Question 1

Examining how power and influence operate in different types of groups, and in different cultures, is characteristic of a conflict approach to groups.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Interactionists study the ways that groups enhance cohesion and avoid conflict.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

________ is a group of techniques used to study the structure of groups.

Accepted Answer

A)  Demography 
B)  Genealogy 
C)  Sociometry 
D)  Psychology 
A)  Demography 
B)  Genealogy 
C)  Sociometry 
D)  Psychology

Question 4

The relationship formed by marriage is an example of a triad.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Give an example of situation in which the principle of fairness might outweigh the principle of rationality.

Accepted Answer

There are many instances where people ar

Question 6

Within sociometry, ________ is the feeling that exists between any two people in a group or the value that they place on their relationship.

Accepted Answer

A)  love 
B)  affection 
C)  kinship 
D)  valence 
A)  love 
B)  affection 
C)  kinship 
D)  valence

Question 7

Compared with other types of organizational structure, a modern bureaucracy is characterized by all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  career ladders 
B)  positions with clearly defined responsibilities 
C)  rules and precedents 
D)  the norm of inefficiency 
A)  career ladders 
B)  positions with clearly defined responsibilities 
C)  rules and precedents 
D)  the norm of inefficiency

Question 8

As a nation of joiners, discuss the importance of groups and voluntary associations and the needs 	they meet for individuals and communities.

Accepted Answer

As a nation of joiners, the importance o

Question 9

All of the following are part of a group identity EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  a sense of belonging. 
B)  special colors or symbols. 
C)  members are aware of their participation in a group. 
D)  group members have a sense of the group boundaries. 
A)  a sense of belonging. 
B)  special colors or symbols. 
C)  members are aware of their participation in a group. 
D)  group members have a sense of the group boundaries.

Question 10

Max Weber observed that the rise of bureaucracies in modern societies "disenchanted the world." By this, he meant that:

Accepted Answer

A)  modern formal organizations are more efficient than other types of organizations 
B)  modern military technology will soon destroy the entire human race 
C)  the modern world has been deprived of spirituality 
D)  totalitarian forms of government are inevitable 
A)  modern formal organizations are more efficient than other types of organizations 
B)  modern military technology will soon destroy the entire human race 
C)  the modern world has been deprived of spirituality 
D)  totalitarian forms of government are inevitable

Question 11

A leader who is sensitive to the feelings of the members and guides the group over rough spots is referred to as:

Accepted Answer

A)  a democratic leader 
B)  a latent leader 
C)  an expressive leader 
D)  an instrumental leader 
A)  a democratic leader 
B)  a latent leader 
C)  an expressive leader 
D)  an instrumental leader

Question 12

Describe the dramaturgical approach to understanding group interaction.

Accepted Answer

Much social interaction depends on how w

Question 13

In his Leviathan Thomas Hobbes concluded that:

Accepted Answer

A)  democratic principles of social interaction were required to prevent societal collapse 
B)  humanity needs a benevolent dictator to prevent social chaos 
C)  people are basically social and prefer to act charitably toward others except in dire circumstances 
D)  social order must be built on the basis of individual freedom 
A)  democratic principles of social interaction were required to prevent societal collapse 
B)  humanity needs a benevolent dictator to prevent social chaos 
C)  people are basically social and prefer to act charitably toward others except in dire circumstances 
D)  social order must be built on the basis of individual freedom

Question 14

The subjective way in which an individual interprets the meaning of a particular event is that person's:

Accepted Answer

A)  definition of the situation 
B)  cognitive map 
C)  impression management 
D)  set of social markers 
A)  definition of the situation 
B)  cognitive map 
C)  impression management 
D)  set of social markers

Question 15

When baseball players drop the ball, they often engage in a ritual that involves inspecting their gloves to see if the error could have been caused by faulty equipment. Erving Goffman would call such behavior:

Accepted Answer

A)  impression management 
B)  frustration management 
C)  role distancing 
D)  role enhancement 
A)  impression management 
B)  frustration management 
C)  role distancing 
D)  role enhancement

Question 16

Edward Shils and Morris Janowitz discovered that the German army continued to be an effective fighting force even in the face of certain defeat because of their commitment to Nazi ideology.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Which of the following terms is used to refer to a group that is characterized by relationships that involve few aspects of members' personalities?

Accepted Answer

A)  primary groups 
B)  secondary groups 
C)  singular groups 
D)  territorial groups 
A)  primary groups 
B)  secondary groups 
C)  singular groups 
D)  territorial groups

Question 18

The unfair condition in which a person or group has come to expect certain rewards for certain efforts, yet does not get them while others do, is called __________________

Accepted Answer

A)  stratification 
B)  relative deprivation 
C)  reciprocity 
D)  the rationality principle 
A)  stratification 
B)  relative deprivation 
C)  reciprocity 
D)  the rationality principle

Question 19

In Robert Bales' analysis of interaction in groups, the most liked members of the group tend to be those people who:

Accepted Answer

A)  are the most intelligent 
B)  are the most physically attractive 
C)  attend to the group's emotional climate 
D)  have the most power 
A)  are the most intelligent 
B)  are the most physically attractive 
C)  attend to the group's emotional climate 
D)  have the most power

Question 20

Research by Robert Wuthnow into voluntary associations found that the largest category of groups to which people belong are:

Accepted Answer

A)  athletic groups 
B)  religious groups 
C)  self-help groups 
D)  service clubs 
A)  athletic groups 
B)  religious groups 
C)  self-help groups 
D)  service clubs

Exam 6: Interaction in Groups

Examining how power and influence operate in different types of groups, and in different cultures, is characteristic of a conflict approach to groups.

Interactionists study the ways that groups enhance cohesion and avoid conflict.

________ is a group of techniques used to study the structure of groups.

The relationship formed by marriage is an example of a triad.

Give an example of situation in which the principle of fairness might outweigh the principle of rationality.

Within sociometry, ________ is the feeling that exists between any two people in a group or the value that they place on their relationship.

Compared with other types of organizational structure, a modern bureaucracy is characterized by all of the following EXCEPT:

As a nation of joiners, discuss the importance of groups and voluntary associations and the needs they meet for individuals and communities.

All of the following are part of a group identity EXCEPT:

Max Weber observed that the rise of bureaucracies in modern societies "disenchanted the world." By this, he meant that:

A leader who is sensitive to the feelings of the members and guides the group over rough spots is referred to as:

Describe the dramaturgical approach to understanding group interaction.

In his Leviathan Thomas Hobbes concluded that:

The subjective way in which an individual interprets the meaning of a particular event is that person's:

When baseball players drop the ball, they often engage in a ritual that involves inspecting their gloves to see if the error could have been caused by faulty equipment. Erving Goffman would call such behavior:

Edward Shils and Morris Janowitz discovered that the German army continued to be an effective fighting force even in the face of certain defeat because of their commitment to Nazi ideology.

Which of the following terms is used to refer to a group that is characterized by relationships that involve few aspects of members' personalities?

The unfair condition in which a person or group has come to expect certain rewards for certain efforts, yet does not get them while others do, is called __________________

In Robert Bales' analysis of interaction in groups, the most liked members of the group tend to be those people who:

Research by Robert Wuthnow into voluntary associations found that the largest category of groups to which people belong are:

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