Acting crowds form typically as the result of:

a. strong and clear leadership
b. a precipitating incident
c. only after norms have emerged
d. before beliefs about injustice have emerged
e. none of the above


b. a precipitating incident

Sociology

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of the nations of the world into the ranked categories of First, Second and Third World countries has become outdated because: a. of the Soviet system's collapse, since the Soviet Union and its satellites comprised the Second World nations. b. of the fact that scholars came to feel that the "Third World" was an excessively broad category. c. this scheme was clearly value driven, implying that the First World was superior and the Third World backward. d. all of the above

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Criticisms of the culture-of-poverty hypothesis include the fact that while the poor do not abandon the dominant values, they simultaneously adopt an alternative set of values so that they may adapt to the conditions of poverty

a. true b. false

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Mexican immigrants, both undocumented and legal, exist at a similar level of poverty as they would if they lived in Mexico.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

Sociology

Explain the characteristics of a new religious movement (NRM), or cult. How is a cult similar to and different from a sect?

What will be an ideal response?

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