Question 1

What is an oligarchy?

Accepted Answer

A) government rule where all citizens share power 
B) government controlled by a powerful few 
C) government controlled by a royal family 
D) government controlled by a large congress 
A) government rule where all citizens share power 
B) government controlled by a powerful few 
C) government controlled by a royal family 
D) government controlled by a large congress B

Question 2

Secondary groups that have a more formal structure and are formed to accomplish a specific task (like a business)are known as

Accepted Answer

A) social networks. 
B) organizations. 
C) categories. 
D) societies. 
A) social networks. 
B) organizations. 
C) categories. 
D) societies. B

Question 3

How does social support relate to the concept of social networks?

Accepted Answer

A) Social support tends to come from our social networks. 
B) Social support tends to come from those outside our social networks. 
C) Social support and social networks are not related to one another. 
D) When our social networks break down,we search for social support. 
A) Social support tends to come from our social networks. 
B) Social support tends to come from those outside our social networks. 
C) Social support and social networks are not related to one another. 
D) When our social networks break down,we search for social support. A

Question 4

When organizations (such as two companies)merge,there are never problems with blending their cultures;it happens naturally.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

A sociologist is mapping out who knows each other in her sociology class.Jill knows Paul and Mike.Mike knows Isaiah,who knows Catherine and Juan.Juan knows Paul as well.The sociologist is looking at the ________ present in her classroom.

Accepted Answer

A) out-groups 
B) in-groups 
C) social networks 
D) social circuits 
A) out-groups 
B) in-groups 
C) social networks 
D) social circuits

Question 6

What is a social role?

Accepted Answer

A) a part that an actor plays,such as Hamlet 
B) the social expectations that go along with a social status 
C) when children play "pretend" and take on various personas 
D) the social positions that one holds in a social system 
A) a part that an actor plays,such as Hamlet 
B) the social expectations that go along with a social status 
C) when children play "pretend" and take on various personas 
D) the social positions that one holds in a social system

Question 7

When the roles of the various social statuses an individual occupies clash with one another,which of the following occurs?

Accepted Answer

A) role strain 
B) role play 
C) role conflict 
D) role change 
A) role strain 
B) role play 
C) role conflict 
D) role change

Question 8

How are Stanley Milgram's and Solomon Asch's experiments similar in their findings?

Accepted Answer

A) They both found that people do not like conforming to others. 
B) They both found that people are prone to conforming behavior. 
C) They both found that people are prone to activism. 
D) They both found that people are susceptible to family influences. 
A) They both found that people do not like conforming to others. 
B) They both found that people are prone to conforming behavior. 
C) They both found that people are prone to activism. 
D) They both found that people are susceptible to family influences.

Question 9

What type of social contact occurs between people who are similar in terms of gender,age,race/ethnicity,and so forth?

Accepted Answer

A) heterophily 
B) social network 
C) social interaction 
D) homophily 
A) heterophily 
B) social network 
C) social interaction 
D) homophily

Question 10

Which of the following would be a secondary relationship?

Accepted Answer

A) a family going on vacation 
B) store clerks helping a customer choose a smart phone 
C) a friend helping another friend move 
D) a group of college friends having dinner 
A) a family going on vacation 
B) store clerks helping a customer choose a smart phone 
C) a friend helping another friend move 
D) a group of college friends having dinner

Question 11

In one community,doctors and teachers are considered to have the most honored jobs,then business managers,and then those who work in politics.The more honored the job,the more income and influence the person holding the position has.This job ranking represents a

Accepted Answer

A) social network. 
B) in-group. 
C) social circuit. 
D) status hierarchy. 
A) social network. 
B) in-group. 
C) social circuit. 
D) status hierarchy.

Question 12

Which of the following accurately describes culture and organizations?

Accepted Answer

A) Organizations have unique cultures that influence how their members operate. 
B) Culture exists only outside of an organization,not within it. 
C) Organizations always rely on cues from pop culture in creating an environment. 
D) Organizational culture really only shows itself at social events like company picnics. 
A) Organizations have unique cultures that influence how their members operate. 
B) Culture exists only outside of an organization,not within it. 
C) Organizations always rely on cues from pop culture in creating an environment. 
D) Organizational culture really only shows itself at social events like company picnics.

Question 13

Stereotypes are only negative statements and generalizations about a group.Positive attributes are never part of a stereotype.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

What do sociologists mean by "social construction"?

Accepted Answer

A) Our social world is constructed through social interaction. 
B) Our world quickly changes because it is just "constructed." 
C) There are no consequences to the social world. 
D) The social world has naturally evolveD. 
A) Our social world is constructed through social interaction. 
B) Our world quickly changes because it is just "constructed." 
C) There are no consequences to the social world. 
D) The social world has naturally evolveD.

Question 15

In a status hierarchy,

Accepted Answer

A) all statuses have the same social prestige. 
B) some statuses have more social prestige than others. 
C) some statuses do not have roles associated with them. 
D) all statuses are of low social prestige. 
A) all statuses have the same social prestige. 
B) some statuses have more social prestige than others. 
C) some statuses do not have roles associated with them. 
D) all statuses are of low social prestige.

Question 16

Which of the following is NOT characteristic of a bureaucratic organization?

