1. How did Max Weber link ideas to historical social change? 2. Discuss David Riesman’s idea about how modernization brings changes in social character. 3. What is “mass society?” What are its

Posted: December 30th, 2021

1. How did Max Weber link ideas to historical social change?
2. Discuss David Riesman’s idea about how modernization brings changes in social character.
3. What is “mass society?” What are its major characteristics? Provide a critical assessment of this theory?
4. Why is collective behavior difficult for sociologists to study?
5. Outline the main ideas provided by contagion, convergence, and emergent-norm theories of collective behavior/collective action.