Question 1

Which of the following is a social aggregate?

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A)  your family 
B)  middle-class Asian American women 
C)  people waiting at Terminal C for Flight 205 
D)  Facebook friends 
A)  your family 
B)  middle-class Asian American women 
C)  people waiting at Terminal C for Flight 205 
D)  Facebook friends C

Question 2

Jugal spends most of his time at school and work, which leaves him with little time to socialize with family and friends. Lately, Jugal is feeling socially isolated because he:

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A)  is working too hard at school and his job. 
B)  has friends and family who do not understand his time commitments. 
C)  does not like the people at school and work. 
D)  is interacting mostly with large and impersonal secondary groups. 
A)  is working too hard at school and his job. 
B)  has friends and family who do not understand his time commitments. 
C)  does not like the people at school and work. 
D)  is interacting mostly with large and impersonal secondary groups. D

Question 3

Which of the following would be considered a social category?

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A)  African Americans 
B)  a group of soldiers who recently returned from war 
C)  neighbors who host regular block parties together 
D)  two friends who are freshmen at the same college 
A)  African Americans 
B)  a group of soldiers who recently returned from war 
C)  neighbors who host regular block parties together 
D)  two friends who are freshmen at the same college A

Question 4

Please answer the following questions in three to five sentences. According to Irving Janis, what is groupthink? Why can groupthink lead to bad decisions by otherwise smart and strong-willed individuals?

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Question 5

One need not belong to a group in order for it to be a reference group. Why?

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A)  People with weak ties are more likely to rely on reference groups. 
B)  Reference groups must consist of at least ten people. 
C)  Modern life is full of alienation and anonymity. 
D)  People often identify with groups even if they don't belong to them. 
A)  People with weak ties are more likely to rely on reference groups. 
B)  Reference groups must consist of at least ten people. 
C)  Modern life is full of alienation and anonymity. 
D)  People often identify with groups even if they don't belong to them.

Question 6

From the perspective of workers, what may be one advantage of telecommuting?

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A)  Less time is spent wasted on the kind of casual interaction that occurs around water coolers. 
B)  It eliminates the time spent commuting to and from work. 
C)  Workers can cheat more easily on their time cards and say they worked more hours than they really did. 
D)  It creates a two-strata employment system of technology experts and less autonomous clerical workers. 
A)  Less time is spent wasted on the kind of casual interaction that occurs around water coolers. 
B)  It eliminates the time spent commuting to and from work. 
C)  Workers can cheat more easily on their time cards and say they worked more hours than they really did. 
D)  It creates a two-strata employment system of technology experts and less autonomous clerical workers.

Question 7

Which of the following is true regarding large groups?

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A)  Relationships in the group are more intense. 
B)  They tend to be informal. 
C)  They are unstable. 
D)  They tend to be more exclusive. 
A)  Relationships in the group are more intense. 
B)  They tend to be informal. 
C)  They are unstable. 
D)  They tend to be more exclusive.

Question 8

Max Weber was the first to develop a systematic interpretation of:

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A)  conformity. 
B)  primary groups. 
C)  modern organizations. 
D)  secondary groups. 
A)  conformity. 
B)  primary groups. 
C)  modern organizations. 
D)  secondary groups.

Question 9

Choose the Solomon Asch, Stanley Milgram, or Irving Janis study. In three to five sentences, explain how the study helps us understand conformity. In one sentence, explain how you think you would have responded as a subject in the study.

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Question 10

Give an example of a dyad, a triad, and a larger group. In which groups are the relationships more intense? In which are they more stable? Please explain your examples and reasoning in three to five sentences.

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Question 11

The Internet often increases the diversity of one's social networks beyond face-to-face interactions, which tend to limit social networks. However, the Internet can also limit the diversity of social networks for some people because:

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A)  it is easy to find out someone's gender, race, or social status on the Internet. 
B)  there is a "digital divide" in which low-income and ethnic minorities are less likely to have access to the Internet. 
C)  there are many racist and sexist groups that use the Internet to organize. 
D)  studies show that people tend to form networks on the Internet based on race, gender, and class instead of shared interests. 
A)  it is easy to find out someone's gender, race, or social status on the Internet. 
B)  there is a "digital divide" in which low-income and ethnic minorities are less likely to have access to the Internet. 
C)  there are many racist and sexist groups that use the Internet to organize. 
D)  studies show that people tend to form networks on the Internet based on race, gender, and class instead of shared interests.

