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What defines a causal crowd?
What defines a causal crowd?
Which type of social movement aims to completely change every aspect of a society?
Which type of social movement aims to completely change every aspect of a society?
What characterizes a public?
What characterizes a public?
Which of the following best describes social movements?
Which of the following best describes social movements?
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What is an expressive crowd primarily motivated by?
What is an expressive crowd primarily motivated by?
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What does the term 'digital divide' refer to?
What does the term 'digital divide' refer to?
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What is e-readiness?
What is e-readiness?
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What does homogenization in media refer to?
What does homogenization in media refer to?
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What is the main idea behind the Malthusian theory?
What is the main idea behind the Malthusian theory?
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What is environmental racism?
What is environmental racism?
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What defines a megalopolis?
What defines a megalopolis?
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What does the demographic transition theory explain?
What does the demographic transition theory explain?
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What is white flight?
What is white flight?
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Study Notes
Technology and Communication
- Technology is the application of science to solve everyday problems.
- The digital divide is unequal access to technology based on factors like class, race, and geography.
- The knowledge gap refers to the growing disparity in information access between those with and without technology.
- E-readiness is the ability to sort, interpret, and process digital knowledge.
- Media encompasses all print, digital, and electronic forms of communication.
- New media is social media that is interactive and immediate.
- Homogenization in media sees similar sources and content.
- Fragmentation involves different media focuses, like Fox News versus CNN.
Demography and Population
- Demography is the study of population, including fertility, mortality, and migration.
- Fertility rate is the number of births.
- Mortality rate is the number of deaths.
- Migration includes immigration (into an area) and emigration (out of an area).
- Population composition is a snapshot of a population's demographic profile.
- Sex ratio is the number of men per 100 women.
- A population pyramid visualizes population distribution by age and sex.
- The Malthusian theory suggests war, famine, or disease increase mortality and decrease fertility to limit population growth.
- Carrying capacity is the maximum population a given environment can sustain.
- Zero population growth occurs when births equal deaths, theoretically leading to environmental collapse.
- The Cornucopian theory posits human ingenuity can solve environmental issues.
- The demographic transition theory describes changes in birth, infant mortality, and death rates/life expectancy over time.
Urbanization and Social Change
- Urbanization studies cities' social, political, and economic relationships.
- Suburbs surround cities, and exurbs are beyond suburbs.
- A metropolis is a large city plus its surrounding suburbs and exurbs.
- A megalopolis is a cluster of several cities, suburbs, and exurbs.
- White flight is the relocation of white people from racially diverse cities to suburbs.
- Gentrification involves upgrading poor urban areas, potentially displacing lower-income residents.
Environmental Sociology
- Environmental sociology examines the relationship between humans and the environment.
- Climate change is long-term shifts in temperature and climate due to human activity.
- Pollution is damaging contamination of the environment.
- Environmental racism describes when low-income and minority areas face disproportionate exposure to environmental hazards.
Collective Behavior and Social Movements
- Collective behavior involves voluntary group behavior.
- A crowd is a group of people.
- A casual crowd has little interaction (e.g., waiting in line).
- A conventional crowd gathers for organized events (e.g., church).
- An expressive crowd expresses feelings (e.g., funerals, celebrations).
- An active crowd has a specific goal (e.g., rallies).
- A mass is a large group of people with shared interests but few interactions (e.g., gaming communities).
- A public is a large, unorganized group sharing ideas (e.g., political parties).
- Social movements are organized groups working toward a common goal.
- Reform movements aim to change social structures.
- Revolutionary movements seek to fundamentally alter society.
- Religious/redemptive movements focus on individual transformation.
- Alternative movements promote self-improvement.
- Resistance movements attempt to oppose change.
- Social change comes from various social movements.
- Modernization involves increased specialization and differentiation in society.
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Description
This quiz explores the intersection of technology, communication, and demography. It covers topics such as the digital divide, media types, and key demographic concepts like fertility and migration. Test your knowledge on how these areas influence society and information access.
