Name _____________________________ Class __________________ Date __________________ Collective Behavior and Social Change Guided Reading Section 1 READING THE SECTION DIRECTIONS Read each of the following descriptions and write who or what is “speaking” in the space provided. ______________________ 1. “I am a spontaneous and uncoordinated group action to escape some perceived threat.” ______________________ 2. “I am a temporary gathering of people who are in close enough proximity to interact.” ______________________ 3. “I am a collection of people who erupt into generalized destructive behavior, the result of which is social disorder.” ______________________ 4. “I am an emotionally charged collectivity whose members are united by a specific destructive or violent goal.” ______________________ 5. “I am an unfounded anxiety shared by people who can be scattered over a wide geographic area.” DIRECTIONS Read each sentence and fill in the blank with the correct word or phrase. 6. Sociologists refer to the relatively spontaneous social behavior that occurs when people try to develop common solutions to unclear situations as _______________________. (collective behavior/collective preoccupations) 7. _______________________ is the most effective way to influence what people think. (Propaganda/Public opinion) 8. _______________________ has such an important place in American society that politicians, interest groups, and businesses spend billions of dollars each year to influence it. (Propaganda/Public opinion) 9. _______________________ involve people who rarely meet, let alone interact, yet engage in similar behavior and share an understanding of the meaning of that behavior. (Collective behaviors/Collective preoccupations) Original content Copyright © by Holt McDougal. Additions and changes to the original content are the responsibility of the instructor. Chapter 16 133 Reading and Activity Workbook Name _____________________________ Class __________________ Date __________________ Guided Reading Section 1 continued POST-READING QUICK CHECK DIRECTIONS Read the descriptions below. In the space provided, write the letter of the term that matches each description. _____ 10. Usually they have gathered for a common purpose, such as a religious service, a public lecture, or a baseball game. _____ 11. This type of crowd sometimes exhibits characteristics of acting crowds, but tends to be better organized and longer lasting. _____ 12. Examples of this type of crowd include people waiting in line to buy movie tickets or people watching a street performer. a. acting crowd b. casual crowd c. conventional crowd d. expressive crowd e. protest crowd _____ 13. The emotions that typify this type of crowd are usually hostile and destructive and generally focus on one particular target. _____ 14. This type of crowd forms around emotionally charged activities such as rock concerts, holiday celebrations, or funerals of public figures. DIRECTIONS Write three words or phrases to describe each term given. 15. crowd _______________________________________________________________ 16. mob_________________________________________________________________ 17. riot _________________________________________________________________ 18. panic ________________________________________________________________ 19. mass hysteria _________________________________________________________ 20. collective preoccupations ________________________________________________ Original content Copyright © by Holt McDougal. Additions and changes to the original content are the responsibility of the instructor. Chapter 16 134 Reading and Activity Workbook