The Study of Internet Users Discussed in the Text Found

question 278

Multiple Choice

The study of Internet users discussed in the text found that heavier users of the Internet showed ________ in self-reported feelings of loneliness and depression.

• A) large decreases
• B) slight decreases
• C) slight declines
• D) large declines

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Definitions:

Non-routine Collective Action

Non-routine collective action refers to unplanned, spontaneous group activities that arise in response to an event, issue, or situation, typically outside the norms of established societal patterns.

Breakdown Theory

Suggests that social movements emerge when traditional norms and patterns of social organization are disrupted.

Social Movements

Are routine or institutionalized forms of collective action aimed at changing or resisting change to the social, political, and/or economic order. To achieve their aims, social movement members may riot, petition, strike, demonstrate, and establish pressure groups, unions, and political parties.

Civil Society

Is the private sphere of social life.