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CLEP Intro to Sociology

Category - Social Movements

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Rosa Parks refused to sit in the back of the bus, even though Jim Crow laws required her and other African Americans to do so. Her refusal to follow this unfair law was an example of what?

Mob mentality
Riot
Panic
Collective behavior
Civil disobedience

Explanation

Answer: E - Rosa Parks’s refusal to sit in the back of the bus exemplifies civil disobedience. Her action was a nonviolent protest that attempted to change the law. Collective behavior occurred later when others joined her in a boycott of the bus system.

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