Exam 5: Groups and Networks

The examples of more and more people bowling and eating alone are used to highlight a more general trend involving:

Janet was surprised to find out that her gynecologist,Dr.Herring,was good friends with her tennis partner,Sally.Janet had met Sally years ago in graduate school,while Dr.Herring knew Sally from church.The nature of each one's relationship to Sally is what sociologists call a(n):

When public health officials used social network analysis to understand sexually transmitted infections,what conclusion did they draw?

C.Wright Mills's term for interlocking directorates is which of the following?

The term "six degrees of separation" came out of research undertaken by Stanley Milgram,who wanted to test:

A person who intentionally tries to drive a wedge between two other people is termed by Georg Simmel as:

Which of the following is a case study of a lifestyle that has endured and maintained its traditions despite wide changes in modern life?

Weak ties are valuable parts of a social network because:

Mary goes out on a date with Suzanne.Viewed in sociological perspective,two persons on a date have formed a:

Solomon Asch ran experiments in which subjects were presented with this image and asked about line length.Other people in the room offered wrong answers,and the subject's responses were recorded.What did Asch conclude?

The study that analyzed the sexual networks of teens at 12 high schools is an example of how network analysis can inform transmission phenomena such as the spread of sexually transmitted infections (STIs).An advantage of network analysis over interpretive sociology is that it can:

A local organization values democracy and diversity and therefore solicits input on every decision it makes and uses recruiting strategies that are likely to attract a wide variety of applicants.These beliefs and behaviors are part of the:

You and your friend created a technology start-up.Since its inception,it has become very successful and you've had to hire many employees.At what point will you realize that it has become,in Georg Simmel's terms,a large group?

While a social network is ________,a social tie ________.

In which of the following groups is coalition formation impossible?

An interlocking directorate is:

What kind of group ceases to exist if even one member leaves the group?

According to Georg Simmel,which of the following groups is the most fragile?

Stigmatized groups,such as felons in the United States,are known as:

The flagship university in your state recently completed a new state-of-the-art student center,complete with bowling alleys,fast-food outlets,group study space,and the latest green technology.Shortly after it was finished,almost every other university in your state began clamoring for a new student center,too.How would the theory of institutional isomorphism explain this?