Exam 6: Networks, groups, bureaucracies and Societies

Network analysis teaches us that success in finding a job depends on this: "It's not what you know but who you know."

According to the textbook,what percentage of the 3.3 million Polish Jews survived World War II?

Primary groups are large and impersonal.

Norm is a university student who works during the summer at the pulp mill in his hometown.During his first week,he discovered that he could take twice as many samples from the wood chip trucks as he was told by his co-workers; however,when he brought this fact up at work,he was warned not to do this.The regular employees said it would jeopardize them in their work for the whole year.Mimicking research at the Hawthorne plant in Chicago,what does Norm's experience demonstrate?

Jameson is under a lot of pressure to join the military,even though he does not believe strongly in armed conflict.Whom would he be most likely to feel such pressure from?

When are the dangers of groupthink the greatest?

Explain what laissez-faire leadership is.

During war,soldiers fight for lofty ideals.

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. How effective is his department likely to be in meeting their annual goals?

In the Glen Ridge rape case,which community value was betrayed by Charles Figueroa?

In what type of society did trade unions first began to appear?

Which of the following social relationships can outlive one partner opting out?

According to the textbook,how many members did most foraging communities have?

Explain what bystander apathy is.

Which of the following leadership styles is most effective in a crisis situation?

Using a hand-delivered poster,Jasmine has decided to ask all of the people in her apartment building for ideas about where she should look for a job for the summer.Why will this tactic likely bring her success?

Why are crimes committed by corporations rarely reported or convicted?

Carol is employed by a high-tech firm in British Columbia doing data analysis and computer projections.Carol is part of a workforce in Canada that employs approximately what percentage of Canadians?

Sevina has lived in Toronto for several years.According to Wellman's research,which of the following most likely characterizes her social life?

The Glen Ridge community of New Jersey refused to accept the fact that a group of boys living in the community were guilty of raping a mentally handicapped girl,in part because there was widespread tolerance of male misconduct.