Question 1

Which of the following is a factor that can lead to increased group cohesion?

Accepted Answer

A)  shared values 
B)  unique traits 
C)  apathy toward the group 
D)  differing goals 
A)  shared values 
B)  unique traits 
C)  apathy toward the group 
D)  differing goals

Question 2

Actual group productivity can never equal potential productivity, according to social psychologist Ivan Steiner. Why can groups never achieve their full productivity potential?

Accepted Answer

The textbook identifies two major source

Question 3

People attend high school class reunions and often compare their own personal and professional successes and failures with those of their former classmates. This means that classmates are a(n) ________ group.

Accepted Answer

A)  reference 
B)  secondary 
C)  professional 
D)  identity 
A)  reference 
B)  secondary 
C)  professional 
D)  identity

Question 4

People today are more likely to identify themselves through personal characteristics than through group membership or affiliation. Why is this cause for concern to some sociologists?

Accepted Answer

A)  People who identify themselves through personal characteristics are less likely to try to achieve their goals and advance themselves. 
B)  People who identify themselves through personal characteristics are more likely to blindly follow orders and bow to peer pressure. 
C)  People who identify themselves through personal characteristics are more likely to have large social networks and maintain connections to their communities. 
D)  People who identify themselves through personal characteristics might care less about the common good. 
A)  People who identify themselves through personal characteristics are less likely to try to achieve their goals and advance themselves. 
B)  People who identify themselves through personal characteristics are more likely to blindly follow orders and bow to peer pressure. 
C)  People who identify themselves through personal characteristics are more likely to have large social networks and maintain connections to their communities. 
D)  People who identify themselves through personal characteristics might care less about the common good.

Question 5

Members of a/an ________ interact with one another and think of themselves as belonging together.

Accepted Answer

A)  aggregate 
B)  group 
C)  category 
D)  queue 
A)  aggregate 
B)  group 
C)  category 
D)  queue

Question 6

Émile Durkheim worried that individuals would feel less connected to groups in an increasingly fragmented modern world, which would lead to

Accepted Answer

A)  the rise of hate groups. 
B)  a need for new types of etiquette. 
C)  anomie or normlessness. 
D)  unemployment. 
A)  the rise of hate groups. 
B)  a need for new types of etiquette. 
C)  anomie or normlessness. 
D)  unemployment.

Question 7

What kind of power is exhibited by a police officer who pulls over a suspect after a high-speed pursuit?

Accepted Answer

A)  coercive 
B)  influential 
C)  traditional 
D)  charismatic 
A)  coercive 
B)  influential 
C)  traditional 
D)  charismatic

Question 8

Which response would you LEAST expect to find on the survey if a sociologist measured group cohesion within a neighborhood and found a high level of group cohesion?

Accepted Answer

A)  "Overall, I find this neighborhood very attractive." 
B)  "If my neighbors were planning something, I would think of it as something 'we' were doing rather than something 'they' were doing." 
C)  "I feel a sense of loyalty to my neighbors." 
D)  "I feel comfortable in all sorts of neighborhoods." 
A)  "Overall, I find this neighborhood very attractive." 
B)  "If my neighbors were planning something, I would think of it as something 'we' were doing rather than something 'they' were doing." 
C)  "I feel a sense of loyalty to my neighbors." 
D)  "I feel comfortable in all sorts of neighborhoods."

Question 9

Which of the following statements would be most convincing to a sociologist if you were trying to explain the shift from A-mode and B-mode responses to C-mode responses on the Twenty Statements Test?

Accepted Answer

A)  Americans have become more and more generous over the years, and their answers reflect a desire to give something back. 
B)  People care less about what researchers think about them, so they are more likely to answer honestly and admit that they've always been selfish. 
C)  The accelerated pace of social change makes it increasingly difficult to think about the self in terms of group membership. 
D)  There has been a fundamental shift in individual values and psychology that has led to a long-term change in American social structure. 
A)  Americans have become more and more generous over the years, and their answers reflect a desire to give something back. 
B)  People care less about what researchers think about them, so they are more likely to answer honestly and admit that they've always been selfish. 
C)  The accelerated pace of social change makes it increasingly difficult to think about the self in terms of group membership. 
D)  There has been a fundamental shift in individual values and psychology that has led to a long-term change in American social structure.

Question 10

Which of the following is an example of bureaucratic organization at colleges and universities?

