Exam 6: Networks, Groups, Bureaucracies, and Societies

Athena lives in a house with several other people who regularly host vegan potlucks for interested people in the community. What do Athena and her roommates belong to?

Lori and Tim have been married for nine years. If their marriage is to continue, which of the following should characterize their relationship?

In the early nineteenth century, the French army became notably more efficient than the British. The French organized and promoted officers on the basis of merit, whereas the British officers were people from rich families who could buy their positions. Which form of organization did the French army represent?

Which of the following best exemplifies an imagined community?

Which leadership style is demonstrated to be the most effective overall, in all but crisis situations?

Explain democratic leadership and its consequences for efficiency of an organization.

Define and give an example of a primary group.

Which of the following explanations of the origin of group boundaries does the Robber's Cave Study support?

Define the most important types of societies in human history.

Morgan runs a sociology department where he calls informal weekly coffee meetings between the monthly department meetings so that people can keep him apprised of what is happening and he can solicit feedback about new departmental initiatives. How effective is his department likely to be in meeting its annual goals?

Once established, group loyalties are unchangeable.

Solange wanted to see how many people it would take to hand-deliver a package from Vancouver, British Columbia, to her aunt in St. John's, Newfoundland. On average, how many people's hands would this endeavour take?

Entry-level employees of large corporations often think that the upper management has little idea of their clients' needs; information that the entry-level staff collect in direct contact with clients does not filter up to the management. Which of the following strategies would be most likely to solve this problem?

When sociologists examine networks, they come to the conclusion that "it's a small world."

During the Vietnam War, American soldiers massacred 504 civilians in a village called My Lai. What dynamic helps explain the cause of this calamity?

Explain laissez-faire leadership and its consequences for efficiency of an organization.

Sixty-five percent of the research participants in Milgram's study believed they administered maximum (dangerous) levels of electric shock to a stranger. Which of the following groups of participants did the 65 percent form?

When are the dangers of groupthink the greatest?

Harpreet works in an employment agency. Her managers have her fill out so many forms and reports that she hardly has any time left to help her clients find work. What criticism against bureaucracies is relevant in this case?

What are main characteristics of urban networks? Illustrate with examples from your own experience.