Efforts by Activists to Get the Public to Recognize the Danger

question 57

Multiple Choice

Efforts by activists to get the public to recognize the danger of AIDS in the early 1980s is a good example of what process related to social movements?

• A)formalization
• B)moral panic
• C)claims making
• D)structural strain

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Definitions:

Social Loafing

The phenomenon where individuals exert less effort to achieve a goal when they work in a group than when they work alone.

Social Facilitation

The tendency for individuals to perform differently when in the presence of others, typically improving on simple or well-rehearsed tasks and performing poorly on complex tasks.

Dominant Responses

The most common or likely actions, behaviors, or emotional reactions an individual displays in response to a particular situation or stimulus.

Binge Eating

A disorder characterized by recurrent episodes of eating large quantities of food, often quickly and to the point of discomfort.