Exam 7: Crime and Deviance

In Asch's conformity experiments,what happened as more people were added to the incorrect majority?

Stanley Milgram's experiments would be easily replicated today at most universities in Canada or the United States.

When the size of the group increases,the number of possible social interactions increases.

Is there a relationship between group size and pressure to conform? Explain by drawing on Solomon Asch's research.

In large organizations,why is it likely that organization heads (CEOs)often have no idea what is happening on the front lines?

What is a collectivity in which all members can be acquainted with one another and interact simultaneously?

Three of the major problems of bureaucracies are inefficiency and rigidity; resistance to change; and perpetuation of gender,race,and class inequalities.

What might a postmodern analysis of fast-food restaurants lead you as a researcher to conclude?

Which term refers to a group that strongly influences a person's attitudes and behaviours regardless of whether that person is an actual member?

A highly structured group designed to achieve explicit objectives is the sociological definition for which of the following?

Why does groupthink occur?

List and describe the basic elements of McDonaldization as set forth by George Ritzer.Discuss whether these elements have spread to other settings such as education or the business world.Provide examples from your own experience.

Bureaucratic rigidity can impede information flow within and between large-scale organizations.

Define the term bureaucratic personality and provide an example of how it operates.

Which term refers to a group that a person belongs to and that gives them a sense of identity?

A young man growing up in a small town has a desire to be a jazz musician,but 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?

As a sociologist,suppose you have been asked why bureaucracies exist.How would you respond?

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

Building on Weber's analysis of bureaucracies,George Ritzer argues that society is now undergoing McDonaldization-a new kind of rationalization process.What is NOT a component of McDonaldization?

The rejection of rational-legal authority and the acceptance of traditional authority as the basis of conduct led to the growth of bureaucratic organizations.