Question 1

If you were trying to remedy the "digital divide," you might:

Accepted Answer

A)  fund a program that would bring Internet access to a community that lacks it 
B)  teach older people how to use the Internet effectively 
C)  offer a conflict resolution seminar to people who have broken relationships because of their online behavior 
D)  encourage multilingualism so more people can communicate with each other online 
A)  fund a program that would bring Internet access to a community that lacks it 
B)  teach older people how to use the Internet effectively 
C)  offer a conflict resolution seminar to people who have broken relationships because of their online behavior 
D)  encourage multilingualism so more people can communicate with each other online

Question 2

Luigi is a sociology student who has read Max Weber's theories of organizations, and accordingly, Luigi pictures bureaucracies as:

Accepted Answer

A)  machines operating according to rational rules 
B)  organisms responding to evolutionary pressures 
C)  social aggregates operating in response to strong leadership 
D)  two hands clasping each other out of affection 
A)  machines operating according to rational rules 
B)  organisms responding to evolutionary pressures 
C)  social aggregates operating in response to strong leadership 
D)  two hands clasping each other out of affection

Question 3

In Max Weber's view, why did bureaucracies develop in the modern world?

Accepted Answer

A)  because monarchies could no longer control populations 
B)  because they are the best way to administer large social systems 
C)  to weaken agriculture-based economies 
D)  because as the population grew, primary groups could not sustain themselves 
A)  because monarchies could no longer control populations 
B)  because they are the best way to administer large social systems 
C)  to weaken agriculture-based economies 
D)  because as the population grew, primary groups could not sustain themselves

Question 4

Pierre is a sociology student researching gender and job searching. Based on sociological research, he expects to find that women's networks are __________ than men's.

Accepted Answer

A)  weaker 
B)  more familial 
C)  more consistent 
D)  more social 
A)  weaker 
B)  more familial 
C)  more consistent 
D)  more social

Question 5

The word bureaucracy, as coined by de Gournay, literally means:

Accepted Answer

A)  alienation of workers 
B)  the rule of officials 
C)  rule by the few 
D)  architecture and furniture 
A)  alienation of workers 
B)  the rule of officials 
C)  rule by the few 
D)  architecture and furniture

Question 6

Oligarchy means:

Accepted Answer

A)  rule by the few 
B)  corporate resistance 
C)  specialization and expertise in bureaucracy 
D)  bureaucracy 
A)  rule by the few 
B)  corporate resistance 
C)  specialization and expertise in bureaucracy 
D)  bureaucracy

Question 7

If a researcher were to follow Manuel Castells's predictions, the researcher would study ____________ as key features of organizations in our global, informational economy.

Accepted Answer

A)  information industries, such as higher education 
B)  networks 
C)  low-rung corporate workers 
D)  elite workers 
A)  information industries, such as higher education 
B)  networks 
C)  low-rung corporate workers 
D)  elite workers

Question 8

Compare the research findings of Solomon Asch and Stanley Milgram regarding conformity. Why did the subjects respond the way they did in each of these studies?
The Asch Task
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Accepted Answer

The Asch study and Milgram study are bot

Question 9

Which of the following is a social group?

Accepted Answer

A)  members of a local ski club 
B)  everyone in your sociology class who has brown hair 
C)  people waiting at Terminal C for Flight 181 
D)  passengers on Flight 181 
A)  members of a local ski club 
B)  everyone in your sociology class who has brown hair 
C)  people waiting at Terminal C for Flight 181 
D)  passengers on Flight 181

Question 10

The rich and varied group life of societies reflects:

Accepted Answer

A)  how we conform to the wishes of transformative leaders 
B)  our need to congregate and belong 
C)  how we resist governments 
D)  our natural tendency to exclude others 
A)  how we conform to the wishes of transformative leaders 
B)  our need to congregate and belong 
C)  how we resist governments 
D)  our natural tendency to exclude others

Question 11

Based on the results of Solomon Asch's experiment, what would sociologists predict about human behavior? The Asch Task
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Accepted Answer

A)  Primary groups are the most influential groups in our lives. 
B)  People hesitated before speaking out against group conformity. 
C)  Many people are willing to discount their own perceptions rather than go against group consensus. 
D)  When a person answered last, that person did not feel the need to conform or bow to group pressure. 
A)  Primary groups are the most influential groups in our lives. 
B)  People hesitated before speaking out against group conformity. 
C)  Many people are willing to discount their own perceptions rather than go against group consensus. 
D)  When a person answered last, that person did not feel the need to conform or bow to group pressure.