Question 12

When a group of people shares common characteristics, such as gender or ethnicity, the group is labeled a:

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A)  social network. 
B)  social group. 
C)  social category. 
D)  social aggregate. 
A)  social network. 
B)  social group. 
C)  social category. 
D)  social aggregate.

Question 13

One advantage that modern large organizations have over traditional formal bureaucracies is that:

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A)  their incorporation of information technology allows them to hire more workers. 
B)  due to increasing use of technology, modern organizations are more hierarchical. 
C)  increased technology allows workers in modern organizations to work fewer hours. 
D)  modern organizations today are more flexible and decentralized. 
A)  their incorporation of information technology allows them to hire more workers. 
B)  due to increasing use of technology, modern organizations are more hierarchical. 
C)  increased technology allows workers in modern organizations to work fewer hours. 
D)  modern organizations today are more flexible and decentralized.

Question 14

In the absence of the physical and social cues involved in traditional face-to-face interactions, the Internet fosters the creation of relationships that:

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A)  are usually misleading and lead to hurt feelings. 
B)  are built on common interests rather than social characteristics such as race and gender. 
C)  are lasting and enduring. 
D)  are based on being members of the same social category. 
A)  are usually misleading and lead to hurt feelings. 
B)  are built on common interests rather than social characteristics such as race and gender. 
C)  are lasting and enduring. 
D)  are based on being members of the same social category.

Question 15

Every day after school Maria goes to the local teen center. She is part of a group that is organizing a multicultural festival for the community. This activity is likely to produce:

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A)  bonding social capital. 
B)  bridging social capital. 
C)  community banks. 
D)  reference groups. 
A)  bonding social capital. 
B)  bridging social capital. 
C)  community banks. 
D)  reference groups.

Question 16

Human resource management regards a company's workforce as:

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A)  vital to its economic competitiveness. 
B)  naturally unmotivated without company rewards and events. 
C)  easily replaced by cheaper labor abroad. 
D)  expensive compared to machines. 
A)  vital to its economic competitiveness. 
B)  naturally unmotivated without company rewards and events. 
C)  easily replaced by cheaper labor abroad. 
D)  expensive compared to machines.

Question 17

In a couple of sentences, explain how social networks facilitate the reproduction of existing inequalities for women, lower socioeconomic classes, and minorities. Give an example.

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Question 18

Which of the following is an example of a primary group?

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A)  a professor and the president of a university 
B)  a bus driver and passenger 
C)  a tutor and her student 
D)  three best friends in high school 
A)  a professor and the president of a university 
B)  a bus driver and passenger 
C)  a tutor and her student 
D)  three best friends in high school

Question 19

According to sociologists, what is the smallest size that can make up a social group?

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A)  a dyad 
B)  an ego and an alter ego 
C)  a triad 
D)  a family 
A)  a dyad 
B)  an ego and an alter ego 
C)  a triad 
D)  a family

Question 20

Max Weber believed the more an organization approaches the ideal type of bureaucracy, the more effective it will be in pursuing the objectives for which it was established. However, he also recognized that bureaucracies can create some negatives, such as:

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A)  numerous unofficial ways of doing things because of the lack of flexibility in completing tasks in a bureaucracy. 
B)  inefficiency because of the strict adherence to rules and regulations that makes it difficult to respond to new issues. 
C)  organizational tension between authority figures and subordinates dissolving the organization. 
D)  increasing employee salary costs. 
A)  numerous unofficial ways of doing things because of the lack of flexibility in completing tasks in a bureaucracy. 
B)  inefficiency because of the strict adherence to rules and regulations that makes it difficult to respond to new issues. 
C)  organizational tension between authority figures and subordinates dissolving the organization. 
D)  increasing employee salary costs.

Which of the following is a social aggregate?

Jugal spends most of his time at school and work, which leaves him with little time to socialize with family and friends. Lately, Jugal is feeling socially isolated because he:

Which of the following would be considered a social category?

