Question 1

A society whose economic system is engaged in the processing and control of information is called a(n)

Accepted Answer

A) industrial society. 
B) postmodern society. 
C) postindustrial society. 
D) agrarian society. 
A) industrial society. 
B) postmodern society. 
C) postindustrial society. 
D) agrarian society.

Question 2

When Malcolm X's eighth grade teacher dismissed Malcolm's desired career goal of lawyer and instead suggested he become a carpenter,the teacher was viewing Malcolm's race as a(n)

Accepted Answer

A) achieved status. 
B) master status. 
C) ascribed status. 
D) assigned status. 
A) achieved status. 
B) master status. 
C) ascribed status. 
D) assigned status.

Question 3

Reference group is a term used by sociologists when speaking of any group that individuals use as a standard for evaluating themselves and their own behavior.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Bureaucratization is

Accepted Answer

A) an element or process of society that may disrupt a social system or lead to a decrease in stability. 
B) organized patterns of beliefs and behavior centered on basic social needs. 
C) the process by which a group,organization,or social movement becomes increasingly bureaucratic. 
D) the process through which an organization identifies an entirely new objective because its traditional goals have been either realized or denied. 
A) an element or process of society that may disrupt a social system or lead to a decrease in stability. 
B) organized patterns of beliefs and behavior centered on basic social needs. 
C) the process by which a group,organization,or social movement becomes increasingly bureaucratic. 
D) the process through which an organization identifies an entirely new objective because its traditional goals have been either realized or denied.

Question 5

Which term is used by sociologists to refer to a set of expectations for people who occupy a given social position or status?

Accepted Answer

A) social role 
B) structural role 
C) achieved role 
D) ascribed role 
A) social role 
B) structural role 
C) achieved role 
D) ascribed role

Question 6

Which of the following was characteristic of the emergence of industrial societies?

Accepted Answer

A) Families and communities could not continue to function as self-sufficient units. 
B) Individuals,villages,and regions began to exchange goods and services and become interdependent. 
C) Formal educational institutions developed. 
D) All of these answers are correct. 
A) Families and communities could not continue to function as self-sufficient units. 
B) Individuals,villages,and regions began to exchange goods and services and become interdependent. 
C) Formal educational institutions developed. 
D) All of these answers are correct.

Question 7

Special-purpose groups designed and structured in the interests of maximum efficiency are known as

Accepted Answer

A) informal organizations. 
B) formal organizations. 
C) coalitions. 
D) primary groups. 
A) informal organizations. 
B) formal organizations. 
C) coalitions. 
D) primary groups.

Question 8

Which of the following terms refers to the way in which a society is organized into predictable relationships?

Accepted Answer

A) socialization 
B) social structure 
C) social interaction 
D) culture 
A) socialization 
B) social structure 
C) social interaction 
D) culture

Question 9

Friends and family are examples of social networks.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which of these comments about a bureaucracy is correct?

Accepted Answer

A) The division of labor has the positive consequence of producing efficiency in large-scale organizations. 
B) The hierarchy of authority has the negative consequence for the individual of depriving employees of a voice in decision making. 
C) An organization's written rules and regulations have the negative consequence of leading to goal displacement. 
D) All of these answers are correct. 
A) The division of labor has the positive consequence of producing efficiency in large-scale organizations. 
B) The hierarchy of authority has the negative consequence for the individual of depriving employees of a voice in decision making. 
C) An organization's written rules and regulations have the negative consequence of leading to goal displacement. 
D) All of these answers are correct.

Question 11

Role exit is defined as

Accepted Answer

A) the process of disengagement from a role that is central to one's self-identity and the re-establishment of an identity in a new role. 
B) a difficulty that occurs when incompatible expectations arise from two or more social positions held by the same person. 
C) a difficulty that occurs when incompatible expectations arise within one social position occupied by an individual. 
D) a set of expectations of people who occupy a given social position. 
A) the process of disengagement from a role that is central to one's self-identity and the re-establishment of an identity in a new role. 
B) a difficulty that occurs when incompatible expectations arise from two or more social positions held by the same person. 
C) a difficulty that occurs when incompatible expectations arise within one social position occupied by an individual. 
D) a set of expectations of people who occupy a given social position.

Question 12

A preindustrial society in which people rely on whatever foods and fibers are readily available in order to live is called a(n)

Accepted Answer

A) agrarian society. 
B) hunting-and-gathering society. 
C) horticultural society. 
D) slash-and-burn farming society. 
A) agrarian society. 
B) hunting-and-gathering society. 
C) horticultural society. 
D) slash-and-burn farming society.

Question 13

Which sociological perspective emphasizes that social roles contribute to a society's stability by enabling members to anticipate the behavior of others and to pattern their own actions accordingly?

Accepted Answer

A) functionalist perspective 
B) conflict perspective 
C) interactionist perspective 
D) feminist perspective 
A) functionalist perspective 
B) conflict perspective 
C) interactionist perspective 
D) feminist perspective

Question 14

Which of the following is an example of a formal organization?

Accepted Answer

A) a community college basketball team 
B) the people in a New York City subway car 
C) the General Motors Corporation 
D) All of these answers are correct. 
A) a community college basketball team 
B) the people in a New York City subway car 
C) the General Motors Corporation 
D) All of these answers are correct.

