Exam 6: Groups and Organizations

Gender inequalities that are perpetuated in bureaucracies:

Which type of organizational form can be expected to grow in the future due to increased attention to the way that corporations and other organizations contribute to the wide gulf between the "haves" and the "have-nots?"

Regarding group characteristics and dynamics,discuss sociologist Georg Simmel's theory on group size.

Social psychologist examined group decision making among political experts and _____________ Found that major blunders in U.S.history may be attributed to pressure toward group conformity.

Define primary and secondary groups and describe how these concepts relate to one another.

What characterizes smart working? What are the strengths and weaknesses of this approach?

______________ leadership is goal- or task-oriented.

Robby and Amanda recently had their first baby and now they are considered to be a(n):

______________ was interested in the historical trend toward bureaucratization that accelerated during the Industrial Revolution.

To make a living or earn a college degree,we must participate in organizations that can provide us these opportunities.Although we have some choice regarding where we work or attend school, organizations are not always completely voluntary.

The actual number of members in a group is referred to as the______________.

Sociologist Amitai Etzioni classified formal organizations into three categories: normative,coercive,and controlling.

Distinguish between the two functions of leadership and the three major styles of group leadership.

In Stanley Milgram's experiments,the respondents were:

A(n)______________is a web of social relationships that links one person with other people and,through them,with other people they know.

Describe the experiments of Stanley Milgram and explain their contributions to our understanding about obedience to authority.

Discuss the major shortcomings of bureaucracies and their effects on workers,clients or customers,and levels of productivity.

Several people waiting for a traffic light to change,shoppers in a department store,and passengers on an airplane flight are all examples of a(n):

Distinguish between groups,aggregates,and categories from a sociological perspective.

After conducting his research,Solomon Asch concluded that: