Question 1

The free-rider problem occurs when

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A) people fail to get help in an emergency because they think someone else will do it. 
B) individuals keep their personal desires hidden in order to be accepted by the group. 
C) people refuse to contribute to a common resource when the resource is free. 
D) individuals choose public transportation over driving their own vehicles. 
A) people fail to get help in an emergency because they think someone else will do it. 
B) individuals keep their personal desires hidden in order to be accepted by the group. 
C) people refuse to contribute to a common resource when the resource is free. 
D) individuals choose public transportation over driving their own vehicles.

Question 2

According to the textbook,what is the "division of labor"?

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A) the specialization of different people or groups in different tasks 
B) the subdivision of jobs based on ascribed statuses 
C) a large hierarchical organization governed by formal rules and having specific job descriptions 
D) a pyramid-shaped structure with a few powerful positions at the top and many powerless positions at the bottom 
A) the specialization of different people or groups in different tasks 
B) the subdivision of jobs based on ascribed statuses 
C) a large hierarchical organization governed by formal rules and having specific job descriptions 
D) a pyramid-shaped structure with a few powerful positions at the top and many powerless positions at the bottom

Question 3

The conviction that formal education is the best path to financial success is an example of a(n)

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A) organization. 
B) folkway. 
C) cultural belief. 
D) institutionalized norm. 
A) organization. 
B) folkway. 
C) cultural belief. 
D) institutionalized norm.

Question 4

What effect is global trade having on the traditional Spanish siesta?

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A) Other European countries are considering adopting the siesta. 
B) Spanish businesspeople are shifting the siesta to the morning. 
C) Spain is considering giving up the siesta. 
D) The Spanish siesta is becoming longer. 
A) Other European countries are considering adopting the siesta. 
B) Spanish businesspeople are shifting the siesta to the morning. 
C) Spain is considering giving up the siesta. 
D) The Spanish siesta is becoming longer.

Question 5

In health care settings,what is the July Effect?

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A) Government agencies infiltrate hospitals during the summer months in an attempt to catch medical errors. 
B) Medical errors increase as new medical residents,who are still learning how to care for patients,enter the hospital setting. 
C) Hospitals are understaffed as many medical professionals take summer vacations. 
D) Patient admissions increase during the summer because more people are engaged in outdoor recreational activities. 
A) Government agencies infiltrate hospitals during the summer months in an attempt to catch medical errors. 
B) Medical errors increase as new medical residents,who are still learning how to care for patients,enter the hospital setting. 
C) Hospitals are understaffed as many medical professionals take summer vacations. 
D) Patient admissions increase during the summer because more people are engaged in outdoor recreational activities.

Question 6

According to Weber,which statement about bureaucracies is false?

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A) They serve no rational purpose. 
B) They are necessary in complex societies. 
C) They contribute to the smooth functioning of complex societies. 
D) There is no potential downside to the organizational patterns associated with bureaucracies. 
A) They serve no rational purpose. 
B) They are necessary in complex societies. 
C) They contribute to the smooth functioning of complex societies. 
D) There is no potential downside to the organizational patterns associated with bureaucracies.

Question 7

FirstCorp has an office coffee pot for employees.Though anyone may partake of the coffee,there is a sign above the machine that reads,"Please pay your fair share! A contribution of 25¢ per mug is suggested." After a few weeks,the office manager realizes that 200 cups of coffee have been taken,but only 100 quarters are in the jar.FirstCorp is experiencing

Accepted Answer

A) the tragedy of the commons. 
B) the "iron cage." 
C) rate-busting. 
D) a free-rider problem. 
A) the tragedy of the commons. 
B) the "iron cage." 
C) rate-busting. 
D) a free-rider problem.

Question 8

What do sociologists call it when people act in their short-term self-interest and,in doing so,create long-term social problems?

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A) rationalization 
B) calculability 
C) an aligning action 
D) a social dilemma 
A) rationalization 
B) calculability 
C) an aligning action 
D) a social dilemma

Question 9

The subdivision of jobs into specific tasks requiring less skilled employees is called

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A) privatization. 
B) de-servicing. 
C) centralization. 
D) de-skilling. 
A) privatization. 
B) de-servicing. 
C) centralization. 
D) de-skilling.

Question 10

Cultural beliefs are an element of social structure.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

A situation in which people refrain from contributing to the common good when a resource is freely available is called the

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A) free-rider problem. 
B) tragedy of the commons. 
C) McDonaldization effect. 
D) natural hierarchy. 
A) free-rider problem. 
B) tragedy of the commons. 
C) McDonaldization effect. 
D) natural hierarchy.

Question 12

Nearly two-thirds of the world's population belongs to which three religions?

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A) Buddhism,Christianity,and Judaism 
B) Christianity,Hinduism,and Islam 
C) Hinduism,Judaism,Wicca 
D) Islam,Santeria,and Christianity 
A) Buddhism,Christianity,and Judaism 
B) Christianity,Hinduism,and Islam 
C) Hinduism,Judaism,Wicca 
D) Islam,Santeria,and Christianity

Question 13

Identify the key features of a classic bureaucracy.

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The key features of a classic bureaucrac

Question 14

In a bureaucratically organized workplace,lower level workers usually have the least specific job descriptions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The _____perspective asserts that organizations are created,maintained,and changed through the everyday actions of their members.

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A) structural functionalist 
B) conflict 
C) ecological 
D) symbolic interactionist 
A) structural functionalist 
B) conflict 
C) ecological 
D) symbolic interactionist

Question 16

OldCorp hired a new manager to make the accounting department more efficient.She restructured the department so that each process can only be done one way,and each employee is only trained to do one process.The accounting jobs at OldCorp have been

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A) bureaucratized. 
B) globalized. 
C) de-skilled. 
D) professionalized. 
A) bureaucratized. 
B) globalized. 
C) de-skilled. 
D) professionalized.

Question 17

The tragedy of the commons and the free-rider problem are types of _____ dilemmas.

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A) organizational 
B) social 
C) medical 
D) global 
A) organizational 
B) social 
C) medical 
D) global

Question 18

According to George Ritzer,why has McDonald's been so successful?

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A) It is a classic bureaucracy. 
B) It pays its employees well. 
C) It donates profits to charity. 
D) It offers personal service. 
A) It is a classic bureaucracy. 
B) It pays its employees well. 
C) It donates profits to charity. 
D) It offers personal service.

Question 19

Describe how the state of Texas Board of Education regulates textbooks.Cite at least two examples

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The State of Texas Board of Education re

Question 20

In 2004,the U.S.Department of Labor brought enforcement actions against companies such as Wal-Mart,RadioShack,and Starbucks because these companies required their employees to

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A) work off the clock. 
B) pay their own health insurance premiums. 
C) submit to random drug testing. 
D) purchase their own work uniforms. 
A) work off the clock. 
B) pay their own health insurance premiums. 
C) submit to random drug testing. 
D) purchase their own work uniforms.

The free-rider problem occurs when

According to the textbook,what is the "division of labor"?

The conviction that formal education is the best path to financial success is an example of a(n)

What effect is global trade having on the traditional Spanish siesta?

In health care settings,what is the July Effect?

According to Weber,which statement about bureaucracies is false?

What do sociologists call it when people act in their short-term self-interest and,in doing so,create long-term social problems?

The subdivision of jobs into specific tasks requiring less skilled employees is called

Cultural beliefs are an element of social structure.

A situation in which people refrain from contributing to the common good when a resource is freely available is called the

Nearly two-thirds of the world's population belongs to which three religions?

Identify the key features of a classic bureaucracy.

In a bureaucratically organized workplace,lower level workers usually have the least specific job descriptions.

The _____perspective asserts that organizations are created,maintained,and changed through the everyday actions of their members.

OldCorp hired a new manager to make the accounting department more efficient.She restructured the department so that each process can only be done one way,and each employee is only trained to do one process.The accounting jobs at OldCorp have been

The tragedy of the commons and the free-rider problem are types of _____ dilemmas.

According to George Ritzer,why has McDonald's been so successful?

Describe how the state of Texas Board of Education regulates textbooks.Cite at least two examples

In 2004,the U.S.Department of Labor brought enforcement actions against companies such as Wal-Mart,RadioShack,and Starbucks because these companies required their employees to

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The free-rider problem occurs when

According to the textbook,what is the "division of labor"?

The conviction that formal education is the best path to financial success is an example of a(n)

What effect is global trade having on the traditional Spanish siesta?

In health care settings,what is the July Effect?

According to Weber,which statement about bureaucracies is false?

What do sociologists call it when people act in their short-term self-interest and,in doing so,create long-term social problems?

The subdivision of jobs into specific tasks requiring less skilled employees is called

Cultural beliefs are an element of social structure.

A situation in which people refrain from contributing to the common good when a resource is freely available is called the

Nearly two-thirds of the world's population belongs to which three religions?

Identify the key features of a classic bureaucracy.

In a bureaucratically organized workplace,lower level workers usually have the least specific job descriptions.

The _____perspective asserts that organizations are created,maintained,and changed through the everyday actions of their members.

OldCorp hired a new manager to make the accounting department more efficient.She restructured the department so that each process can only be done one way,and each employee is only trained to do one process.The accounting jobs at OldCorp have been

The tragedy of the commons and the free-rider problem are types of _____ dilemmas.

According to George Ritzer,why has McDonald's been so successful?

Describe how the state of Texas Board of Education regulates textbooks.Cite at least two examples

In 2004,the U.S.Department of Labor brought enforcement actions against companies such as Wal-Mart,RadioShack,and Starbucks because these companies required their employees to

Taking a New Look at a Familiar World

Seeing and Thinking Sociologically

Building Reality: the Social Construction of Knowledge

Building Order: Culture and History

Building Identity: Socialization

Supporting Identity: the Presentation of Self

Building Social Relationships: Intimacy and Family

Constructing Difference: Social Deviance

The Architecture of Stratification: Social Class and Inequality

The Architecture of Inequality: Race and Ethnicity

The Architecture of Inequality: Sex and Gender

Global Dynamics and Population Demographic Trends

The Architects of Change: Reconstructing Society

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