Exam 6: Networks, groups, bureaucracies and Societies

Steve is asked by his best friend to beat up a boy at their school who Steve actually likes.According to the textbook,why would Steve do what his best friend asks?

What kind of group are people interacting with when they interact with others in their minds only?

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

Solange wanted to see how many people it would take to hand-deliver a package from Vancouver,British Columbia,to her aunt in St.John's,Newfoundland.On average,how many people's hands would the package have to go through for the package to reach her aunt?

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

What does the story of Jewish marriages in the textbook demonstrate?

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

Lewis is sitting at the bus stop and notices that everyone around him has a fruit smoothie.What do Lewis and those around him belong to?

Which of the following do sociologists consider to be essential to group life?

What type of group consists of members who are acquainted with one another and get together for a specific purpose,often only for a short period of time?

Why do many gang members commit criminal acts?

How many dyadic relationships are possible between four individuals?

What is the foundation upon which social networks are built?

Morgan runs a sociology department where he calls informal weekly coffee meetings between the monthly department meetings so that people can keep him apprised of what is happening and so that he can solicit feedback about annual departmental initiatives. What is his leadership style called?

Aruna works for a company in the rapidly changing computer technology industry.Which of the following organizational structures is likely to be highly efficient and successfully competitive in this industry?

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

Networks,groups,and bureaucracies are embedded in formal organizations.

Max Weber concentrated on the efficiencies of bureaucracy.

Based on Stanley Milgram's 1970s experiments with authority and what is known about the genocide during the Holocaust,which of the following people are most likely to harm a stranger if an authority figure tells them to?

Which of the following factors has been identified as the one most responsible for the effectiveness of Nazi genocide in places such as the Netherlands?