Exam 21: Networks, Groups, and Bureaucracies

In the classic experiment on prejudice,what strategy did the researchers use to break down the in-group/out-group barriers between 11-year-old boys at a summer camp?

According to the text,if you had the opportunity to run a large bureaucratically structured corporation for a day,what changes should you make in order to overcome bureaucratic inefficiency?

What did Solomon Asch's experiment in the mid-1900s investigate?

During the Vietnam War,American soldiers massacred 504 unarmed civilians in a village called My Lai.What dynamic explains the cause of this calamity?

Compare and contrast the research of Stanley Milgram and Solomon Asch.What does this research tell us about human nature,and how does being armed with such knowledge help us know what to watch out for,and how to behave in our own lives?

What did Rosabeth Moss Kanter find when studying a corporation with very few female managers?

Less than 10 percent of Poland's Jewish population survived World War II.

Primary groups are larger and more impersonal than secondary groups.

An undergraduate student in his early 20s befriends a new,but shy,sociology professor only slightly older than himself.With the guidance of his professor friend,the student eventually becomes a sociology professor,too.How was this accomplished?

At a rave party,a 15-year-old was drugged and then raped repeatedly by a number of the partygoers.Some onlookers snapped pictures that they subsequently posted on Facebook,and others just ignored what was happening.When a witness to the affair was contacted by police,his statement was,"I didn't know her.I assumed she was a willing participant.Besides,no one else was calling 911." What is the term used to describe his reaction to the event?

What is the meaning of the word "oligarchy"?

Weber's research preoccupation with bureaucracies focused on the behaviour of worker networks and triads.

Much social life in a complex society involves belonging to secondary groups.

Based on the findings of Milgram's experiment,who would you be most likely to obey?

Rhianna was put in charge of an important project at work,requiring her to assemble a team of employees for the task.Based on Solomon Asch's work and subsequent research,what should she do to minimize the likelihood of conformity within the team she creates?

According to the text,which leadership style is most effective?

A young man growing up in a small town has a desire to be a jazz musician;however,he has no one to "jam" with.Yet he collects records,reads jazz history,and idolizes jazz innovator Miles Davis.What does this distant jazz community represent for this young man?

What is groupthink? Give an example.

When the work of killing people is subjected to a bureaucratic division of labour,what is the consequence?

Bonnie asserted that Stanley Milgram's experiment demonstrates that even under artificial conditions people will obey structured authority.Which of the following would Bonnie provide to substantiate her statement?