Consider the Following Anti-Social Acts: European Soccer Fans Sometimes Attack

question 72

Multiple Choice

Consider the following anti-social acts: European soccer fans sometimes attack and bludgeon players and other fans,in the U.S.mobs of whites would lynch African-Americans,and in Canada a young man was beaten to death by a group of disguised youths.What do these situations have in common?

• A) They reflect mass actions caused by relative deprivation.
• B) They demonstrate the tragedies sometimes caused by anonymity.
• C) They represent the downside of social facilitation.
• D) They reflect extreme examples of social loafing.
• E) They represent an unexpected hazard of group cohesion.

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Definitions:

Relocating Nesting

The process by which birds or other animals move their nesting site from one location to another, often for safety or environmental reasons.

Facilitation

In ecology, a situation in which one species has a positive effect on other species in the community, for example, by enhancing the local environment.

Species Interaction

The various ways in which species interact within an ecosystem, including predation, competition, symbiosis, and parasitism.

Local Environment

The immediate physical, biological, and cultural settings in which an organism or community lives.