Question 1

Social life is organized and structured through:

Accepted Answer

A)  rules and regulations 
B)  group situations and the positions of individuals 
C)  patterns of actions 
D)  all of the above 
A)  rules and regulations 
B)  group situations and the positions of individuals 
C)  patterns of actions 
D)  all of the above D

Question 2

Bureaucracy is based on:

Accepted Answer

A)  ad hoc rules 
B)  specialization 
C)  unpredictability 
D)  lack of authority 
A)  ad hoc rules 
B)  specialization 
C)  unpredictability 
D)  lack of authority B

Question 3

Which of the following is a group?

Accepted Answer

A)  commuters riding a train 
B)  spectators watching the construction of a building 
C)  lines of people at a supermarket checkout counter 
D)  softball players performing in a playoff tournament 
A)  commuters riding a train 
B)  spectators watching the construction of a building 
C)  lines of people at a supermarket checkout counter 
D)  softball players performing in a playoff tournament D

Question 4

Social organization:

Accepted Answer

A)  may be analyzed at the microsocial and the macrosocial levels 
B)  is a fixed set of rules 
C)  is sometimes used interchangeably with social structure 
D)  is microsocial, macrosocial, and interchangeable with social structure 
A)  may be analyzed at the microsocial and the macrosocial levels 
B)  is a fixed set of rules 
C)  is sometimes used interchangeably with social structure 
D)  is microsocial, macrosocial, and interchangeable with social structure

Question 5

A makeshift organizational network which often parallels bureaucratic administration is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  oligarchy 
B)  humanized bureaucracy 
C)  informal bureaucracy 
D)  scientific management 
A)  oligarchy 
B)  humanized bureaucracy 
C)  informal bureaucracy 
D)  scientific management

Question 6

A reference group is a(n):

Accepted Answer

A)  group of which one is a member without having asked to be 
B)  formal or informal organization to which one belongs 
C)  hierarchical system in an organization 
D)  group to which an individual aspires to belong 
A)  group of which one is a member without having asked to be 
B)  formal or informal organization to which one belongs 
C)  hierarchical system in an organization 
D)  group to which an individual aspires to belong

Question 7

It is true that:

Accepted Answer

A)  formal organizations are the same as institutions 
B)  formal organizations are based on groups of people 
C)  institutions are groups of people 
D)  institutions are voluntary 
A)  formal organizations are the same as institutions 
B)  formal organizations are based on groups of people 
C)  institutions are groups of people 
D)  institutions are voluntary

Question 8

A society based on close, personal ties is a:

Accepted Answer

A)  Gemeinschaft 
B)  Gesellschaft 
C)  Mineshaft 
D)  family 
A)  Gemeinschaft 
B)  Gesellschaft 
C)  Mineshaft 
D)  family

Question 9

Role conflicts tend to occur:

Accepted Answer

A)  over scarce resources 
B)  within aggregates 
C)  because we must fulfill several demanding roles simultaneously 
D)  all of the above 
A)  over scarce resources 
B)  within aggregates 
C)  because we must fulfill several demanding roles simultaneously 
D)  all of the above

Question 10

Which is an ascribed status?

Accepted Answer

A)  Black female 
B)  President of the U. S. 
C)  Exotic dancer 
D)  Thief 
A)  Black female 
B)  President of the U. S. 
C)  Exotic dancer 
D)  Thief

Question 11

A general in an army chart of command positions would constitute a:

Accepted Answer

A)  status 
B)  role 
C)  norm 
D)  institution 
A)  status 
B)  role 
C)  norm 
D)  institution

Question 12

Gemeinschaft societies are large and heterogeneous, just as modern industrial societies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Another way of saying that positions in a group are value-rated by group members is:

Accepted Answer

A)  statuses are ascribed 
B)  authority is hierarchical 
C)  statuses are ranked 
D)  roles are scripted 
A)  statuses are ascribed 
B)  authority is hierarchical 
C)  statuses are ranked 
D)  roles are scripted

Question 14

For a young guitar player, a rock band seen on TV would represent a(n):

Accepted Answer

A)  reference group 
B)  membership group 
C)  involuntary group 
D)  all of the above 
A)  reference group 
B)  membership group 
C)  involuntary group 
D)  all of the above

Question 15

Daniel Bell has called the newly emerging form of society:

Accepted Answer

A)  technological 
B)  informational 
C)  post-subsistence 
D)  postindustrial 
A)  technological 
B)  informational 
C)  post-subsistence 
D)  postindustrial

Question 16

Bureaucracy in the form in which it has been practiced up to now has become counterproductive, in the opinion of most experts. Tell of some of your personal experiences with bureaucracies in which the system managed to make your life miserable. On the other hand, speculate how large organizations--and societies--can be administered more efficiently yet more humanely with another type of system.