Please answer the following questions in three to five sentences. According to Irving Janis, what is groupthink? Why can groupthink lead to bad decisions by otherwise smart and strong-willed individuals?

One need not belong to a group in order for it to be a reference group. Why?

From the perspective of workers, what may be one advantage of telecommuting?

Which of the following is true regarding large groups?

Max Weber was the first to develop a systematic interpretation of:

Choose the Solomon Asch, Stanley Milgram, or Irving Janis study. In three to five sentences, explain how the study helps us understand conformity. In one sentence, explain how you think you would have responded as a subject in the study.

Give an example of a dyad, a triad, and a larger group. In which groups are the relationships more intense? In which are they more stable? Please explain your examples and reasoning in three to five sentences.

The Internet often increases the diversity of one's social networks beyond face-to-face interactions, which tend to limit social networks. However, the Internet can also limit the diversity of social networks for some people because:

When a group of people shares common characteristics, such as gender or ethnicity, the group is labeled a:

One advantage that modern large organizations have over traditional formal bureaucracies is that:

In the absence of the physical and social cues involved in traditional face-to-face interactions, the Internet fosters the creation of relationships that:

Every day after school Maria goes to the local teen center. She is part of a group that is organizing a multicultural festival for the community. This activity is likely to produce:

Human resource management regards a company's workforce as:

In a couple of sentences, explain how social networks facilitate the reproduction of existing inequalities for women, lower socioeconomic classes, and minorities. Give an example.

Which of the following is an example of a primary group?

According to sociologists, what is the smallest size that can make up a social group?

Max Weber believed the more an organization approaches the ideal type of bureaucracy, the more effective it will be in pursuing the objectives for which it was established. However, he also recognized that bureaucracies can create some negatives, such as:

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Which of the following is a social aggregate?

Jugal spends most of his time at school and work, which leaves him with little time to socialize with family and friends. Lately, Jugal is feeling socially isolated because he:

Which of the following would be considered a social category?

Please answer the following questions in three to five sentences. According to Irving Janis, what is groupthink? Why can groupthink lead to bad decisions by otherwise smart and strong-willed individuals?

One need not belong to a group in order for it to be a reference group. Why?

From the perspective of workers, what may be one advantage of telecommuting?

Which of the following is true regarding large groups?

Max Weber was the first to develop a systematic interpretation of:

Choose the Solomon Asch, Stanley Milgram, or Irving Janis study. In three to five sentences, explain how the study helps us understand conformity. In one sentence, explain how you think you would have responded as a subject in the study.

Give an example of a dyad, a triad, and a larger group. In which groups are the relationships more intense? In which are they more stable? Please explain your examples and reasoning in three to five sentences.

The Internet often increases the diversity of one's social networks beyond face-to-face interactions, which tend to limit social networks. However, the Internet can also limit the diversity of social networks for some people because:

When a group of people shares common characteristics, such as gender or ethnicity, the group is labeled a:

One advantage that modern large organizations have over traditional formal bureaucracies is that:

In the absence of the physical and social cues involved in traditional face-to-face interactions, the Internet fosters the creation of relationships that:

Every day after school Maria goes to the local teen center. She is part of a group that is organizing a multicultural festival for the community. This activity is likely to produce:

Human resource management regards a company's workforce as:

In a couple of sentences, explain how social networks facilitate the reproduction of existing inequalities for women, lower socioeconomic classes, and minorities. Give an example.

Which of the following is an example of a primary group?

According to sociologists, what is the smallest size that can make up a social group?

Max Weber believed the more an organization approaches the ideal type of bureaucracy, the more effective it will be in pursuing the objectives for which it was established. However, he also recognized that bureaucracies can create some negatives, such as:

Sociology: Theory and Method

Culture and Society

Socialization, the Life Course, and Aging

Social Interaction and Everyday Life in the Age of the Internet

Conformity, Deviance, and Crime

Stratification, Class, and Inequality

Global Inequality

Gender Inequality

Ethnicity and Race

Families and Intimate Relationships

Education and Religion

Politics and Economic Life

The Sociology of the Body: Health, Illness, and Sexuality

Urbanization, Population, and the Environment

Globalization in a Changing World

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