Exam 6: Networks, Groups, Bureaucracies, and Societies

What was the question that perplexed Robert Brym's father regarding the Holocaust?

Which of the following exemplifies a secondary group?

Bureaucratic ritualism means that bureaucrats get so preoccupied with rules and regulations they make it difficult for the organization to fulfill its goals.

Explain what bystander apathy is.

What is groupthink, and are there situations in which we should not be worried about groupthink?

Which of the following best exemplifies a formal organization?

At the corporation where Claudio works, daily directives are issued by the CEO and CFO. Departmental managers, who know what is really happening in the daily operation, are not consulted. What criticism against bureaucracies is relevant in this case?

Which type of group is characterized by weak emotional bonds and a narrow range of activities?

According to the textbook, what characterizes work in a postindustrial society?

With each stage in human development, people need more resources and therefore become more dependent on nature.

According to Stouffer's classic 1949 study of soldiers in World War II, what was the principal motivator in compelling Allied soldiers to take part in combat?

Democratic leadership is the most effective leadership style in times of crisis situations.

In which type of society were the first permanent settlements established?

Using an example, explain what a reference group is.

National police forces routinely encounter problems in investigating and prosecuting Internet crimes, because such criminal activity is international and existing laws still apply only to national territories. What criticism against bureaucracies is relevant in this case?

Summarize the main technological and social innovations of agricultural societies.

In what type of society did trade unions first began to appear?

Which type of society first brought widespread social inequality with it?

Which of the following significant events occurred during the industrial era?

Some writers claim that no more than "six degrees of separation" exist between any two persons in the world. Which of the following makes this decree of connectivity possible?