Which of the Following Is True of the Sociological Study

question 42

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true of the sociological study of crowds and collective behavior more generally?

• A)Sociologists have very recently become interested in the behavior of people in crowds.
• B)Sociologists originally focused on the evolution of crowds into social movements.
• C)More recently, sociologists have focused on the herdlike behavior of crowds.
• D)There are three principal sociological theories used to study collective behavior: contagion theories, emergent norm theories, and value-added theories.

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Definitions:

Environmental Costs

Expenses incurred by companies to prevent, detect, and correct environmental damage they have caused.

Prime

In finance, often refers to the prime rate, which is the interest rate banks charge their most creditworthy customers. In manufacturing, can also mean prime costs, which are direct costs of production.

Environmental Management Accounting

The integration of environmental and financial decision-making processes to improve environmental and economic performance.

Traditional Management Accounting

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