Economics MCQs

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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
Which is NOT an element of a social movement ?
A. It has a specific perspective and ideology
B. It involves no orientation toward action
C. It has a strong sense of idealism and solidarity
D. It involves a significant number of people
A crisis of legitimacy indicates that_______________?
A. The social order requires piecemeal reform
B. General apathy has overtaken the public
C. The public perceives that legitimate government has failed
D. Better government propaganda is in order
A nationalistic revolution occurred in the________________?
A. Communist takeover of china in 1949
B. Cuban revolution of 1959
C. American revolution
D. French revolution
Redemptive movements include________________?
A. The antinuclear movement
B. Fundamentalist christianity
C. The civil rights movement
D. The women’s liberation movement
The Ku Klux Klan is an example of a(n)_________________?
A. Change-resistant movement
B. Progressive movement
C. Fascist movement
D. Neo-nazi movement
Ideologies_______________?
A. Underlie all social movements
B. Do not underlie all political movements
C. Underlie only political movements
D. Underlie only revolutionary movements
“Future shock”is____________?
A. A phrase used to describe an alien culture
B. The name of a famous movie dealing with a society of the future
C. A phrase used by alvin toffler to describe the rapidity of change
D. What the elderly experience in every society when a new generation comes into power