Question 1

Which of the following would be part of an organizational environment?

Accepted Answer

A)  the gender of the organization's president 
B)  the traditions and history of the organization 
C)  the sales figures for the organization's last quarter 
D)  the state of the economy and political arena

Question 2

Stereotypes are only negative statements and generalizations about a group. Positive attributes are never part of a stereotype.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Homophily tends to reinforce our worldview because we interact with people who are like us.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

What is the goal of impression management?

Accepted Answer

A)  for an individual to achieve a higher social status than he or she currently holds 
B)  for a sociologist to understand how people interact with one another 
C)  for an individual to be open and honest with others regarding who he/she is 
D)  for an individual to control the image that others have of him or her

Question 5

What is the three-step process that Peter Berger and Thomas Luckmann believe individuals go through as they construct reality?

Accepted Answer

A)  externalization, objectivation, internalization 
B)  embodiment, objecting, internalizing 
C)  internalization, externalization, objectivation 
D)  defining, believing, constructing

Question 6

Which of the following best describes the difference between objectivation and internationalization?

Accepted Answer

A)  Objectivation is when something is true, and internationalization is when something is false. 
B)  Objectivation is when a part of our social world appears natural, and internationalization is when we become influenced by our social world. 
C)  Both refer to how sociologists make sense of our social world; and neither process impacts individuals in their daily lives. 
D)  Internationalization is when a part of our social world appears natural, and objectivation is when we become influenced by our social world.

Question 7

What was Solomon Asch trying to uncover in his experiments?

Accepted Answer

A)  where racist stereotypes come from 
B)  how people fight the urge to be obedient 
C)  how organizations develop structures 
D)  how groups promote conformity

Question 8

What is a status category?

Accepted Answer

A)  a status that individuals can hold in common 
B)  a status to which an individual is assigned 
C)  a social status that an individual achieves 
D)  all the social statuses that a person holds

Question 9

The Thomas theorem implies that since our social worlds are socially constructed there are no harmful consequences.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

What type of group does a person identify with and have positive feelings toward?

Accepted Answer

A)  out-group 
B)  in-group 
C)  social group 
D)  a dyad

Question 11

Solomon Asch's experiments concluded that

Accepted Answer

A)  people will always stand up for what is right. 
B)  people are hard to influence in terms of their behavior. 
C)  the actions of others within a group promote conformist behavior. 
D)  group-mindset leads to violent and activist behavior.

Question 12

According to sociologists, which of the following allows people to communicate?

Accepted Answer

A)  shared symbols and meanings 
B)  everyone learning English in school 
C)  flashcards 
D)  constant clarification

Question 13

Stanley Milgram found people will stand up when they feel that they are pressured into doing something ethically questionable.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

What do sociologists call the common understanding between people that arises from shared knowledge, reality, or experience?

Accepted Answer

A)  symbolic interaction 
B)  intersubjectivity 
C)  functionalism 
D)  culture

Question 15

In a status hierarchy,

Accepted Answer

A)  all statuses have the same social prestige. 
B)  some statuses have more social prestige than others. 
C)  some statuses do not have roles associated with them. 
D)  all statuses are of low social prestige.

Question 16

How does a master status differ from other social statuses?

Accepted Answer

A)  A master status is the status with the least social significance. 
B)  Master statuses are social statuses that men hold within a society. 
C)  A master status is the status with the most social significance. 
D)  Master status is the social status that an individual feels is the least consequential.

Question 17

According to sociologists, which of the following would be a social group?

Accepted Answer

A)  a crowd at a ballgame 
B)  men who are balding 
C)  a volleyball team 
D)  all college freshman in the United States

Question 18

Which type of social grouping is made up of people who have regular contact, significant emotional attachment to one another, and enduring relationships?

Accepted Answer

A)  tertiary 
B)  primary 
C)  secondary 
D)  None of these answers is correct.

Question 19

With which of the following statements would Peter Berger and Thomas Luckmann most likely disagree?

Accepted Answer

A)  Men are a social product. 
B)  Society is an objective reality. 
C)  Society has organically evolved. 
D)  Society is a human product.

Question 20

Neither Briana's employer nor her parents found the off-color joke that she and her friends bantered about on her Facebook page funny. This is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  the iron law of oligarchy. 
B)  context collapse. 
C)  "back-stage" privacy. 
D)  impression management.

Exam 7: Interaction, Groups, and Organizations

Which of the following would be part of an organizational environment?

Stereotypes are only negative statements and generalizations about a group. Positive attributes are never part of a stereotype.

Homophily tends to reinforce our worldview because we interact with people who are like us.

What is the goal of impression management?

What is the three-step process that Peter Berger and Thomas Luckmann believe individuals go through as they construct reality?

Which of the following best describes the difference between objectivation and internationalization?

What was Solomon Asch trying to uncover in his experiments?

What is a status category?

The Thomas theorem implies that since our social worlds are socially constructed there are no harmful consequences.

What type of group does a person identify with and have positive feelings toward?

Solomon Asch's experiments concluded that

According to sociologists, which of the following allows people to communicate?

Stanley Milgram found people will stand up when they feel that they are pressured into doing something ethically questionable.

What do sociologists call the common understanding between people that arises from shared knowledge, reality, or experience?

In a status hierarchy,

How does a master status differ from other social statuses?

According to sociologists, which of the following would be a social group?

Which type of social grouping is made up of people who have regular contact, significant emotional attachment to one another, and enduring relationships?

With which of the following statements would Peter Berger and Thomas Luckmann most likely disagree?

Neither Briana's employer nor her parents found the off-color joke that she and her friends bantered about on her Facebook page funny. This is an example of