Question 1

Which of the following is one of the most significant developments of agricultural societies?

Accepted Answer

A)  the invention of religion 
B)  the idea of private property 
C)  the invention of metal implements 
D)  the domestication of animals 
A)  the invention of religion 
B)  the idea of private property 
C)  the invention of metal implements 
D)  the domestication of animals

Question 2

Public support for the Holocaust was an extraordinary event, unlikely ever to be repeated.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Sevina has lived in Toronto for several years. According to Wellman's research, which of the following characterizes her social life?

Accepted Answer

A)  hundreds of ties of varying closeness 
B)  hundreds of close personal ties 
C)  hundreds of strictly functional ties 
D)  hundreds of dysfunctional ties 
A)  hundreds of ties of varying closeness 
B)  hundreds of close personal ties 
C)  hundreds of strictly functional ties 
D)  hundreds of dysfunctional ties

Question 4

What is the focus of the conflict theory approach to group conformity?

Accepted Answer

A)  the ways that individuals can be mobilized to achieve group goals 
B)  the interpretations that group members can make of group goals 
C)  the ways that group inequalities can be strengthened by conformity 
D)  the ways that groups attempt to maximize the benefits of membership 
A)  the ways that individuals can be mobilized to achieve group goals 
B)  the interpretations that group members can make of group goals 
C)  the ways that group inequalities can be strengthened by conformity 
D)  the ways that groups attempt to maximize the benefits of membership

Question 5

Morgan is an executive committed to a democratic leadership style. Which of the following organizations would be least likely to be successful under his leadership?

Accepted Answer

A)  a library 
B)  a fire hall 
C)  a coffee shop 
D)  an insurance company 
A)  a library 
B)  a fire hall 
C)  a coffee shop 
D)  an insurance company

Question 6

In large organizations, why is it likely that organization heads (CEOs) often have no idea what is happening on the front lines?

Accepted Answer

A)  because most CEOs focus their attention on different kinds of organizational operations 
B)  because most employees are not honest about the gap between their organization's mandate and what they actually do 
C)  because most employees do not know what the real mandate of their organization is, so they do not report relevant information to CEOs 
D)  because people who work on the front lines of an organization have little if any direct contact with CEOs, so information is lost or distorted as it moves upward 
A)  because most CEOs focus their attention on different kinds of organizational operations 
B)  because most employees are not honest about the gap between their organization's mandate and what they actually do 
C)  because most employees do not know what the real mandate of their organization is, so they do not report relevant information to CEOs 
D)  because people who work on the front lines of an organization have little if any direct contact with CEOs, so information is lost or distorted as it moves upward

Question 7

In her analysis of the Holocaust, Hannah Arendt wrote that, in the Nazi regime, evil became normal. Which social phenomenon made this possible?

Accepted Answer

A)  religion 
B)  organization 
C)  conformity 
D)  solidarity 
A)  religion 
B)  organization 
C)  conformity 
D)  solidarity

Question 8

Explain why one is more likely to find bystander apathy in big cities than in small communities.

Accepted Answer

One is more likely to find bystander apa

Question 9

Which of the following social relationships can outlive a withdrawal of one partner?

Accepted Answer

A)  a dyad 
B)  a triad 
C)  a competition 
D)  a coalition 
A)  a dyad 
B)  a triad 
C)  a competition 
D)  a coalition

Question 10

People who share an identity and interact regularly on the basis of that identity are defined as which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  a social category 
B)  a social group 
C)  a dyad 
D)  a triad 
A)  a social category 
B)  a social group 
C)  a dyad 
D)  a triad

Question 11

In the classic experiment on prejudice, what strategy did the researchers utilize to break down the in-group/out-group barriers among 11-year-old boys at a summer camp?

Accepted Answer

A)  They controlled the conflict, and then performed an intervention. 
B)  They created emergencies that required the boys to work together in order to solve them. 
C)  They had small-group counselling sessions focused on resolving group differences. 
D)  They conducted classes, highlighting to the groups that their in- and out-group distinctions were meaningless. 
A)  They controlled the conflict, and then performed an intervention. 
B)  They created emergencies that required the boys to work together in order to solve them. 
C)  They had small-group counselling sessions focused on resolving group differences. 
D)  They conducted classes, highlighting to the groups that their in- and out-group distinctions were meaningless.

Question 12

Sex and romance are among the most popular interests that lead to the formation of new social relationships in cyberspace.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Tamla and Bruce have been married for six years and have just adopted a baby named Maya. Tamla, Bruce, and Maya together form which type of social group?

