Exam 2: The Structure of Social Groups

Social groups comprise people who have a common identity, share a common culture, and define themselves as a distinct social unit.

Social institutions tend to be conservative and change gradually.

Secondary groups are smaller and more personal than primary groups.

Discuss the measures used in a bureaucracy to achieve and maximize organizational efficiency.

All of the following statements describe primary groups EXCEPT

Groups have little effect on an individual's health and life.

The shared beliefs and standards of group members that unite them and guide their behavior is called ________.

Culture unites members although it does not guide their behavior.

Altruistic suicide is evident with the

Which of the following represents a similar function across societies?

________ suicide happens when an individual experiences conflicting group expectations or is confronted with ambiguous expectations.

The process of social organization is generally the same regardless of group size.

The behavioral expectations that members of a particular group collectively share are called ________.

Mechanisms of social control include socialization, rewards, and negative sanctions.

Norms exist across social groups regardless of where the group is located in the world.

Society is not a social system because it does not comprise interdependent parts that are linked together into a boundary-maintaining whole.

Folkways are moral rules accompanied by severe sanctions for violation.

________ can be thought of as moral imperatives.

A social system has clear boundaries in terms of

________ refer(s) to the position one holds in an organization or group.