Accepted Answer

I have had numerous frustrating experien

Question 17

An extreme type of coercive organization is called a(n):

Accepted Answer

A)  oligarchy 
B)  economic institution 
C)  public institution 
D)  total institution 
E)  bureaucratic institution 
A)  oligarchy 
B)  economic institution 
C)  public institution 
D)  total institution 
E)  bureaucratic institution

Question 18

Cooperation and competition are social processes, but conflict is not.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

According to Daniel Bell, the first technological revolution:

Accepted Answer

A)  was the first of three such revolutions 
B)  entailed the harnessing of electricity 
C)  involved a change in farming techniques 
D)  all of the above 
E)  none of the above 
A)  was the first of three such revolutions 
B)  entailed the harnessing of electricity 
C)  involved a change in farming techniques 
D)  all of the above 
E)  none of the above

Question 20

Emotional stress and maladjustment may occur as a result of:

Accepted Answer

A)  faulty role performance 
B)  status inconsistency 
C)  improperly learned roles 
D)  all of the above 
A)  faulty role performance 
B)  status inconsistency 
C)  improperly learned roles 
D)  all of the above

Social life is organized and structured through:

Bureaucracy is based on:

Which of the following is a group?

Social organization:

A makeshift organizational network which often parallels bureaucratic administration is called:

A reference group is a(n):

It is true that:

A society based on close, personal ties is a:

Role conflicts tend to occur:

Which is an ascribed status?

A general in an army chart of command positions would constitute a:

Gemeinschaft societies are large and heterogeneous, just as modern industrial societies.

Another way of saying that positions in a group are value-rated by group members is:

For a young guitar player, a rock band seen on TV would represent a(n):

Daniel Bell has called the newly emerging form of society:

An extreme type of coercive organization is called a(n):

Cooperation and competition are social processes, but conflict is not.

According to Daniel Bell, the first technological revolution:

Emotional stress and maladjustment may occur as a result of:

Through the Lens of Science

In the Beginning

Culture Product and Guide to Life in Society

Becoming a Person the Birth of Personality

Deviance and Criminality the Need for Social Control

The Great Divide Ranking and Stratification

Minority Status Race and Ethnicity

Minority Status Age, Gender, and Sexuality

From the Plow to the Computer Change, Collective Behavior, and Social Movements

Population, Urbanization, and Environment

Pivotal Institutions Marriage and the Family

Pivotal Institutions Religion

Education

Government: the Institution and the Ideologies That Underlie It

The Government of the United States of America

Democracy in Action We, the People

The Economy Concepts and History

Principles of Economic Behavior Microeconomics and Macroeconomics

Nation Among Nations

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Exam 4: Group Interaction From Two to Millions

Social life is organized and structured through:

Bureaucracy is based on:

Which of the following is a group?

Social organization:

A makeshift organizational network which often parallels bureaucratic administration is called:

A reference group is a(n):

It is true that:

A society based on close, personal ties is a:

Role conflicts tend to occur:

Which is an ascribed status?

A general in an army chart of command positions would constitute a:

Gemeinschaft societies are large and heterogeneous, just as modern industrial societies.

Another way of saying that positions in a group are value-rated by group members is:

For a young guitar player, a rock band seen on TV would represent a(n):

Daniel Bell has called the newly emerging form of society:

An extreme type of coercive organization is called a(n):

Cooperation and competition are social processes, but conflict is not.

According to Daniel Bell, the first technological revolution:

Emotional stress and maladjustment may occur as a result of:

Through the Lens of Science

In the Beginning

Culture Product and Guide to Life in Society

Becoming a Person the Birth of Personality

Deviance and Criminality the Need for Social Control

The Great Divide Ranking and Stratification

Minority Status Race and Ethnicity

Minority Status Age, Gender, and Sexuality

From the Plow to the Computer Change, Collective Behavior, and Social Movements

Population, Urbanization, and Environment

Pivotal Institutions Marriage and the Family

Pivotal Institutions Religion

Education

Government: the Institution and the Ideologies That Underlie It

The Government of the United States of America

Democracy in Action We, the People

The Economy Concepts and History

Principles of Economic Behavior Microeconomics and Macroeconomics

Nation Among Nations

Filters