Question 1

Fill in the blanks: A civil society is a society consisting of (A) of (B).

Accepted Answer

A)  (
A)  is 'large network' and (
B)  is 'inter-group interactions' 
B)  (
A)  is 'a safety net' and (
B)  is 'non-profit organizations' 
C)  (
A)  is 'a cohesive web' and (
B)  is 'voluntary associations' 
A)  (
A)  is 'large network' and (
B)  is 'inter-group interactions' 
B)  (
A)  is 'a safety net' and (
B)  is 'non-profit organizations' 
C)  (
A)  is 'a cohesive web' and (
B)  is 'voluntary associations' C

Question 2

Imagine the following network consisting of 200 Muslims and 100 Christians. Within the Muslim population, there are 150 endogamous marriages. For Christians, this is 50. All other marriages are exogenous. Calculate the observed group segregation index.

Accepted Answer

A)  0.33 
B)  0.67 
C)  0.75 
A)  0.33 
B)  0.67 
C)  0.75 B

Question 3

Group affiliations can be assigned in three different ways. What is one of these ways?

Accepted Answer

A)  association 
B)  identification 
C)  cooperation 
A)  association 
B)  identification 
C)  cooperation B

Question 4

Imagine the following situation: Amir and Emma are friends. Amir and Emma dislike Dany. What would you say is true about the network structure?

Accepted Answer

A)  it is a 'balanced' network 
B)  it is an 'unbalanced' network 
C)  it is a small world network 
A)  it is a 'balanced' network 
B)  it is an 'unbalanced' network 
C)  it is a small world network

Question 5

Which of the following determines the opportunity to meeting in- and out-group members?

Accepted Answer

A)  group size 
B)  transitivity 
C)  third party effects 
A)  group size 
B)  transitivity 
C)  third party effects

Question 6

What is true about 'group segregation'?

Accepted Answer

A)  it is a common pattern, a universal stylized fact 
B)  it is an indicator of strong intergroup cohesion 
C)  it has been found for marriage only 
A)  it is a common pattern, a universal stylized fact 
B)  it is an indicator of strong intergroup cohesion 
C)  it has been found for marriage only

Question 7

What was a key findings of the Robbers Cave Experiment?

Accepted Answer

A)  even in the absence of face-to-face interactions, children have more positive in-group sentiments 
B)  when superordinate goals were introduced, intergroup conflicts diminished 
C)  even after introducing competitive conditions, friendly relations between the two groups persisted 
A)  even in the absence of face-to-face interactions, children have more positive in-group sentiments 
B)  when superordinate goals were introduced, intergroup conflicts diminished 
C)  even after introducing competitive conditions, friendly relations between the two groups persisted

Question 8

When two people from the same group marry, this is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  exogamy 
B)  endogamy 
C)  intermarriage 
A)  exogamy 
B)  endogamy 
C)  intermarriage

Question 9

Imagine a network constisting of 32 people. There are 20 bonding ties, and 5 bridging ties. What is the group segregation index of this network?

Accepted Answer

A)  0.20 
B)  0.50 
C)  0.80 
A)  0.20 
B)  0.50 
C)  0.80

Question 10

Studies which reveal that arbitrary created groups which have no interaction between members already reveal in-group favoritism are called:

Accepted Answer

A)  conformity experiments 
B)  group threat theory 
C)  minimal group paradigm 
A)  conformity experiments 
B)  group threat theory 
C)  minimal group paradigm

Question 11

Imagine being asked to calculate the ethnic group segregation index for all members of a social media website. Mysteriously, all data for women are missing. Would you say this affects the reliability, the internal validity or the external validity?

Accepted Answer

A)  reliability 
B)  internal validity 
C)  external validity 
A)  reliability 
B)  internal validity 
C)  external validity

Question 12

Group affiliation can be conceptualized as having three subdimensions. Which subdimension does the concept of 'group membership' fit best?

Accepted Answer

A)  objective affiliation 
B)  participation 
C)  subjective identification 
A)  objective affiliation 
B)  participation 
C)  subjective identification

Fill in the blanks: A civil society is a society consisting of (A) of (B).

Imagine the following network consisting of 200 Muslims and 100 Christians. Within the Muslim population, there are 150 endogamous marriages. For Christians, this is 50. All other marriages are exogenous. Calculate the observed group segregation index.

Group affiliations can be assigned in three different ways. What is one of these ways?

Imagine the following situation: Amir and Emma are friends. Amir and Emma dislike Dany. What would you say is true about the network structure?

Which of the following determines the opportunity to meeting in- and out-group members?

What is true about 'group segregation'?

What was a key findings of the Robbers Cave Experiment?

When two people from the same group marry, this is called:

Imagine a network constisting of 32 people. There are 20 bonding ties, and 5 bridging ties. What is the group segregation index of this network?

Studies which reveal that arbitrary created groups which have no interaction between members already reveal in-group favoritism are called:

Imagine being asked to calculate the ethnic group segregation index for all members of a social media website. Mysteriously, all data for women are missing. Would you say this affects the reliability, the internal validity or the external validity?

Group affiliation can be conceptualized as having three subdimensions. Which subdimension does the concept of 'group membership' fit best?

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Exam 8: Groups

Fill in the blanks: A civil society is a society consisting of (A) of (B).

Imagine the following network consisting of 200 Muslims and 100 Christians. Within the Muslim population, there are 150 endogamous marriages. For Christians, this is 50. All other marriages are exogenous. Calculate the observed group segregation index.

Group affiliations can be assigned in three different ways. What is one of these ways?

Imagine the following situation: Amir and Emma are friends. Amir and Emma dislike Dany. What would you say is true about the network structure?

Which of the following determines the opportunity to meeting in- and out-group members?

What is true about 'group segregation'?

What was a key findings of the Robbers Cave Experiment?

When two people from the same group marry, this is called:

Imagine a network constisting of 32 people. There are 20 bonding ties, and 5 bridging ties. What is the group segregation index of this network?

Studies which reveal that arbitrary created groups which have no interaction between members already reveal in-group favoritism are called:

Imagine being asked to calculate the ethnic group segregation index for all members of a social media website. Mysteriously, all data for women are missing. Would you say this affects the reliability, the internal validity or the external validity?

Group affiliation can be conceptualized as having three subdimensions. Which subdimension does the concept of 'group membership' fit best?

Questions

Theories

Methods

Perspectives

Opinions

Norms

Networks

Stratification and Mobility

Resources

Immigration and Integration

Modernization

Religion

Filters