Read the Vignette and Answer the Questions That Follow

question 19

Multiple Choice

Read the vignette and answer the questions that follow.
Reba went to the "Million Witch March" because doing witchcraft was a hobby for her.However,it was not a major part of her identity.After being there for only an hour or so,she decided to leave because she just could not make sense of what was going on and people seemed to be moving about aimlessly.Just then,she saw a police officer dragging one of the other witches away in a car.She looked around to see what other people were doing before marching forward to stop the police.Her actions proved successful at first,as many of the other witches joined her to stop the cop.However,eventually the police won the conflict by detaining a number of participants.
-Using Blumer's theory of circular reaction,what stage was Reba going through before she decided to help the witch being taken away by the police?

• A)circular reaction
• B)milling
• C)interpretive phase
• D)stage 1

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