Question 1

Approximately what percentage of Asch's research participants consistently gave the correct answers in the face of group pressure to select a wrong answer choice?

Accepted Answer

A)  25 percent 
B)  50 percent 
C)  75 percent 
D)  100 percent

Question 2

Marilyn has worked at the RCMP office for 23 years as an exhibits clerk. She has seen most of the police officers over the years as they come in to sign out their exhibits for court. What type of social group do Marilyn and these officers form?

Accepted Answer

A)  an out-group 
B)  a primary group 
C)  a secondary group 
D)  a reference group

Question 3

Why are crimes committed by corporations rarely reported, investigated, or convicted?

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Question 4

Why do many gang members commit criminal acts?

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Question 5

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 6

Using a hand-delivered poster, Jasmine has decided to ask all of the people in her apartment building for ideas about where she should look for a summer job. Why will this tactic likely bring her success?

Accepted Answer

A)  because most people in the building are employed and therefore are more likely to know of employment opportunities 
B)  because many people in the building may be unemployed and therefore likely know which companies may be hiring 
C)  because most people in the building are likely to be strangers and therefore have a range of diverse connections 
D)  because most people would be impressed by such innovation and daring, and happily recommend her

Question 7

In 1933 Germany, 44 percent of marriages involving a Jew were with a non-Jew.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

In which type of society did large cities first appear?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 10

Darien is looking for a job. Whom should he approach for his best chance at success?

Accepted Answer

A)  his girlfriend Winona 
B)  his brother Rafael 
C)  his mother's best friend Phillip 
D)  his father's boss Mr. Pink

Question 11

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

Question 12

Which of the following is the basis for differences between types of societies discussed in the textbook?

Accepted Answer

A)  biological evolution 
B)  cultural evolution 
C)  relationship between people and nature 
D)  relationship between people and political leadership

Question 13

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of triads?

Accepted Answer

A)  One partner can mediate a conflict between the others. 
B)  One partner can be constrained for collective good. 
C)  Withdrawal of one member destroys the unit. 
D)  The relations need not be intimate and intense.

Question 14

Which of the following best described the effect of postindustrialization on class inequality?

Accepted Answer

A)  There is no effect. 
B)  There is an increase in some societies and a decrease in others. 
C)  There is an increase for men and a decrease for women. 
D)  There is an increase for women and a decrease for men.

Question 15

Which of the following factors has been identified as the one most responsible for the effectiveness of Nazi genocide in places such as the Netherlands?

Accepted Answer

A)  the intense and widespread hatred of Jews and other undesirables 
B)  the existence of a well-organized bureaucracy 
C)  the availability of new technology, such as Zyklon B gas 
D)  the large number of people involved

Question 16

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

Question 17

Explain how in-groups and out-groups differ, utilizing examples in your answer.

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Question 18

According to the textbook, which of the following inventions marks the shift to the most recent era in global societies?

Accepted Answer

A)  in vitro fertilization 
B)  social networking via computer 
C)  the microchip 
D)  recombinant DNA

Question 19

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.

Question 20

Nobody spoke up when the authorities asked who in the company was the leader of the scam. Media reports commented on how all of the employees stood by the company despite the fact that laws had been broken. According to the textbook, which of the following reasons would NOT have played a role in building the loyalty of this staff?

Accepted Answer

A)  a strong sense of solidarity among the staff 
B)  a strong sense of pride in their work 
C)  a strong authority structure 
D)  a well-oiled bureaucratic machine

Exam 6: Networks, Groups, Bureaucracies, and Societies