Exam 6: Groups, Networks, and Organizations

A sociologist studies group formation among first-graders. He studies Mr. Hartman's classroom, which is next door to Ms. Alexander's classroom. The sociologist notices the presence of an out-group when Mr. Hartman's first-graders say:

A large group of people that engages in concerted collective actions to achieve specific objectives is called a(n):

Information about our lives is gathered by all types of organizations. This might be called a ________ society.

Which of the following goals is commonly difficult to reach in a traditional bureaucratic organization?

According to Weber's analysis of organizations, the relations between people as stated in the rules of an organization are:

MATCHING -Social category

Choose one type of organization (for example, a school, workplace, or store), and briefly describe how surveillance occurs there. Do you think this surveillance is mostly helpful or mostly unhelpful? Why?

Do you agree with George Ritzer's argument that society is in the process of McDonaldization? Why or why not? Be sure to identify the four guiding principles of McDonaldization. [img] Ritzer argues that more and more sectors of American society, such as this IKEA store, are adopting the principles of the fast-food industry.

When studying social groups, sociologists expect to see that:

At Jaime's high school, the "jocks" made fun of the drama club members. This increased the bonding and sense of loyalty among the jocks; therefore, we could consider the jocks a(n):