Exam 5: Separate and Together: Life in Groups

According to Robert Putnam, what does the decline in bowling leagues indicate?

John gets a job with a large firm that audits small businesses. While working at the firm, he becomes friends with Dave, who invites him to attend a weekly poker game. The game soon becomes a meaningful part of John's social life. This is an example of the

Which of the following authority figures still derives legitimacy from traditional sources?

In 2007, the rock band Nine Inch Nails announced that it had severed all ties with the record industry. The front man, Trent Reznor, announced that "Nine Inch Nails is now totally a free agent" and that it was a "great pleasure to be able to finally have a direct relationship with the audience as I see fit." The band went on to release a free album on the Internet and encouraged web surfers to "remix it, share it with your friends, post it on your blog, play it on your podcast, give it to strangers, etc." In what ways can the band's actions be understood as a reaction to the negative aspects of bureaucracy?

________ are characterized by long-term, intimate, and face-to-face relationships.

What is the strongest type of conformity that can occur as a result of social influence or peer pressure?

What is groupthink and how does it work? Provide an example from the textbook.

We feel loyalty toward members of in-groups and hostility toward out-group members.

What term did sociologist George Ritzer use to describe the spread of rationalization and bureaucratic ways of operating into everyday life?

Secondary groups cannot be geographically dispersed.

The phrase "keeping up with the Joneses" is an example of what group concept?

Some students at a college form an intramural softball team. They play other teams from their school and from the area every Sunday in a conveniently located park. What might a sociologist consider if they wanted to determine whether the team was a primary group or a secondary group?

A crowd, aggregate, and category are all different ways of referring to a group, according to sociologists.

What does George Ritzer mean by "the McDonaldization of society"?

What is the Twenty Statements Test? Why was it developed? What does it analyze?

University leaders ignore rumors and complaints about the football coach sexually abusing students in order to uphold the reputation of the university's award-winning football program. This action to preserve public image over protecting the safety of students is a result of

________ are evidence that the definition of what constitutes a group is being transformed as a result of new technology and the Digital Age.

What do sociologists call it when members of groups are influenced by other members?

The Solomon Asch experiment, in which groups of participants were asked to compare the lengths of lines, demonstrated that

Which of the following strategies could be used as a way to minimize social loafing?