Question 12

List and briefly explain two characteristics of Weber's "ideal type" of bureaucracy. Give an example of how these characteristics are present or absent at your university.

Accepted Answer

1. There is a clear-cut hierarchy of aut

Question 13

Discuss how social networks facilitate the reproduction of existing inequalities. Pay particular attention to the position of women, lower socioeconomic classes, and minorities in networks. Be sure to discuss the impact of the Internet on these issues.

Accepted Answer

Social networks facilitate the reproduct

Question 14

MATCHING
-Network

Accepted Answer

A) A simple collection of people who happen to be together in a particular place but do not significantly interact or identify with one another 
B) Sets of informal and formal social ties that link people to each other 
C) Groups that are characterized by intense emotional ties: face-to-face interaction; intimacy; and a strong, enduring sense of commitment 
D) A collection of people who regularly interact with one another on the basis of shared expectations concerning behavior and who share a sense of common identity 
E) People who share a common characteristic (such as gender or occupation) but do not necessarily interact or identify with one another
F)Groups characterized by large size and by impersonal, fleeting relationships 
A) A simple collection of people who happen to be together in a particular place but do not significantly interact or identify with one another 
B) Sets of informal and formal social ties that link people to each other 
C) Groups that are characterized by intense emotional ties: face-to-face interaction; intimacy; and a strong, enduring sense of commitment 
D) A collection of people who regularly interact with one another on the basis of shared expectations concerning behavior and who share a sense of common identity 
E) People who share a common characteristic (such as gender or occupation) but do not necessarily interact or identify with one another
F)Groups characterized by large size and by impersonal, fleeting relationships

Question 15

Recent sociological studies on the relationship between social networks and health outcomes such as obesity demonstrate that:

Accepted Answer

A)  people develop their ideas about acceptable behavior by looking at those in their social networks 
B)  health outcomes such as obesity are purely biological 
C)  health outcomes such as obesity are purely social 
D)  people develop their ideas about what is acceptable behavior from television 
A)  people develop their ideas about acceptable behavior by looking at those in their social networks 
B)  health outcomes such as obesity are purely biological 
C)  health outcomes such as obesity are purely social 
D)  people develop their ideas about what is acceptable behavior from television

Question 16

The digital divide is demonstrated in that about _____ percent of the population of North America has access to the Internet while about ______ percent of the population of Africa has access.

Accepted Answer

A)  100; 0 
B)  50; 5 
C)  90; 30 
D)  40; 10 
A)  100; 0 
B)  50; 5 
C)  90; 30 
D)  40; 10

Question 17

According to Michel Foucault, timetables:

Accepted Answer

A)  efficiently distribute paychecks 
B)  regulate activities across space and time 
C)  allow workers to organize against their managers 
D)  allow managers to monitor the behavior of employees when they are not working 
A)  efficiently distribute paychecks 
B)  regulate activities across space and time 
C)  allow workers to organize against their managers 
D)  allow managers to monitor the behavior of employees when they are not working

Question 18

Strategic alliances formed among the largest corporations for the purposes of planning production and managing problems are known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  network enterprises 
B)  enterprise webs 
C)  the World Wide Web 
D)  corporate socialism 
A)  network enterprises 
B)  enterprise webs 
C)  the World Wide Web 
D)  corporate socialism

Question 19

The "McDonaldization" of society refers to the:

Accepted Answer

A)  obesity epidemic in American society 
B)  growing scale of bureaucratic organization as a means of controlling society 
C)  increased uniformity and rationality of society due to fast-food-restaurant operating principles 
D)  phenomenal success of McDonald's restaurants as a model for bureaucracies and governmental organizations 
A)  obesity epidemic in American society 
B)  growing scale of bureaucratic organization as a means of controlling society 
C)  increased uniformity and rationality of society due to fast-food-restaurant operating principles 
D)  phenomenal success of McDonald's restaurants as a model for bureaucracies and governmental organizations

Question 20

Which of the following is an example of a primary group?

Accepted Answer

A)  everyone shopping at a grocery store on a given day 
B)  the entire group of Walmart employees 
C)  U.S. citizens 
D)  a high school girl's clique 
A)  everyone shopping at a grocery store on a given day 
B)  the entire group of Walmart employees 
C)  U.S. citizens 
D)  a high school girl's clique

If you were trying to remedy the "digital divide," you might:

Luigi is a sociology student who has read Max Weber's theories of organizations, and accordingly, Luigi pictures bureaucracies as:

In Max Weber's view, why did bureaucracies develop in the modern world?

