Exam 6: Networks, groups, bureaucracies and Societies

According to the textbook,what characterizes work in a postindustrial society?

Aquatic foragers concentrated on fishing and hunting marine animals.

Marilyn has worked at the RCMP office for 23 years as an exhibits clerk.She walks at lunch every work day with the women in the filing room and they all meet for a drink after work every Friday night.What type of social group do Marilyn and her friends from work comprise?

Using an example,explain what a social network is.

In what ways does the modern workplace,which is bureaucratically situated,dehumanize the work experience?

How are you connected to networks in your own life? Use specific examples and relevant concepts.

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

In 1977 Rosabeth Moss Kanter did a landmark study on the formal relations in bureaucracy.

What was the question that perplexed Robert Brym's father regarding the Holocaust?

How might the concept of a reference group help prepare people to successfully fulfill their career dreams?

Owen is in charge of the trauma response team at a large university hospital.His job is to manage large-scale medical emergencies when they occur. He often yells orders at medical staff,and anyone who challenges him during an emergency is suspended.How effective is the trauma response team likely to be at coping with large-scale medical emergencies with Owen in charge?

Which of the following explains how Eugene lives in a "small world" of connections despite only knowing a handful of people?

Sevina has lived in Toronto for several years.According to Wellman's research,how many social ties is she likely to have?

By the early twentieth century,Jews were poorly integrated into German society.

In what ways do informal relations in bureaucracy influence the work experiences of employees?

Doug faithfully attends a yoga class at his local community centre every Tuesday evening.What type of social group is Doug's yoga group?

Curtis attends a large university and knows very few people in his classes.In his sociology class,however,he was required to meet weekly with a group of four other people to work on a term project,and after the term was over,they all kept meeting weekly to discuss classes and life at university and so on.What type of social group is made up of Curtis and the others?

Which of the following groups is emotionally involved with one another over an extended period of time and engages in a broad range of activities together?

During World War II,why were many ordinary people able to murder millions of Jewish,Roma,and other people?

When sociologists examine networks,they come to the conclusion that it's a small world.