Which of the Following Accurately Represents the Concept of Political

question 10

Multiple Choice

Which of the following accurately represents the concept of political activism?

• A) Meghan,an emergency room supervisor,encourages staff to write letters to the local health board to protest closure of the emergency room and the loss of 30 full-time jobs.
• B) Sarah refuses involvement in her professional organization,but is heavily involved in the Little League organization to which her son belongs.
• C) Because of her influential contributions to position papers on health care,Roberta is asked to let her name stand for election as chair of the local organization of gerontology nurse practitioners,who are lobbying for increased certification standards.
• D) Sondra volunteers to run for office with her professional nursing association because of her concern about the underrepresentation of expertise from her area of nursing practice.

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Definitions:

Collective Behavior

The spontaneous, unstructured, and temporary activities and actions of a group of people responding to an event, situation, or phenomenon.

Mass Behavior

The collective behavior of people in a society, including trends, fads, public opinions, mobs, and mass panic, often studied to understand social dynamics and influences.

Milling Process

A machining process that involves the cutting and removal of material from a workpiece using rotating cutting tools.

Emergent Norm

Emergent norms refer to behaviors that develop in response to a new or unusual situation, where traditional norms do not apply, and guide participants' actions within the context of that situation.