Pierre is a sociology student researching gender and job searching. Based on sociological research, he expects to find that women's networks are __________ than men's.

The word bureaucracy, as coined by de Gournay, literally means:

Oligarchy means:

If a researcher were to follow Manuel Castells's predictions, the researcher would study ____________ as key features of organizations in our global, informational economy.

Compare the research findings of Solomon Asch and Stanley Milgram regarding conformity. Why did the subjects respond the way they did in each of these studies? The Asch Task [img]

Which of the following is a social group?

The rich and varied group life of societies reflects:

Based on the results of Solomon Asch's experiment, what would sociologists predict about human behavior? The Asch Task [img]

List and briefly explain two characteristics of Weber's "ideal type" of bureaucracy. Give an example of how these characteristics are present or absent at your university.

Discuss how social networks facilitate the reproduction of existing inequalities. Pay particular attention to the position of women, lower socioeconomic classes, and minorities in networks. Be sure to discuss the impact of the Internet on these issues.

MATCHING -Network

Recent sociological studies on the relationship between social networks and health outcomes such as obesity demonstrate that:

The digital divide is demonstrated in that about _ percent of the population of North America has access to the Internet while about __ percent of the population of Africa has access.

According to Michel Foucault, timetables:

Strategic alliances formed among the largest corporations for the purposes of planning production and managing problems are known as:

The "McDonaldization" of society refers to the:

Which of the following is an example of a primary group?

What Is Sociology

Asking and Answering Sociological Questions

Culture and Society

Socialization and the Life Course

Social Interaction and Everyday Life in the Age of the Internet

Conformity, Deviance, and Crime

Stratification, Class, and Inequality

Global Inequality

Gender Inequality

Ethnicity and Race

Aging

Government, Political Power, and Social Movements

Work and Economic Life

Families and Intimate Relationships

Education

Religion in Modern Society

The Sociology of the Body: Health, Illness, and Sexuality

Population, Urbanization, and the Environment

Globalization in a Changing World

Filters

Exam 6: Groups, Networks, and Organizations

If you were trying to remedy the "digital divide," you might:

Luigi is a sociology student who has read Max Weber's theories of organizations, and accordingly, Luigi pictures bureaucracies as:

In Max Weber's view, why did bureaucracies develop in the modern world?

Pierre is a sociology student researching gender and job searching. Based on sociological research, he expects to find that women's networks are __________ than men's.

The word bureaucracy, as coined by de Gournay, literally means:

Oligarchy means:

If a researcher were to follow Manuel Castells's predictions, the researcher would study ____________ as key features of organizations in our global, informational economy.

Compare the research findings of Solomon Asch and Stanley Milgram regarding conformity. Why did the subjects respond the way they did in each of these studies? The Asch Task [img]

Which of the following is a social group?

The rich and varied group life of societies reflects:

Based on the results of Solomon Asch's experiment, what would sociologists predict about human behavior? The Asch Task [img]

List and briefly explain two characteristics of Weber's "ideal type" of bureaucracy. Give an example of how these characteristics are present or absent at your university.

Discuss how social networks facilitate the reproduction of existing inequalities. Pay particular attention to the position of women, lower socioeconomic classes, and minorities in networks. Be sure to discuss the impact of the Internet on these issues.

MATCHING -Network

Recent sociological studies on the relationship between social networks and health outcomes such as obesity demonstrate that:

The digital divide is demonstrated in that about _____ percent of the population of North America has access to the Internet while about ______ percent of the population of Africa has access.

According to Michel Foucault, timetables:

Strategic alliances formed among the largest corporations for the purposes of planning production and managing problems are known as:

The "McDonaldization" of society refers to the:

Which of the following is an example of a primary group?

What Is Sociology

Asking and Answering Sociological Questions

Culture and Society

Socialization and the Life Course

Social Interaction and Everyday Life in the Age of the Internet

Conformity, Deviance, and Crime

Stratification, Class, and Inequality

Global Inequality

Gender Inequality

Ethnicity and Race

Aging

Government, Political Power, and Social Movements

Work and Economic Life

Families and Intimate Relationships

Education

Religion in Modern Society

The Sociology of the Body: Health, Illness, and Sexuality

Population, Urbanization, and the Environment

Globalization in a Changing World

Filters

The digital divide is demonstrated in that about _ percent of the population of North America has access to the Internet while about __ percent of the population of Africa has access.