Question 1

One of the traits Max Weber noted about bureaucracy was that it

Accepted Answer

A)  favors family members over strangers. 
B)  arranges workers in a flat organizational hierarchy. 
C)  emphasizes cultural traditions. 
D)  provides workers with highly specialized jobs. 
A)  favors family members over strangers. 
B)  arranges workers in a flat organizational hierarchy. 
C)  emphasizes cultural traditions. 
D)  provides workers with highly specialized jobs.

Question 2

The development of social media has resulted in social networks becoming smaller.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

During the process of groupthink

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A)  group members quickly settle on a position and then they treat other possibilities as oppositional. 
B)  group members encourage each other to see the issue from multiple points of view. 
C)  group members treat reaching consensus as less important than encouraging everyone to speak up openly. 
D)  The group seeks diverse members and ends up being unable to reach a consensus. 
A)  group members quickly settle on a position and then they treat other possibilities as oppositional. 
B)  group members encourage each other to see the issue from multiple points of view. 
C)  group members treat reaching consensus as less important than encouraging everyone to speak up openly. 
D)  The group seeks diverse members and ends up being unable to reach a consensus.

Question 4

Which type of leader encourages everyone in a group to have a say in what happens?

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A)  authoritarian leader 
B)  democratic leader 
C)  laissez-faire leader 
D)  expressive leader 
A)  authoritarian leader 
B)  democratic leader 
C)  laissez-faire leader 
D)  expressive leader

Question 5

The concept "bureaucracy" refers to

Accepted Answer

A)  a large, normative organization. 
B)  any source of inefficiency in organizational operation. 
C)  an organizational model that operates informally. 
D)  an organizational model rationally designed to perform tasks efficiently. 
A)  a large, normative organization. 
B)  any source of inefficiency in organizational operation. 
C)  an organizational model that operates informally. 
D)  an organizational model rationally designed to perform tasks efficiently.

Question 6

Based on your understanding of thisCHAPTER, discuss (1) how group size affects the behavior of group members, and (2) how diversity in group membership affects the behavior of group members.Illustrate your responses with examples from everyday life.

Accepted Answer

1) Group size can have a significant imp

Question 7

Formal organizations are

Accepted Answer

A)  small groups with elected leaders. 
B)  large secondary groups with a goal orientation. 
C)  networks that have many members. 
D)  only agencies that are part of the government. 
A)  small groups with elected leaders. 
B)  large secondary groups with a goal orientation. 
C)  networks that have many members. 
D)  only agencies that are part of the government.

Question 8

The number of people in a group does not affect how the members interact with one another.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

One of the traits Max Weber noted about bureaucracy was that it

The development of social media has resulted in social networks becoming smaller.

During the process of groupthink

Which type of leader encourages everyone in a group to have a say in what happens?

The concept "bureaucracy" refers to

Based on your understanding of thisCHAPTER, discuss (1) how group size affects the behavior of group members, and (2) how diversity in group membership affects the behavior of group members.Illustrate your responses with examples from everyday life.

Formal organizations are

The number of people in a group does not affect how the members interact with one another.

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One of the traits Max Weber noted about bureaucracy was that it

The development of social media has resulted in social networks becoming smaller.

During the process of groupthink

Which type of leader encourages everyone in a group to have a say in what happens?

The concept "bureaucracy" refers to

Based on your understanding of thisCHAPTER, discuss (1) how group size affects the behavior of group members, and (2) how diversity in group membership affects the behavior of group members.Illustrate your responses with examples from everyday life.

Formal organizations are

The number of people in a group does not affect how the members interact with one another.

Sociology: Perspective, Theory, and Method

Culture

Socialization

Social Interaction in Everyday Life

Sexuality and Society

Deviance

Social Stratification

Global Stratification

Gender Stratification

Race and Ethnicity

Economics and Politics

Family and Religion

Education, Health, and Medicine

Population, Urbanization, and Environment

Social Change: Modern and Postmodern Societies

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