Question 1

A large grouping of people that engages in concerted collective actions to achieve specific objectives is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  an oligarchy. 
B)  an organization. 
C)  a primary group. 
D)  a peer group. 
A)  an oligarchy. 
B)  an organization. 
C)  a primary group. 
D)  a peer group.

Question 2

The imbalance of gender roles in organizations demonstrates that modern organizations have:

Accepted Answer

A)  encouraged women to stay home. 
B)  found men to be better at following written rules and procedures. 
C)  developed in a gendered way. 
D)  supported family leave. 
A)  encouraged women to stay home. 
B)  found men to be better at following written rules and procedures. 
C)  developed in a gendered way. 
D)  supported family leave.

Question 3

The Asch task illustrated that:

Accepted Answer

A)  even if it makes them feel uncomfortable, many people are willing to discount their own perceptions rather than go against group consensus. 
B)  people stammered and fidgeted before speaking out against group conformity. 
C)  people can easily be bullied into changing their minds. 
D)  the last person to answer did not feel the need to conform or bow to group pressure. 
A)  even if it makes them feel uncomfortable, many people are willing to discount their own perceptions rather than go against group consensus. 
B)  people stammered and fidgeted before speaking out against group conformity. 
C)  people can easily be bullied into changing their minds. 
D)  the last person to answer did not feel the need to conform or bow to group pressure.

Question 4

In three to five sentences, please explain how the Internet affects social relationships and social networks, as well as how it can have both a positive and a negative impact.

Accepted Answer

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Question 5

Groupthink takes place when:

Accepted Answer

A)  group members discuss strategies to increase group harmony. 
B)  group members work together to carefully weigh all the options presented to them. 
C)  group members ignore the actions, plans, or ideas that go against group consensus. 
D)  group members are all in agreement. 
A)  group members discuss strategies to increase group harmony. 
B)  group members work together to carefully weigh all the options presented to them. 
C)  group members ignore the actions, plans, or ideas that go against group consensus. 
D)  group members are all in agreement.

Question 6

Which of the following is a social group?

Accepted Answer

A)  members of a sorority 
B)  everyone in your sociology class who has blond hair 
C)  people waiting at Terminal C for Flight 181 
D)  passengers on a cruise ship 
A)  members of a sorority 
B)  everyone in your sociology class who has blond hair 
C)  people waiting at Terminal C for Flight 181 
D)  passengers on a cruise ship

Question 7

The experiments by Solomon Asch and Stanley Milgram illustrate that:

Accepted Answer

A)  conformity and authority have little influence on people when they are under pressure. 
B)  people get nervous around authority figures and large groups. 
C)  conformity and authority are powerful factors affecting people's actions. 
D)  it is easy to persuade people to inflict pain on others. 
A)  conformity and authority have little influence on people when they are under pressure. 
B)  people get nervous around authority figures and large groups. 
C)  conformity and authority are powerful factors affecting people's actions. 
D)  it is easy to persuade people to inflict pain on others.

Question 8

Which of the following is the best example of a transformational leader?

Accepted Answer

A)  a student government president who motivated the students at her college to turn their campus into a green campus 
B)  a student government president who made sure the treasurer accounted for all the money spent by the student government at her college 
C)  a student government president who single-handedly expanded the campus recycling program to include paper as well as metal 
D)  a student government president whom most students really liked 
A)  a student government president who motivated the students at her college to turn their campus into a green campus 
B)  a student government president who made sure the treasurer accounted for all the money spent by the student government at her college 
C)  a student government president who single-handedly expanded the campus recycling program to include paper as well as metal 
D)  a student government president whom most students really liked

A large grouping of people that engages in concerted collective actions to achieve specific objectives is called:

The imbalance of gender roles in organizations demonstrates that modern organizations have:

The Asch task illustrated that:

In three to five sentences, please explain how the Internet affects social relationships and social networks, as well as how it can have both a positive and a negative impact.

Groupthink takes place when:

Which of the following is a social group?

The experiments by Solomon Asch and Stanley Milgram illustrate that:

Which of the following is the best example of a transformational leader?

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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Exam 5: Groups, Networks, and Organizations

A large grouping of people that engages in concerted collective actions to achieve specific objectives is called:

The imbalance of gender roles in organizations demonstrates that modern organizations have:

The Asch task illustrated that:

In three to five sentences, please explain how the Internet affects social relationships and social networks, as well as how it can have both a positive and a negative impact.

Groupthink takes place when:

Which of the following is a social group?

The experiments by Solomon Asch and Stanley Milgram illustrate that:

Which of the following is the best example of a transformational leader?

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

Filters