Accepted Answer

A)  deans teaching sociology courses 
B)  professors choosing which text to use in class 
C)  students being issued ID numbers 
D)  soccer coaches being hired because of interest rather than skill 
A)  deans teaching sociology courses 
B)  professors choosing which text to use in class 
C)  students being issued ID numbers 
D)  soccer coaches being hired because of interest rather than skill

Question 11

Robert Merton suggested that some white Americans who praise Abraham Lincoln for being frugal and thrifty might describe an Asian American with the same qualities as being stingy and penny-pinching. What explains this double standard?

Accepted Answer

A)  Standards of behavior considered appropriate in Lincoln's time are now looked down upon because of historical change. 
B)  Lincoln was greedy, but he is remembered differently because American textbooks are not permitted to say negative things about presidents. 
C)  Lincoln was a truly remarkable individual who acted in these ways for selfless reasons; something everyday people can't hope to do. 
D)  For these white Americans, Lincoln was a member of their racial in-group, whereas an Asian American would be a member of an out-group. 
A)  Standards of behavior considered appropriate in Lincoln's time are now looked down upon because of historical change. 
B)  Lincoln was greedy, but he is remembered differently because American textbooks are not permitted to say negative things about presidents. 
C)  Lincoln was a truly remarkable individual who acted in these ways for selfless reasons; something everyday people can't hope to do. 
D)  For these white Americans, Lincoln was a member of their racial in-group, whereas an Asian American would be a member of an out-group.

Question 12

What was the Asch experiment? What conclusions did Asch draw from it? What have researchers in recent decades found when trying to replicate Asch's results?

Accepted Answer

In the 1950s, Solomon Asch gathered grou

Question 13

What is the danger of too much group cohesion?

Accepted Answer

A)  It leads to endless discussion that tends to preclude any real action. 
B)  It makes group members more susceptible to anomie or normlessness. 
C)  It reduces the degree to which members are attracted to the group. 
D)  It can lead to groupthink, in which dissenting opinions are strongly discouraged. 
A)  It leads to endless discussion that tends to preclude any real action. 
B)  It makes group members more susceptible to anomie or normlessness. 
C)  It reduces the degree to which members are attracted to the group. 
D)  It can lead to groupthink, in which dissenting opinions are strongly discouraged.

Question 14

A college professor has a large collection of controversial counterculture T-shirts, but makes sure to never wear these shirts to class. What is this kind of conformity called?

Accepted Answer

A)  identification 
B)  compliance 
C)  internalization 
D)  groupthink 
A)  identification 
B)  compliance 
C)  internalization 
D)  groupthink

Question 15

Robert Putnam's research can be exemplified by his description of a decline in bowling leagues. Which of the following might serve as evidence that Putnam's concerns about anomie are overblown?

Accepted Answer

A)  the increasing number of hours people spend with electronic media 
B)  the decline of movie theaters and the subsequent rise of services like Netflix 
C)  the sharp spike in suicide rates in eastern Europe over the past two decades 
D)  the growth of online support groups to help people with rare diseases share information and find emotional support 
A)  the increasing number of hours people spend with electronic media 
B)  the decline of movie theaters and the subsequent rise of services like Netflix 
C)  the sharp spike in suicide rates in eastern Europe over the past two decades 
D)  the growth of online support groups to help people with rare diseases share information and find emotional support

Question 16

The new graduate students in a university program often gather after class for beer and pizza. What is it an example of if one new graduate student doesn't like beer or pizza but accompanies the group anyway because he wants to make friends?

Accepted Answer

A)  internalization 
B)  compliance 
C)  shared values 
D)  identification 
A)  internalization 
B)  compliance 
C)  shared values 
D)  identification

Question 17

An individual belongs to a ________ if the members are mostly anonymous to one another.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 18

Google has implemented employment policies like increasing the use of female interviewers for female job applicants and expanding maternity leave from three months to five in order to hire and retain more female employees. Which characteristic of bureaucracy is Google attempting to address with these changes?

Accepted Answer

A)  technical competence 
B)  impersonality 
C)  hierarchy 
D)  specialization 
A)  technical competence 
B)  impersonality 
C)  hierarchy 
D)  specialization

Question 19

Which international business chain is referenced by George Ritzer's theory of spreading bureaucratic rationalization and increased efficiency?

Accepted Answer

A)  Starbucks 
B)  Burger King 
C)  Walmart 
D)  McDonald's 
A)  Starbucks 
B)  Burger King 
C)  Walmart 
D)  McDonald's

Question 20

A producer for a cable news show is feeling insecure. She complains to her boss that she isn't very smart and that she only does well because she's scared of being yelled at. Her boss tells her to stop whining and not worry about it. He says, "I'm a results guy. I don't care why it works as long as it works!" What leadership style do you think her boss has?

