Guided Reading

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)
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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 ________________________________________________
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