Question 1

Sociologist Amitai Etzioni classified formal organizations into three categories. Which of these is not one of them?

Accepted Answer

A)  normative 
B)  coercive 
C)  utilitarian 
D)  totalitarian 
A)  normative 
B)  coercive 
C)  utilitarian 
D)  totalitarian

Question 2

Discuss social psychologist Irving Janis's concept of groupthink, including how it emerges, and give examples that illustrate its potentially negative consequences.

Accepted Answer

Irving Janis's concept of groupthink ref

Question 3

One of the most important characteristics of a group is its size.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Jocelyn is a senior at the local university and plans to attend graduate school to study sociology. During her last semester, she has been using graduate sociology student papers as standards in evaluating her own writing skills. For Jocelyn, the graduate sociology students have become her____________  .

Accepted Answer

A)  outgroup 
B)  significant others 
C)  primary group 
D)  reference group 
A)  outgroup 
B)  significant others 
C)  primary group 
D)  reference group

Question 5

We voluntarily join____________  organizations when they can provide us with a material reward we seek.

Accepted Answer

A)  normative 
B)  coercive 
C)  utilitarian 
D)  totalitarian 
A)  normative 
B)  coercive 
C)  utilitarian 
D)  totalitarian

Question 6

Summarize Weber's concept of rationality within organizations, and discuss how the characteristics of bureaucracy are rational according to Weber's definition.

Accepted Answer

Max Weber's concept of rationality withi

Question 7

The text points out that ingroup and outgroup distinctions________________________  .

Accepted Answer

A)  may encourage social cohesion among group members 
B)  serve to prevent classism, racism, sexism, and ageism 
C)  discourage feelings of group superiority 
D)  are less likely to exist in contemporary societies than in traditional ones 
A)  may encourage social cohesion among group members 
B)  serve to prevent classism, racism, sexism, and ageism 
C)  discourage feelings of group superiority 
D)  are less likely to exist in contemporary societies than in traditional ones

Question 8

Define dyads and triads; explain the effect of group size on interaction patterns.

Accepted Answer

The size of a group is one of its most i

Question 9

Students walking to class, shoppers in a department store, and people lined up to buy tickets are examples of __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  aggregates 
B)  categories 
C)  social groups 
D)  primary groups 
A)  aggregates 
B)  categories 
C)  social groups 
D)  primary groups

Question 10

Most government, business, education, and religious organizations are ____________ in form.

Accepted Answer

A)  human rights 
B)  bureaucratic 
C)  democratic 
D)  grassroots 
A)  human rights 
B)  bureaucratic 
C)  democratic 
D)  grassroots

Question 11

In our rapidly changing society, formal organizations continually make significant changes in the way they are structured.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which of these terms does not fit with the concept of ingroup as well as the others?

Accepted Answer

A)  consciousness of kind 
B)  ethnocentrism 
C)  cultural relativism 
D)  closed relationship 
A)  consciousness of kind 
B)  ethnocentrism 
C)  cultural relativism 
D)  closed relationship

Sociologist Amitai Etzioni classified formal organizations into three categories. Which of these is not one of them?

Discuss social psychologist Irving Janis's concept of groupthink, including how it emerges, and give examples that illustrate its potentially negative consequences.

One of the most important characteristics of a group is its size.

We voluntarily join____________ organizations when they can provide us with a material reward we seek.

Summarize Weber's concept of rationality within organizations, and discuss how the characteristics of bureaucracy are rational according to Weber's definition.

The text points out that ingroup and outgroup distinctions________________________ .

Define dyads and triads; explain the effect of group size on interaction patterns.

Students walking to class, shoppers in a department store, and people lined up to buy tickets are examples of __________.

Most government, business, education, and religious organizations are ____________ in form.

In our rapidly changing society, formal organizations continually make significant changes in the way they are structured.

Which of these terms does not fit with the concept of ingroup as well as the others?

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Exam 7: Class and Stratification in the United States

Sociologist Amitai Etzioni classified formal organizations into three categories. Which of these is not one of them?

Discuss social psychologist Irving Janis's concept of groupthink, including how it emerges, and give examples that illustrate its potentially negative consequences.

One of the most important characteristics of a group is its size.

We voluntarily join____________ organizations when they can provide us with a material reward we seek.

Summarize Weber's concept of rationality within organizations, and discuss how the characteristics of bureaucracy are rational according to Weber's definition.

The text points out that ingroup and outgroup distinctions________________________ .

Define dyads and triads; explain the effect of group size on interaction patterns.

Students walking to class, shoppers in a department store, and people lined up to buy tickets are examples of __________.

Most government, business, education, and religious organizations are ____________ in form.

In our rapidly changing society, formal organizations continually make significant changes in the way they are structured.

Which of these terms does not fit with the concept of ingroup as well as the others?

The Sociological Perspective and Research Process

Culture

Socialization

Social Structure and Interaction in Everyday Life

Groups and Organizations

Deviance and Crime

Global Stratification

Race and Ethnicity

Sex, Gender, and Sexuality

Families and Intimate Relationships

Education and Religion

Politics and the Economy in Global Perspective

Health, Health Care, and Disability

Population and Urbanization

Collective Behavior, Social Movements, and Social Change

Filters