Question 1

In what ways does the modern workplace, which is bureaucratically organized, dehumanize the work experience? Give examples.

Accepted Answer

The modern bureaucratically organized wo

Question 2

How can those who helped to save the lives of prisoners during the Holocaust be best described, compared to those who either actively participated in the killings or who pretended not to know what was happening?

Accepted Answer

A) Those who helped to save the prisoners were more conformist. 
B) Those who helped to save the prisoners were more poorly socialized. 
C) Those who helped to save the prisoners were less anti-Semitic. 
D) Those who helped to save the prisoners were more devoutly religious. 
A) Those who helped to save the prisoners were more conformist. 
B) Those who helped to save the prisoners were more poorly socialized. 
C) Those who helped to save the prisoners were less anti-Semitic. 
D) Those who helped to save the prisoners were more devoutly religious.

Question 3

In which type of society were the first permanent settlements established?

Accepted Answer

A) foraging society 
B) horticultural society 
C) agricultural society 
D) industrial society 
A) foraging society 
B) horticultural society 
C) agricultural society 
D) industrial society

Question 4

The Glen Ridge community of New Jersey refused to accept the fact that a group of boys living in the community were guilty of raping a mentally handicapped girl, in part because there was widespread tolerance of male misconduct.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The Milgram experiment has shown that most people socialized in democratic societies will resist authority when asked to harm innocent strangers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Some enthusiasts learn to joust and participate in tournaments at medieval fairs.What do medieval knights represent for these enthusiasts?

Accepted Answer

A) social category 
B) status category 
C) reference group 
D) secondary group 
A) social category 
B) status category 
C) reference group 
D) secondary group

Question 7

What factors of group conformity did the Asch experiment reveal?

Accepted Answer

The Asch experiment revealed several fac

Question 8

What is the relation between group conformity and conflict?

Accepted Answer

Group conformity and conflict are two so

Question 9

Which of the following groups should be expected to define race boundaries in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A) Caucasians 
B) Latinos 
C) Africans 
D) Asians 
A) Caucasians 
B) Latinos 
C) Africans 
D) Asians

Question 10

According to the textbook, what percentage of the 3.3 million Polish Jews survived World War II?

Accepted Answer

A) 9 percent 
B) 19 percent 
C) 29 percent 
D) 39 percent 
A) 9 percent 
B) 19 percent 
C) 29 percent 
D) 39 percent

Question 11

According to the textbook, The Social Network attributes the success of Facebook's founder to all EXCEPT which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) personal networks 
B) personal genius 
C) cunning 
D) greed 
A) personal networks 
B) personal genius 
C) cunning 
D) greed

Question 12

What was the question that perplexed Robert Brym's father regarding the Holocaust?

Accepted Answer

A) Why were so many Jews killed in Russia but not in Poland? 
B) How did the Nazis become such efficient killing machines? 
C) What would turn ordinary people into systematic murderers of innocent people? 
D) When were soldiers trained into murderers of defenceless people? 
A) Why were so many Jews killed in Russia but not in Poland? 
B) How did the Nazis become such efficient killing machines? 
C) What would turn ordinary people into systematic murderers of innocent people? 
D) When were soldiers trained into murderers of defenceless people?

Question 13

Define bureaucratic dehumanization and bureaucratic ritualism.Give examples.

Accepted Answer

Bureaucratic dehumanization refers to th

Question 14

The most elementary social network is a triad.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which of the following factors discussed in the textbook is the most important for creating a successful army?

Accepted Answer

A) camaraderie 
B) brilliant officers 
C) a hated enemy 
D) an ideology acceptable to all soldiers 
A) camaraderie 
B) brilliant officers 
C) a hated enemy 
D) an ideology acceptable to all soldiers

Question 16

What is the principal primary group in most people's lives?

Accepted Answer

A) their co-workers 
B) their classmates 
C) their family 
D) their congregation 
A) their co-workers 
B) their classmates 
C) their family 
D) their congregation

Question 17

Group conformity discourages conflict within groups, but may motivate conflict between groups.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which basis for conformity did Stanley Milgram's classic experiment investigate? Summarize its results.

Accepted Answer

Stanley Milgram's classic experiment inv

Question 19

According to the textbook, what is the only safeguard against the worst aspects of a genetically engineered world?

Accepted Answer

A) democracy 
B) computer literacy 
C) socially conscious networks 
D) new forms of government 
A) democracy 
B) computer literacy 
C) socially conscious networks 
D) new forms of government

Question 20

Allowing workers to text and email friends during office hours is dysfunctional for productivity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 6: Networks, Groups, Bureaucracies, and Societies

In what ways does the modern workplace, which is bureaucratically organized, dehumanize the work experience? Give examples.

How can those who helped to save the lives of prisoners during the Holocaust be best described, compared to those who either actively participated in the killings or who pretended not to know what was happening?

In which type of society were the first permanent settlements established?

The Glen Ridge community of New Jersey refused to accept the fact that a group of boys living in the community were guilty of raping a mentally handicapped girl, in part because there was widespread tolerance of male misconduct.

The Milgram experiment has shown that most people socialized in democratic societies will resist authority when asked to harm innocent strangers.

Some enthusiasts learn to joust and participate in tournaments at medieval fairs.What do medieval knights represent for these enthusiasts?

What factors of group conformity did the Asch experiment reveal?

What is the relation between group conformity and conflict?

Which of the following groups should be expected to define race boundaries in the United States?

According to the textbook, what percentage of the 3.3 million Polish Jews survived World War II?

According to the textbook, The Social Network attributes the success of Facebook's founder to all EXCEPT which of the following?

What was the question that perplexed Robert Brym's father regarding the Holocaust?

Define bureaucratic dehumanization and bureaucratic ritualism.Give examples.

The most elementary social network is a triad.

Which of the following factors discussed in the textbook is the most important for creating a successful army?

What is the principal primary group in most people's lives?

Group conformity discourages conflict within groups, but may motivate conflict between groups.

Which basis for conformity did Stanley Milgram's classic experiment investigate? Summarize its results.

According to the textbook, what is the only safeguard against the worst aspects of a genetically engineered world?

Allowing workers to text and email friends during office hours is dysfunctional for productivity.

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