Exam 6: Networks, Groups, Bureaucracies, and Societies

What is the foundation upon which social networks are built?

Which of the following leadership styles is least effective in most situations?

Compare functionalist and conflict-theory views of group loyalty. Illustrate with examples.

Define norms of solidarity and give examples.

Describe the main characteristics of a dyad using an example.

Which of the following is a defining attribute of members of a social category?

Group conformity discourages conflict within groups, but may motivate conflict between groups.

Primary groups are large and impersonal and involve weak emotional ties that extend over a short period and involve a narrow range of activities.

Are technological or social differences between historical types of societies more important? Why?

Which type of group agrees on basic social norms and the statuses and roles each other will play but does not have these things formally defined in writing?

What is the relation between group conformity and conflict?

Michaela begs her parents to buy her a particular brand of expensive boots because her friends have been teasing her about the less expensive pair she has been wearing. For Michaela, what type of group are her friends in this situation?

Selena attends a large university and knows very few people in her classes. In her sociology class, however, she is required to work with a group of four other people on a term project. What kind of social group do Selena and her group project classmates make?

At each successive stage of human social evolution, what tends to happen to the human-nature relationship?

Nasser told the teacher about how the boys were teasing and bullying one of the girls at recess. According to the textbook, why might Nasser have spoken out about the event when none of the other boys dared to?

How are you connected to networks in your own life? Use specific examples and relevant concepts.

At a rave party, a 15-year-old was drugged and then raped repeatedly by a number of the partygoers. Some onlookers snapped pictures that they subsequently posted on Facebook, and others just ignored what was happening. When a witness to the affair was contacted by police, his statement was, "I didn't know her. I assumed she was a willing participant. Besides, no one else was calling 911." What is the term used to describe his reaction to the event?

What factors of group conformity did the Asch experiment reveal?

Steve is asked by his best friend to beat up a boy at their school whom Steve actually likes. According to the textbook, why would Steve do what his best friend asks?

According to the textbook, what is the only safeguard against the worst aspects of a genetically engineered world?