Question 15

A bureaucracy is a(n)

Accepted Answer

A) two-member group. 
B) small group in which there is little intimacy or mutual understanding and in which relationships are impersonal. 
C) organization established on the basis of common interest whose members volunteer or even pay to participate. 
D) component of formal organization that uses rules and hierarchical ranking to achieve efficiency. 
A) two-member group. 
B) small group in which there is little intimacy or mutual understanding and in which relationships are impersonal. 
C) organization established on the basis of common interest whose members volunteer or even pay to participate. 
D) component of formal organization that uses rules and hierarchical ranking to achieve efficiency.

Question 16

By working at a specific task,people are more likely to become highly skilled and carry out a job with maximum efficiency.This is the rationale for the bureaucratic characteristic of

Accepted Answer

A) employment based on technical qualifications. 
B) hierarchy of authority. 
C) division of labor. 
D) written rules and regulations. 
A) employment based on technical qualifications. 
B) hierarchy of authority. 
C) division of labor. 
D) written rules and regulations.

Question 17

Choose an institution you interact with on a daily basis and,using specific examples,explain how the institution operates as a bureaucracy against Weber's ideal type.

Accepted Answer

One institution that I interact with on

Question 18

The tendency of workers in a bureaucracy to become so specialized that they develop blind spots and fail to notice obvious problems is known as

Accepted Answer

A) goal displacement. 
B) oligarchy. 
C) manifest destiny. 
D) trained incapacity. 
A) goal displacement. 
B) oligarchy. 
C) manifest destiny. 
D) trained incapacity.

Question 19

A(n)________ is any number of people with similar norms,values,and expectations who regularly and consciously interact.

Accepted Answer

A) group 
B) negotiation team 
C) organic solidarity 
D) aggregate 
A) group 
B) negotiation team 
C) organic solidarity 
D) aggregate

Question 20

Social networks influence the way in which people behave.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

A society whose economic system is engaged in the processing and control of information is called a(n)

When Malcolm X's eighth grade teacher dismissed Malcolm's desired career goal of lawyer and instead suggested he become a carpenter,the teacher was viewing Malcolm's race as a(n)

Reference group is a term used by sociologists when speaking of any group that individuals use as a standard for evaluating themselves and their own behavior.

Bureaucratization is

Which term is used by sociologists to refer to a set of expectations for people who occupy a given social position or status?

Which of the following was characteristic of the emergence of industrial societies?

Special-purpose groups designed and structured in the interests of maximum efficiency are known as

Which of the following terms refers to the way in which a society is organized into predictable relationships?

Friends and family are examples of social networks.

Which of these comments about a bureaucracy is correct?

Role exit is defined as

A preindustrial society in which people rely on whatever foods and fibers are readily available in order to live is called a(n)

Which sociological perspective emphasizes that social roles contribute to a society's stability by enabling members to anticipate the behavior of others and to pattern their own actions accordingly?

Which of the following is an example of a formal organization?

A bureaucracy is a(n)

By working at a specific task,people are more likely to become highly skilled and carry out a job with maximum efficiency.This is the rationale for the bureaucratic characteristic of

Choose an institution you interact with on a daily basis and,using specific examples,explain how the institution operates as a bureaucracy against Weber's ideal type.

The tendency of workers in a bureaucracy to become so specialized that they develop blind spots and fail to notice obvious problems is known as

A(n)________ is any number of people with similar norms,values,and expectations who regularly and consciously interact.

Social networks influence the way in which people behave.

Understanding Sociology

Sociological Research

Culture

Socialization and the Life Course

The Mass Media

Deviance,crime,and Social Control

Stratification and Social Mobility in the United States

Global Inequality

Racial and Ethnic Inequality

Stratification by Gender

Stratification by Age

The Family and Human Sexuality

Education

Religion

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Exam 5: Social Interaction,social Structure,and Groups

A society whose economic system is engaged in the processing and control of information is called a(n)

When Malcolm X's eighth grade teacher dismissed Malcolm's desired career goal of lawyer and instead suggested he become a carpenter,the teacher was viewing Malcolm's race as a(n)

Reference group is a term used by sociologists when speaking of any group that individuals use as a standard for evaluating themselves and their own behavior.

Bureaucratization is

Which term is used by sociologists to refer to a set of expectations for people who occupy a given social position or status?

Which of the following was characteristic of the emergence of industrial societies?

Special-purpose groups designed and structured in the interests of maximum efficiency are known as

Which of the following terms refers to the way in which a society is organized into predictable relationships?

Friends and family are examples of social networks.

Which of these comments about a bureaucracy is correct?

Role exit is defined as

A preindustrial society in which people rely on whatever foods and fibers are readily available in order to live is called a(n)

Which sociological perspective emphasizes that social roles contribute to a society's stability by enabling members to anticipate the behavior of others and to pattern their own actions accordingly?

Which of the following is an example of a formal organization?

A bureaucracy is a(n)

By working at a specific task,people are more likely to become highly skilled and carry out a job with maximum efficiency.This is the rationale for the bureaucratic characteristic of

Choose an institution you interact with on a daily basis and,using specific examples,explain how the institution operates as a bureaucracy against Weber's ideal type.

The tendency of workers in a bureaucracy to become so specialized that they develop blind spots and fail to notice obvious problems is known as

A(n)________ is any number of people with similar norms,values,and expectations who regularly and consciously interact.

Social networks influence the way in which people behave.

Understanding Sociology

Sociological Research

Culture

Socialization and the Life Course

The Mass Media

Deviance,crime,and Social Control

Stratification and Social Mobility in the United States

Global Inequality

Racial and Ethnic Inequality

Stratification by Gender

Stratification by Age

The Family and Human Sexuality

Education

Religion

Government and the Economy

Health,population,and Environment

Social Movements and Social Change in the Global Community

Filters