Accepted Answer

A)  a primary group 
B)  a secondary group 
C)  a social category 
D)  a kinship category 
A)  a primary group 
B)  a secondary group 
C)  a social category 
D)  a kinship category

Question 14

Network analysis teaches us that "It's not what you know but who you know" that predicts
success in finding a job well.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which basis for conformity did Stanley Milgram's classic experiment investigate? Summarize its results.

Accepted Answer

Stanley Milgram's classic experiment inv

Question 16

Which of the following is most likely to contribute to increasing intermarriage between two ethnic groups?

Accepted Answer

A)  similar status 
B)  similar size 
C)  dissimilar status 
D)  dissimilar size 
A)  similar status 
B)  similar size 
C)  dissimilar status 
D)  dissimilar size

Question 17

What role did networks, groups, and bureaucracies play in the Holocaust?

Accepted Answer

Networks, groups, and bureaucracies play

Question 18

According to the textbook, what type of group places the most pressure on its members to obey its rules?

Accepted Answer

A)  primary group 
B)  secondary group 
C)  social category 
D)  network 
A)  primary group 
B)  secondary group 
C)  social category 
D)  network

Which of the following is one of the most significant developments of agricultural societies?

Public support for the Holocaust was an extraordinary event, unlikely ever to be repeated.

Sevina has lived in Toronto for several years. According to Wellman's research, which of the following characterizes her social life?

What is the focus of the conflict theory approach to group conformity?

Morgan is an executive committed to a democratic leadership style. Which of the following organizations would be least likely to be successful under his leadership?

In large organizations, why is it likely that organization heads (CEOs) often have no idea what is happening on the front lines?

In her analysis of the Holocaust, Hannah Arendt wrote that, in the Nazi regime, evil became normal. Which social phenomenon made this possible?

Explain why one is more likely to find bystander apathy in big cities than in small communities.

Which of the following social relationships can outlive a withdrawal of one partner?

People who share an identity and interact regularly on the basis of that identity are defined as which of the following?

In the classic experiment on prejudice, what strategy did the researchers utilize to break down the in-group/out-group barriers among 11-year-old boys at a summer camp?

Sex and romance are among the most popular interests that lead to the formation of new social relationships in cyberspace.

Tamla and Bruce have been married for six years and have just adopted a baby named Maya. Tamla, Bruce, and Maya together form which type of social group?

Network analysis teaches us that "It's not what you know but who you know" that predicts success in finding a job well.

Which basis for conformity did Stanley Milgram's classic experiment investigate? Summarize its results.

Which of the following is most likely to contribute to increasing intermarriage between two ethnic groups?

What role did networks, groups, and bureaucracies play in the Holocaust?

According to the textbook, what type of group places the most pressure on its members to obey its rules?

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Which of the following is one of the most significant developments of agricultural societies?

Public support for the Holocaust was an extraordinary event, unlikely ever to be repeated.

Sevina has lived in Toronto for several years. According to Wellman's research, which of the following characterizes her social life?

What is the focus of the conflict theory approach to group conformity?

Morgan is an executive committed to a democratic leadership style. Which of the following organizations would be least likely to be successful under his leadership?

In large organizations, why is it likely that organization heads (CEOs) often have no idea what is happening on the front lines?

In her analysis of the Holocaust, Hannah Arendt wrote that, in the Nazi regime, evil became normal. Which social phenomenon made this possible?

Explain why one is more likely to find bystander apathy in big cities than in small communities.

Which of the following social relationships can outlive a withdrawal of one partner?

People who share an identity and interact regularly on the basis of that identity are defined as which of the following?

In the classic experiment on prejudice, what strategy did the researchers utilize to break down the in-group/out-group barriers among 11-year-old boys at a summer camp?

Sex and romance are among the most popular interests that lead to the formation of new social relationships in cyberspace.

Tamla and Bruce have been married for six years and have just adopted a baby named Maya. Tamla, Bruce, and Maya together form which type of social group?

Network analysis teaches us that "It's not what you know but who you know" that predicts success in finding a job well.

Which basis for conformity did Stanley Milgram's classic experiment investigate? Summarize its results.

Which of the following is most likely to contribute to increasing intermarriage between two ethnic groups?

What role did networks, groups, and bureaucracies play in the Holocaust?

According to the textbook, what type of group places the most pressure on its members to obey its rules?

A Sociological Compass

How Sociologists Do Research

Culture

Socialization

Social Interaction

Deviance and Crime

Social Stratification

Globalization, Inequality, and Development

Race and Ethnicity

Sexualities and Gender Stratification

Sociology of the Body: Disability, Aging, and Death

Work and the Economy

Politics

Families

Religion

Education

Mass Media and Mass Communication

Health and Medicine

Population and Urbanization

Collective Action and Social Movements

Technology and the Global Environment

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