Exam 5: Separate and Together: Life in Group

A twenty-eight-year-old woman is on the verge of a big promotion at work.She didn't finish college until she was twenty-five and the entry-level job she currently has is not impressive.She decides to attend her ten-year high school reunion only if she is promoted.What do sociologists say her high school classmates represent if they can have this much influence on her decision to attend the reunion?

List the specific organizational characteristics that Max Weber associated with bureaucracies.

The Solomon Asch experiment,in which groups of participants were asked to compare the lengths of lines,demonstrated that

Members of a fraternity believe that they help create social cohesion by bringing together students with shared values.What perspective best describes their views?

Robert Putnam's research can be exemplified by his description of a decline in bowling leagues.Which of the following might serve as evidence that Putnam's concerns about anomie are overblown?

Which of the following is an example of McDonaldization as George Ritzer used the term?

Which of the following statements about bureaucracies is true?

University leaders ignore rumors and complaints about the football coach sexually abusing students in order to uphold the reputation of the university's award-winning football program.This action to preserve public image over protecting the safety of students is a result of

A producer for a cable news show is feeling insecure.She complains to her boss that she isn't very smart and that she only does well because she's scared of being yelled at.Her boss tells her to stop whining and not worry about it.He says,"I'm a results guy.I don't care why it works as long as it works!" What leadership style do you think her boss has?

Which of the following statements would be most convincing to a sociologist if you were trying to explain the shift from A-mode and B-mode responses to C-mode responses on the Twenty Statements Test?

What do we call groups that are used as standards to evaluate ourselves-either positively,in terms of the qualities we aspire to achieve,or negatively,in terms of the qualities we wish to avoid?

In Los Angeles you may see cars sporting a bumper sticker that reads,"My favorite teams are UCLA and whoever's playing USC." What is this an example of?

In all probability,the sociology professor who is giving this test would be totally unable to grade a test given in the chemistry department.What aspect of bureaucracy does this illustrate?

What does the fact that recent replications of Solomon Asch's experiment yielded different results than those of the original research say about the role of social pressure in American culture?

Which type of group is characterized by long-term,intimate,and face-to-face relationships?

Charismatic authority is unlike either traditional authority or legal-rational authority in that it is Rooted in

John gets a job with a large firm that audits small businesses.While working at the firm,he becomes friends with Dave who invites him to attend a weekly poker game.The game soon becomes a meaningful part of John's social life.This is an example of the

What sort of group dynamic may have led officials at NASA to ignore warnings and launch the space shuttle Challenger,which exploded shortly after takeoff?

How do sociologists distinguish a group from a crowd?

In "The Strength of Weak Ties," what are the implications of Mark Granovetter's findings?