Question 1

What does the text call a group composed of people whom an individual uses to evaluate his or her situation or conduct?

Accepted Answer

A)  primary group 
B)  work group 
C)  formal organization 
D)  reference group 
A)  primary group 
B)  work group 
C)  formal organization 
D)  reference group D

Question 2

What happens when administrators overconform to the rules because their expertise is knowledge of the regulations,and they are paid to enforce them?

Accepted Answer

A)  bureaucratic personalities develop 
B)  goal displacement occurs 
C)  organization syndrome occurs 
D)  organizational rigidity occurs 
A)  bureaucratic personalities develop 
B)  goal displacement occurs 
C)  organization syndrome occurs 
D)  organizational rigidity occurs B

Question 3

What process involving traditional methods of social organization is characterized by the gradual replacement of informality and spontaneity with efficiently administered formal rules and procedures?

Accepted Answer

A)  rationality 
B)  organizational reform 
C)  modernization 
D)  bottom-up directives 
A)  rationality 
B)  organizational reform 
C)  modernization 
D)  bottom-up directives A

Question 4

Explain how bureaucratic inefficiency contributed to terrorist attacks.

Accepted Answer

Bureaucratic inefficiency can impede inf

Question 5

What term is used to describe group members who are different from the dominant group members?

Accepted Answer

A)  secondary 
B)  token 
C)  category 
D)  aggregate 
A)  secondary 
B)  token 
C)  category 
D)  aggregate

Question 6

Discuss the structure of terrorist networks using the concept of asymmetrical warfare.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary but discussion should

Question 7

Gavin is an avid Facebook user,and decided to investigate the social connectedness of people around the world.While analyzing a data set of instant messages composed of 40 billion conversations among 260 million people,his roommate Scott predicted the answer.Gavin was amazed when he discovered that Scott was right.What figure did Scott predict?

Accepted Answer

A)  4 
B)  8 
C)  16 
D)  24 
A)  4 
B)  8 
C)  16 
D)  24

Question 8

What are a dyad and a triad? Describe the nature of the relationship and interaction patterns in each.

Accepted Answer

A dyad is a group composed of two member

Question 9

Conformity refers to following direct orders from someone in authority.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

According to sociologists,what is a social group?

Accepted Answer

A)  any collection of people 
B)  a collection of people who share a common feature 
C)  a collection of two or more people gathered in the same place at the same time 
D)  a collection of two or more people who interact frequently with one another and share a sense of belonging and interdependence 
A)  any collection of people 
B)  a collection of people who share a common feature 
C)  a collection of two or more people gathered in the same place at the same time 
D)  a collection of two or more people who interact frequently with one another and share a sense of belonging and interdependence

Question 11

Who examined what he called the McDonaldization of society?

Accepted Answer

A)  George Ritzer 
B)  Robert Michels 
C)  Max Weber 
D)  Robert Merton 
A)  George Ritzer 
B)  Robert Michels 
C)  Max Weber 
D)  Robert Merton

Question 12

How many social interactions are possible in a group of six?

Accepted Answer

A)  6 
B)  10 
C)  15 
D)  21 
A)  6 
B)  10 
C)  15 
D)  21

Question 13

Which term refers to a group such as a couple with a teenage daughter?

Accepted Answer

A)  an extended family 
B)  a productive dyad 
C)  a triad 
D)  a trio 
A)  an extended family 
B)  a productive dyad 
C)  a triad 
D)  a trio

Question 14

What shortcoming of bureaucracy is illustrated in the text by the example of Kenneth Payne being unable to get a permanent teaching job?

Accepted Answer

A)  gender inequality 
B)  class inequality 
C)  inefficiency and rigidity 
D)  goal displacement 
A)  gender inequality 
B)  class inequality 
C)  inefficiency and rigidity 
D)  goal displacement

Question 15

Antony sometimes uses "divide and conquer" tactics to obtain his goals in social relationships.In which of the following relationships is he most likely to fail in such an attempt?

Accepted Answer

A)  his marriage 
B)  his group of friends 
C)  his scouts' club 
D)  a department in his workplace 
A)  his marriage 
B)  his group of friends 
C)  his scouts' club 
D)  a department in his workplace

Question 16

How many contacts on average did it take for the letters to reach the intended recipient in Milgram's study?

Accepted Answer

A)  2 
B)  3 
C)  5 
D)  8 
A)  2 
B)  3 
C)  5 
D)  8

Question 17

What are ingroups and outgroups? How and why do ingroup and outgroup distinctions promote classism,racism,and sexism? Incorporate examples (either from news events or personal experience)into your answer.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary but should include def

Question 18

Solomon Asch found that pressure to conform is stronger in dyads than in groups of six.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Hierarchical authority takes the form of an upside-down pyramid.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Who conducted experiments on conformity using perception of line lengths and group judgments?

Accepted Answer

A)  George Herbert Mead 
B)  Stanley Milgram 
C)  George Ritzer 
D)  Solomon Asch 
A)  George Herbert Mead 
B)  Stanley Milgram 
C)  George Ritzer 
D)  Solomon Asch

Exam 7: Crime and Deviance

What does the text call a group composed of people whom an individual uses to evaluate his or her situation or conduct?

What happens when administrators overconform to the rules because their expertise is knowledge of the regulations,and they are paid to enforce them?

What process involving traditional methods of social organization is characterized by the gradual replacement of informality and spontaneity with efficiently administered formal rules and procedures?

Explain how bureaucratic inefficiency contributed to terrorist attacks.

What term is used to describe group members who are different from the dominant group members?

Discuss the structure of terrorist networks using the concept of asymmetrical warfare.

What are a dyad and a triad? Describe the nature of the relationship and interaction patterns in each.

Conformity refers to following direct orders from someone in authority.

According to sociologists,what is a social group?

Who examined what he called the McDonaldization of society?

How many social interactions are possible in a group of six?

Which term refers to a group such as a couple with a teenage daughter?

What shortcoming of bureaucracy is illustrated in the text by the example of Kenneth Payne being unable to get a permanent teaching job?

Antony sometimes uses "divide and conquer" tactics to obtain his goals in social relationships.In which of the following relationships is he most likely to fail in such an attempt?

How many contacts on average did it take for the letters to reach the intended recipient in Milgram's study?

What are ingroups and outgroups? How and why do ingroup and outgroup distinctions promote classism,racism,and sexism? Incorporate examples (either from news events or personal experience)into your answer.

Solomon Asch found that pressure to conform is stronger in dyads than in groups of six.

Hierarchical authority takes the form of an upside-down pyramid.

Who conducted experiments on conformity using perception of line lengths and group judgments?

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