Accepted Answer

A)  charismatic 
B)  expressive 
C)  instrumental 
D)  legal-rational 
A)  charismatic 
B)  expressive 
C)  instrumental 
D)  legal-rational

Which of the following is a factor that can lead to increased group cohesion?

Actual group productivity can never equal potential productivity, according to social psychologist Ivan Steiner. Why can groups never achieve their full productivity potential?

People attend high school class reunions and often compare their own personal and professional successes and failures with those of their former classmates. This means that classmates are a(n) ________ group.

People today are more likely to identify themselves through personal characteristics than through group membership or affiliation. Why is this cause for concern to some sociologists?

Members of a/an ________ interact with one another and think of themselves as belonging together.

Émile Durkheim worried that individuals would feel less connected to groups in an increasingly fragmented modern world, which would lead to

What kind of power is exhibited by a police officer who pulls over a suspect after a high-speed pursuit?

Which response would you LEAST expect to find on the survey if a sociologist measured group cohesion within a neighborhood and found a high level of group cohesion?

Which of the following statements would be most convincing to a sociologist if you were trying to explain the shift from A-mode and B-mode responses to C-mode responses on the Twenty Statements Test?

Which of the following is an example of bureaucratic organization at colleges and universities?

Robert Merton suggested that some white Americans who praise Abraham Lincoln for being frugal and thrifty might describe an Asian American with the same qualities as being stingy and penny-pinching. What explains this double standard?

What was the Asch experiment? What conclusions did Asch draw from it? What have researchers in recent decades found when trying to replicate Asch's results?

What is the danger of too much group cohesion?

A college professor has a large collection of controversial counterculture T-shirts, but makes sure to never wear these shirts to class. What is this kind of conformity called?

Robert Putnam's research can be exemplified by his description of a decline in bowling leagues. Which of the following might serve as evidence that Putnam's concerns about anomie are overblown?

The new graduate students in a university program often gather after class for beer and pizza. What is it an example of if one new graduate student doesn't like beer or pizza but accompanies the group anyway because he wants to make friends?

An individual belongs to a ________ if the members are mostly anonymous to one another.

Which international business chain is referenced by George Ritzer's theory of spreading bureaucratic rationalization and increased efficiency?

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Exam 5: Separate and Together: Life in Groups

Which of the following is a factor that can lead to increased group cohesion?

Actual group productivity can never equal potential productivity, according to social psychologist Ivan Steiner. Why can groups never achieve their full productivity potential?

People attend high school class reunions and often compare their own personal and professional successes and failures with those of their former classmates. This means that classmates are a(n) ________ group.

People today are more likely to identify themselves through personal characteristics than through group membership or affiliation. Why is this cause for concern to some sociologists?

Members of a/an ________ interact with one another and think of themselves as belonging together.

Émile Durkheim worried that individuals would feel less connected to groups in an increasingly fragmented modern world, which would lead to

What kind of power is exhibited by a police officer who pulls over a suspect after a high-speed pursuit?

Which response would you LEAST expect to find on the survey if a sociologist measured group cohesion within a neighborhood and found a high level of group cohesion?

Which of the following statements would be most convincing to a sociologist if you were trying to explain the shift from A-mode and B-mode responses to C-mode responses on the Twenty Statements Test?

Which of the following is an example of bureaucratic organization at colleges and universities?

Robert Merton suggested that some white Americans who praise Abraham Lincoln for being frugal and thrifty might describe an Asian American with the same qualities as being stingy and penny-pinching. What explains this double standard?

What was the Asch experiment? What conclusions did Asch draw from it? What have researchers in recent decades found when trying to replicate Asch's results?

What is the danger of too much group cohesion?

A college professor has a large collection of controversial counterculture T-shirts, but makes sure to never wear these shirts to class. What is this kind of conformity called?

Robert Putnam's research can be exemplified by his description of a decline in bowling leagues. Which of the following might serve as evidence that Putnam's concerns about anomie are overblown?

The new graduate students in a university program often gather after class for beer and pizza. What is it an example of if one new graduate student doesn't like beer or pizza but accompanies the group anyway because he wants to make friends?

An individual belongs to a ________ if the members are mostly anonymous to one another.

Which international business chain is referenced by George Ritzer's theory of spreading bureaucratic rationalization and increased efficiency?

Sociology and the Real World

Studying Social Life: Sociology Research Methods

Culture

Socialization, Interaction, and the Self

Deviance

Social Class: the Structure of Inequality

Race and Ethnicity As Lived Experience

Constructing Gender and Sexuality

Social Institutions: Politics, Education, and Religion

The Economy and Work

Life at Home: Families and Relationships

Leisure and Media

Health and Illness

Populations, Cities, and the Environment

Social Change

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