Question 1

People who share common characteristics make up a:

Accepted Answer

A)  social network 
B)  social group 
C)  social category 
D)  social aggregate 
E)  society 
A)  social network 
B)  social group 
C)  social category 
D)  social aggregate 
E)  society C

Question 2

Oligarchy means:

Accepted Answer

A)  rule by the few 
B)  corporate resistance 
C)  specialization and expertise in bureaucracy 
D)  anarchy 
E)  rule by a single person 
A)  rule by the few 
B)  corporate resistance 
C)  specialization and expertise in bureaucracy 
D)  anarchy 
E)  rule by a single person A

Question 3

The first systematic interpretation of modern organizations was developed by:

Accepted Answer

A)  Émile Durkheim 
B)  Karl Marx 
C)  Max Weber 
D)  Michel foucault 
E)  Alexis de Tocqueville 
A)  Émile Durkheim 
B)  Karl Marx 
C)  Max Weber 
D)  Michel foucault 
E)  Alexis de Tocqueville C

Question 4

Which of the following is true regarding social networks?

Accepted Answer

A)  It's not what you know but who you know. 
B)  Not all networks are social groups. 
C)  People depend on social networks to gain advantage. 
D)  All of the above. 
E)  None of the above. 
A)  It's not what you know but who you know. 
B)  Not all networks are social groups. 
C)  People depend on social networks to gain advantage. 
D)  All of the above. 
E)  None of the above.

Question 5

Michel foucault's term for the supervision of activities in organizations is:

Accepted Answer

A)  power 
B)  bureaucracy 
C)  democracy 
D)  surveillance 
E)  the clan model 
A)  power 
B)  bureaucracy 
C)  democracy 
D)  surveillance 
E)  the clan model

Question 6

Introductory sociology classes tend to have fairly large enrollments,perhaps more than 100 students.In contrast,graduate seminars have small enrollments,usually fewer than 15 students.How does this difference in enrollment influence the dynamics of the different classes?

Accepted Answer

A)  Students in the introductory classes are less likely to skip class because they want to spend time with all of their friends. 
B)  It is more acceptable and less noticeable to skip a graduate seminar because graduate students have many other responsibilities. 
C)  If a student skips the introductory class, it will have little or no effect on the class, whereas if a student skips the seminar, it will influence the class more. 
D)  In the larger class, the professor makes a point to learn the students' names because attendance is more important for freshmen than graduate students. 
E)  Enrollments do not influence classroom dynamics; only the professor can have such an impact. 
A)  Students in the introductory classes are less likely to skip class because they want to spend time with all of their friends. 
B)  It is more acceptable and less noticeable to skip a graduate seminar because graduate students have many other responsibilities. 
C)  If a student skips the introductory class, it will have little or no effect on the class, whereas if a student skips the seminar, it will influence the class more. 
D)  In the larger class, the professor makes a point to learn the students' names because attendance is more important for freshmen than graduate students. 
E)  Enrollments do not influence classroom dynamics; only the professor can have such an impact.

Question 7

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 what is acceptable behavior by looking at those in their social groups 
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 
E)  health care professionals are ignoring the obesity epidemic in the United States 
A)  people develop their ideas about what is acceptable behavior by looking at those in their social groups 
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 
E)  health care professionals are ignoring the obesity epidemic in the United States

Question 8

The maintenance of written and computerized records by modern organizations is a form of subtle surveillance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

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

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Question 10

Which of the following best describes the relationship between group size,intimacy,and stability?

Accepted Answer

A)  Larger groups, such as families with more than three children, are more intimate than small families-with one child-because everyone must look after everyone else. 
B)  Larger groups, such as fraternities, are less intimate than small cliques, but the fraternities are a more stable group. 
C)  Dyads are the most stable and enduring of all social groups. 
D)  Triads are more intimate than dyads because members are working to keep the group together. 
E)  Larger groups are more fragile and less stable than groups of two. 
A)  Larger groups, such as families with more than three children, are more intimate than small families-with one child-because everyone must look after everyone else. 
B)  Larger groups, such as fraternities, are less intimate than small cliques, but the fraternities are a more stable group. 
C)  Dyads are the most stable and enduring of all social groups. 
D)  Triads are more intimate than dyads because members are working to keep the group together. 
E)  Larger groups are more fragile and less stable than groups of two.

Question 11

Information about our lives is gathered by all types of organizations.This is called a:

Accepted Answer

A)  Big Brother society 
B)  surveillance society 
C)  social network society 
D)  bureaucratic society 
E)  panopticon society 
A)  Big Brother society 
B)  surveillance society 
C)  social network society 
D)  bureaucratic society 
E)  panopticon society

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

A)  a student and her professor 
B)  a customer and the salesclerk 
C)  the student council president and the president of the university 
D)  a high school girl's clique 
E)  two estranged brothers 
A)  a student and her professor 
B)  a customer and the salesclerk 
C)  the student council president and the president of the university 
D)  a high school girl's clique 
E)  two estranged brothers

Question 13

The higher a person's position in an organization,the more that person's behavior is under surveillance according to Michel foucault.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

In general,women tend to have _______________ ties within job market networks than men.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 15

Soloman Asch's experiment illustrated that:

Accepted Answer

A)  primary groups are the most influential groups in our lives 
B)  people stammered and fidgeted before speaking out against group conformity 
C)  many people are willing to discount their own perceptions rather than go against group consensus 
D)  the last person to answer did not feel the need to conform or bow to group pressure 
E)  most people will express their own beliefs without considering the group opinion 
A)  primary groups are the most influential groups in our lives 
B)  people stammered and fidgeted before speaking out against group conformity 
C)  many people are willing to discount their own perceptions rather than go against group consensus 
D)  the last person to answer did not feel the need to conform or bow to group pressure 
E)  most people will express their own beliefs without considering the group opinion

Question 16

When three best friends-Jose,Martin,and George-get together every friday night,Jose usually decides what the group will do.However,one night when Jose said he wanted to go bowling,Martin and George told Jose that they had decided that the group was going to the movies.This is known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  transformative leadership 
B)  negative alliance 
C)  dyad coalition 
D)  revolutionary coalitions 
E)  a threat to group stability 
A)  transformative leadership 
B)  negative alliance 
C)  dyad coalition 
D)  revolutionary coalitions 
E)  a threat to group stability

Question 17

A person who has the ability to influence other members of a group is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  a nonconformist 
B)  a leader 
C)  the head of the group 
D)  a revolutionary 
E)  a network node 
A)  a nonconformist 
B)  a leader 
C)  the head of the group 
D)  a revolutionary 
E)  a network node

Question 18

A mother and daughter enrolled in a large introductory sociology class would be considered a:

Accepted Answer

A)  triad 
B)  primary group 
C)  secondary group 
D)  social category 
E)  aggregate group 
A)  triad 
B)  primary group 
C)  secondary group 
D)  social category 
E)  aggregate group

Question 19

Which of the following is a social group?

Accepted Answer

A)  a couple married less than one year 
B)  everyone in your sociology class who has brown hair 
C)  people waiting at Terminal C for flight 181 
D)  passengers on flight 181 
E)  Microsoft stockholders 
A)  a couple married less than one year 
B)  everyone in your sociology class who has brown hair 
C)  people waiting at Terminal C for flight 181 
D)  passengers on flight 181 
E)  Microsoft stockholders

Question 20

Research by John Meyer and Brian Rowan found that the _______________ in a bureaucracy are often ceremonial or ritual,serving mainly to justify the way things are really done.

Accepted Answer

A)  formal procedures 
B)  informal relations 
C)  primary groups 
D)  traditions 
E)  surveillance systems 
A)  formal procedures 
B)  informal relations 
C)  primary groups 
D)  traditions 
E)  surveillance systems

People who share common characteristics make up a:

Oligarchy means:

The first systematic interpretation of modern organizations was developed by:

Which of the following is true regarding social networks?

Michel foucault's term for the supervision of activities in organizations is:

Introductory sociology classes tend to have fairly large enrollments,perhaps more than 100 students.In contrast,graduate seminars have small enrollments,usually fewer than 15 students.How does this difference in enrollment influence the dynamics of the different classes?

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

The maintenance of written and computerized records by modern organizations is a form of subtle surveillance.

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.

Which of the following best describes the relationship between group size,intimacy,and stability?

Information about our lives is gathered by all types of organizations.This is called a:

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

The higher a person's position in an organization,the more that person's behavior is under surveillance according to Michel foucault.

In general,women tend to have _______________ ties within job market networks than men.

Soloman Asch's experiment illustrated that:

When three best friends-Jose,Martin,and George-get together every friday night,Jose usually decides what the group will do.However,one night when Jose said he wanted to go bowling,Martin and George told Jose that they had decided that the group was going to the movies.This is known as:

A person who has the ability to influence other members of a group is called:

A mother and daughter enrolled in a large introductory sociology class would be considered a:

Which of the following is a social group?

Research by John Meyer and Brian Rowan found that the _______________ in a bureaucracy are often ceremonial or ritual,serving mainly to justify the way things are really done.

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Asking And Answering Sociological Questions

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Socialization And The Life Cycle

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 Relations

Education

Religion In Modern Society

The Sociology Of The Body: Health,illness,and Sexuality

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Exam 6: Groups, networks, and Organizations

People who share common characteristics make up a:

Oligarchy means:

The first systematic interpretation of modern organizations was developed by:

Which of the following is true regarding social networks?

Michel foucault's term for the supervision of activities in organizations is:

Introductory sociology classes tend to have fairly large enrollments,perhaps more than 100 students.In contrast,graduate seminars have small enrollments,usually fewer than 15 students.How does this difference in enrollment influence the dynamics of the different classes?

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

The maintenance of written and computerized records by modern organizations is a form of subtle surveillance.

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.

Which of the following best describes the relationship between group size,intimacy,and stability?

Information about our lives is gathered by all types of organizations.This is called a:

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

The higher a person's position in an organization,the more that person's behavior is under surveillance according to Michel foucault.

In general,women tend to have _______________ ties within job market networks than men.

Soloman Asch's experiment illustrated that:

When three best friends-Jose,Martin,and George-get together every friday night,Jose usually decides what the group will do.However,one night when Jose said he wanted to go bowling,Martin and George told Jose that they had decided that the group was going to the movies.This is known as:

A person who has the ability to influence other members of a group is called:

A mother and daughter enrolled in a large introductory sociology class would be considered a:

Which of the following is a social group?

Research by John Meyer and Brian Rowan found that the _______________ in a bureaucracy are often ceremonial or ritual,serving mainly to justify the way things are really done.

What Is Sociology?

Asking And Answering Sociological Questions

Culture And Society

Socialization And The Life Cycle

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 Relations

Education

Religion In Modern Society

The Sociology Of The Body: Health,illness,and Sexuality

Urbanization, population, and The Environment

Globalization In A Changing World

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