Question 1

According to the textbook, how many members did most foraging communities have?

Accepted Answer

A) 6-20 
B) 25-100 
C) 200-300 
D) 500-1000 
A) 6-20 
B) 25-100 
C) 200-300 
D) 500-1000

Question 2

Entry-level employees of large corporations often think that the upper management has little idea of their clients' needs; information that the entry-level staff collect in direct contact with clients does not filter up to the management.Which of the following strategies would be most likely to solve this problem?

Accepted Answer

A) reducing managerial salaries 
B) reducing the number of managers 
C) reducing the number of entry-level employees 
D) reducing the number of levels in the corporate hierarchy 
A) reducing managerial salaries 
B) reducing the number of managers 
C) reducing the number of entry-level employees 
D) reducing the number of levels in the corporate hierarchy

Question 3

Sixty-five percent of the research participants in Milgram's study believed they administered maximum (dangerous) levels of electric shock to a stranger.Which of the following groups of participants did the 65 percent form?

Accepted Answer

A) people who were in the same room as a victim whom they could see and hear 
B) people who were in a different room from a victim whom they could see and hear 
C) people who were in a different room from a victim whom they could see but not hear 
D) people who were in a different room from a victim whom they could neither see nor hear 
A) people who were in the same room as a victim whom they could see and hear 
B) people who were in a different room from a victim whom they could see and hear 
C) people who were in a different room from a victim whom they could see but not hear 
D) people who were in a different room from a victim whom they could neither see nor hear

Question 4

"Groupthink" refers to the pressure to conform despite individual misgivings.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

In which of the following groups are members emotionally involved with one another over an extended period of time and engage in a broad range of activities together?

Accepted Answer

A) a formal organization 
B) a secondary group 
C) a social category 
D) a primary group 
A) a formal organization 
B) a secondary group 
C) a social category 
D) a primary group

Question 6

Kanter's study explained the position of women by formal relations in a bureaucracy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Explain what bystander apathy is.

Accepted Answer

Bystander apathy refers to the phenomeno

Question 8

How does the size of an organization contribute to bureaucratic inefficiency?

Accepted Answer

A) It makes directions easy to ignore. 
B) It makes reporting unmanageable. 
C) It increases the number of possible rivalries and coalitions. 
D) It increases the number of possible rivalries, but not coalitions. 
A) It makes directions easy to ignore. 
B) It makes reporting unmanageable. 
C) It increases the number of possible rivalries and coalitions. 
D) It increases the number of possible rivalries, but not coalitions.

Question 9

What is groupthink and how does it work?

Accepted Answer

Groupthink refers to a psychological phe

Question 10

During World War II, why were many ordinary people able to murder millions of Jewish, Roma, and other people?

Accepted Answer

A) They believed that Jews and others were a threat to the existence of the German people. 
B) Social norms required a population that would question authority. 
C) They wanted to quell rebellion from Jewish and Roma leaders. 
D) Bureaucracy is highly inefficient and most people had no idea of the large scale of the killings. 
A) They believed that Jews and others were a threat to the existence of the German people. 
B) Social norms required a population that would question authority. 
C) They wanted to quell rebellion from Jewish and Roma leaders. 
D) Bureaucracy is highly inefficient and most people had no idea of the large scale of the killings.

Question 11

Explain why one is more likely to find bystander apathy in big cities than in small communities.

Accepted Answer

One is more likely to find bystander apa

Question 12

Carol is employed by a high-tech firm in British Columbia doing data analysis and computer projections.Approximately what percentage of Canadians are represented in the part of the workforce to which Carol belongs?

Accepted Answer

A) 25 percent 
B) 50 percent 
C) 75 percent 
D) 90 percent 
A) 25 percent 
B) 50 percent 
C) 75 percent 
D) 90 percent

Question 13

What caused convergence of the Japanese and the American organization of work in the 1980s?

Accepted Answer

The convergence of the Japanese and Amer

Question 14

Solange wanted to see how many people it would take to hand-deliver a package from Vancouver, British Columbia, to her aunt in St.John's, Newfoundland.Which of the following concepts would explain her research results?

Accepted Answer

A) network 
B) organization 
C) group 
D) society 
A) network 
B) organization 
C) group 
D) society

Question 15

According to the textbook, when are bystanders to a crime least likely to get involved to stop it or to help?

Accepted Answer

A) when others around them step in to help first 
B) when no one else around them steps in to help 
C) when they believe that official help (e.g., the police) is on the way 
D) when they are afraid of being victimized themselves 
A) when others around them step in to help first 
B) when no one else around them steps in to help 
C) when they believe that official help (e.g., the police) is on the way 
D) when they are afraid of being victimized themselves

Question 16

Which of the following is most likely to contribute to increasing intermarriage between two ethnic groups?

Accepted Answer

A) similar status 
B) similar size 
C) dissimilar status 
D) dissimilar size 
A) similar status 
B) similar size 
C) dissimilar status 
D) dissimilar size

Question 17

What is the most important process that goes on in social networks?

Accepted Answer

A) change of cultural norms 
B) exchange of resources 
C) accumulation of resources 
D) change in solidarity levels 
A) change of cultural norms 
B) exchange of resources 
C) accumulation of resources 
D) change in solidarity levels

Question 18

According to Weber, what fact counters most people's commonsense notions about bureaucracies?

Accepted Answer

A) They are ritualistic. 
B) They are highly efficient. 
C) They are dehumanizing. 
D) They are ruled by only a small number of people. 
A) They are ritualistic. 
B) They are highly efficient. 
C) They are dehumanizing. 
D) They are ruled by only a small number of people.

Question 19

Why do many gang members commit criminal acts?

Accepted Answer

Many gang members commit criminal acts f

Question 20

Explain what a social category is and give an example.

Accepted Answer

A social category is a group of people w

Exam 6: Networks, Groups, Bureaucracies, and Societies

According to the textbook, how many members did most foraging communities have?

Sixty-five percent of the research participants in Milgram's study believed they administered maximum (dangerous) levels of electric shock to a stranger.Which of the following groups of participants did the 65 percent form?

"Groupthink" refers to the pressure to conform despite individual misgivings.

In which of the following groups are members emotionally involved with one another over an extended period of time and engage in a broad range of activities together?

Kanter's study explained the position of women by formal relations in a bureaucracy.

Explain what bystander apathy is.

How does the size of an organization contribute to bureaucratic inefficiency?

What is groupthink and how does it work?

During World War II, why were many ordinary people able to murder millions of Jewish, Roma, and other people?

Explain why one is more likely to find bystander apathy in big cities than in small communities.

Carol is employed by a high-tech firm in British Columbia doing data analysis and computer projections.Approximately what percentage of Canadians are represented in the part of the workforce to which Carol belongs?

What caused convergence of the Japanese and the American organization of work in the 1980s?

Solange wanted to see how many people it would take to hand-deliver a package from Vancouver, British Columbia, to her aunt in St.John's, Newfoundland.Which of the following concepts would explain her research results?

According to the textbook, when are bystanders to a crime least likely to get involved to stop it or to help?

Which of the following is most likely to contribute to increasing intermarriage between two ethnic groups?

What is the most important process that goes on in social networks?

According to Weber, what fact counters most people's commonsense notions about bureaucracies?

Why do many gang members commit criminal acts?

Explain what a social category is and give an example.

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