Accepted Answer

A) The division of labor becomes so complex it is inefficient. 
B) Written rules do not always cover new situations efficiently. 
C) Impersonality can make it seem like no one is responsible. 
D) It tends to be so informal that there are no written procedures. 
A) The division of labor becomes so complex it is inefficient. 
B) Written rules do not always cover new situations efficiently. 
C) Impersonality can make it seem like no one is responsible. 
D) It tends to be so informal that there are no written procedures.

Question 17

The board of directors for a large corporation always agrees with the chairman's ideas without any serious discussion,no matter how flawed those ideas seem to be.Which of the following explains the behavior of the board?

Accepted Answer

A) yes-men syndrome 
B) iron law of oligarchy 
C) groupthink 
D) the Hawthorne effect 
A) yes-men syndrome 
B) iron law of oligarchy 
C) groupthink 
D) the Hawthorne effect

Question 18

Homophily tends to reinforce our worldview because we interact with people who are like us.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

What distinguishes a primary group from a secondary group?

Accepted Answer

A) the size of the group 
B) which group you knew first 
C) the level of emotional attachment 
D) the gender of the group members 
A) the size of the group 
B) which group you knew first 
C) the level of emotional attachment 
D) the gender of the group members

Question 20

Why do organizations,as they grow larger,tend to become more formalized?

Accepted Answer

A) Since organizations are so impersonal they have to become more formalized. 
B) The person in power wants a greater degree of formality. 
C) By law,as it grows larger,an organization has to have more formal rules and policies. 
D) Organizations become more complex and former informal structures become inadequate. 
A) Since organizations are so impersonal they have to become more formalized. 
B) The person in power wants a greater degree of formality. 
C) By law,as it grows larger,an organization has to have more formal rules and policies. 
D) Organizations become more complex and former informal structures become inadequate.

What is an oligarchy?

Secondary groups that have a more formal structure and are formed to accomplish a specific task (like a business)are known as

How does social support relate to the concept of social networks?

When organizations (such as two companies)merge,there are never problems with blending their cultures;it happens naturally.

A sociologist is mapping out who knows each other in her sociology class.Jill knows Paul and Mike.Mike knows Isaiah,who knows Catherine and Juan.Juan knows Paul as well.The sociologist is looking at the ________ present in her classroom.

What is a social role?

When the roles of the various social statuses an individual occupies clash with one another,which of the following occurs?

How are Stanley Milgram's and Solomon Asch's experiments similar in their findings?

What type of social contact occurs between people who are similar in terms of gender,age,race/ethnicity,and so forth?

Which of the following would be a secondary relationship?

In one community,doctors and teachers are considered to have the most honored jobs,then business managers,and then those who work in politics.The more honored the job,the more income and influence the person holding the position has.This job ranking represents a

Which of the following accurately describes culture and organizations?

Stereotypes are only negative statements and generalizations about a group.Positive attributes are never part of a stereotype.

What do sociologists mean by "social construction"?

In a status hierarchy,

Which of the following is NOT characteristic of a bureaucratic organization?

The board of directors for a large corporation always agrees with the chairman's ideas without any serious discussion,no matter how flawed those ideas seem to be.Which of the following explains the behavior of the board?

Homophily tends to reinforce our worldview because we interact with people who are like us.

What distinguishes a primary group from a secondary group?

Why do organizations,as they grow larger,tend to become more formalized?

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What is an oligarchy?

Secondary groups that have a more formal structure and are formed to accomplish a specific task (like a business)are known as

How does social support relate to the concept of social networks?

When organizations (such as two companies)merge,there are never problems with blending their cultures;it happens naturally.

A sociologist is mapping out who knows each other in her sociology class.Jill knows Paul and Mike.Mike knows Isaiah,who knows Catherine and Juan.Juan knows Paul as well.The sociologist is looking at the ________ present in her classroom.

What is a social role?

When the roles of the various social statuses an individual occupies clash with one another,which of the following occurs?

How are Stanley Milgram's and Solomon Asch's experiments similar in their findings?

What type of social contact occurs between people who are similar in terms of gender,age,race/ethnicity,and so forth?

Which of the following would be a secondary relationship?

In one community,doctors and teachers are considered to have the most honored jobs,then business managers,and then those who work in politics.The more honored the job,the more income and influence the person holding the position has.This job ranking represents a

Which of the following accurately describes culture and organizations?

Stereotypes are only negative statements and generalizations about a group.Positive attributes are never part of a stereotype.

What do sociologists mean by "social construction"?

In a status hierarchy,

Which of the following is NOT characteristic of a bureaucratic organization?

The board of directors for a large corporation always agrees with the chairman's ideas without any serious discussion,no matter how flawed those ideas seem to be.Which of the following explains the behavior of the board?

Homophily tends to reinforce our worldview because we interact with people who are like us.

What distinguishes a primary group from a secondary group?

Why do organizations,as they grow larger,tend to become more formalized?

Sociology in a Changing World

Understanding the Research Process

Culture

Social Structure

Power

Socialization

Deviance and Social Control

Class and Global Inequality

Race and Ethnicity

Gender and Sexuality

Family and Religion

Education and Work

Media and Consumption

Communities, the Environment, and Health

Politics and the Economy

Social Change: Globalization, Population, and Social Movements

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