Exam 5: Interaction, Groups, and Organizations: Connections That Work

After experiencing combat, many veterans experience internal disorder, conflict, and a sense of normlessness because of the chaos created by war. Émile Durkheim would say that they are feeling:

Reciprocity, or a mutual offering of favors, is a motivator for interaction according to:

The iron law of oligarchy states:

Within a group, individuals may hold both formal and informal statuses.

Which of the following traits is not characteristic of in-groups?

Social distance is the distance most public figures use for addressing others, especially in formal settings.

Cindy just changed her major from psychology to sociology and is trying to make friends in her sociology class. One day, Jack, a fellow sociology major, says, "psychology is only for people interested in studying rats." Cindy laughs, even though she disagrees with him and did not think the joke was funny. According to dramaturgists, Cindy is performing ___________ behavior.

The amount of personal space an individual needs to feel comfortable varies by cultural setting.

All of the following are problematic by-products of bureaucracies except:

The main purpose of a bureaucracy is to:

Compare and contrast egoistic, anomic, and altruistic suicide as Durkheim described them.

Which of the following is an example of individuals and macro-level organizations interacting?

According to Durkheim's discussion of suicide, anomic suicide refers to:

When Stanley Milgram set out to understand the distance between individuals in society, he found that we need to go through an average of __________ individuals before accessing a previously unacquainted target.

Sue is in biology class. Her professor explains a theory that she doesn't understand. The professor asks if there are any questions and no one raises their hand. Sue is reluctant to raise her hand because she feels uncomfortable. This is an example of the:

"Father" is a social status.

Global organizations such as the United Nations are linked to individuals through social networks.

Roman's fellow factory workers are considered a(n)__________ group because they are a large, task-oriented group that focuses on achieving a specific goal.

Compare and contrast role strain and role conflict. Provide an example of each.

Compare and contrast ascribed, achieved, and master statuses. Provide an example of each.