance Movement

Reform Movement

Alternative Movement

are focused on self-improvement and limited, specific changes to individual beliefs and behavior. These include trends like transcendental meditation or a macrobiotic diet.

Alternative Movement

Reform Movement

Revolutionary Movement

Mothers Against Drunk Driving is what type of movement?

Reform Movement

Alternative Movement

Resistance Movement

Heaven's Gate is a form of ______________ movement

Reform

Religious

Resistance

Name the 5 types of movement

Resistance, Reform, Religious, Revolutionary and Alternative

Resistance, Referee, Religious, New Thinking and Alt right

There are actually 7 types of government

Slave Revolts are an example of what type of movement

Resistance

Reform

Alternative

This bias occurs when a person relies very heavily on one trait or initial piece of information when they make a decision.

Blind Side

Anchoring bias

Neither

The individual is able to understand and identify bias around them, but their own bias, it goes undetected and/or ignored

Confirmation Bias

Anchoring Bias

Blind Spot Bias

a strong inclination of the mind, or a preconceived opinion about something or someone.

Bias

All types of bias

None of the above

Why Is It Important to Think About Bias?

Bias affects our lives in multiple ways

We are sometimes the subjects of bias

We are sometimes the perpetrators of bias

All of the above

How many different types of bias

3

2

5

1

What is a social movement?

Are purposeful, organized groups that strive to work toward a common social goal.

Levels of Social Movements -- Which does not fit

Global

National

Pacific and Atlantic Ocean

Local

Social movements are:

the collective action of individuals working together in an attempt to establish new norms beliefs, or values

disruptive and chaotic challenges to the government

ineffective mass movements

Which STAGE of social movement--people become aware of an issue, and leaders emerge

Preliminary

institutionalization stage

decline stage

Which STAGE of social movement --When people fall away and adopt a new movement, the movement successfully brings about the change it sought, or when people no longer take the issue seriously.

coalescence stage

decline stage

Preliminary Stage

Which STAGE of social movement --when people join together and organize in order to publicize the issue and raise awareness

Preliminary Stage

coalescence stage

Left Stage

Which STAGE of social movement --the movement no longer requires grassroots volunteerism: it is an established organization, typically with a paid staff.

institutionalization stage

decline stage

coalescence stage

Types of Social Movements --seek to change something specific about the social structure. Examples include anti nuclear groups, Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD), the Dreamers movement for immigration reform, and the Human Rights Campaign’s advocacy for Marriage Equality.

Reform

Revolutionary

Religious

Alternative

“meaning seeking,” and their goal is to provoke inner change or spiritual growth in individuals. Organizations pushing these movements include Heaven’s Gate or the Branch Davidians. The latter is still in existence despite government involvement that led to the deaths of numerous Branch Davidian members in 1993.

Reform

Religious

Alternative

seek to prevent or undo change to the social structure. The Ku Klux Klan, the Minutemen, and pro-life movements fall into this category.

Resistance Movement

Reform Movement

Alternative Movement

are focused on self-improvement and limited, specific changes to individual beliefs and behavior. These include trends like transcendental meditation or a macrobiotic diet.

Alternative Movement

Reform Movement

Revolutionary Movement

Mothers Against Drunk Driving is what type of movement?

Reform Movement

Alternative Movement

Resistance Movement

Heaven's Gate is a form of ______________ movement

Reform

Religious

Resistance

Name the 5 types of movement

Resistance, Reform, Religious, Revolutionary and Alternative

Resistance, Referee, Religious, New Thinking and Alt right

There are actually 7 types of government

Slave Revolts are an example of what type of movement

Resistance

Reform

Alternative