Exam 6: Groups and Organization

According to Goffman, total institutions are _____ organizations that are cut off from the rest of society and in which members lead strictly controlled lives.

Primary groups provide for an individual's _____ needs; secondary groups provide for an individual's _____ needs.

According to attribution theory, when an out-group member's behavior is unclear,

Georg Simmel found that the mere difference between two and three people spawned entirely different dynamics, an observation known as the

Research suggests that networks based on _____ are especially important when you are searching for a job.

Which of the following is false in regard to patterns of discrimination within organizations?

The study of formal organizations represents an example of

Applied to a situation like the torture of Iraqi prisoners in Abu Ghraib, Milgram's and Asch's findings would indicate that

The structure of bureaucracy is designed to reduce the influence of socioemotional relations and interactions while maximizing instrumental interaction.

People with a great deal of power or money are much less vulnerable to groupthink than others.

The sociologist who introduced the concept of primary groups is

Why is it important for sociologists to have a shared definition of groups?

In a triad, when two of the people are interacting and form a dyad, the sociological term for the third person is

In subcultures that value caution, group decision making often leads to more risky decisions.

Sometimes people will comment that it is a "small world" when they coincidentally meet the friend of a friend. Research into the "small world problem" demonstrates that

Briefly describe how symbolic interaction theory applies to social organizations. What specific areas of organizations would be emphasized?

If a sociologist is studying the functioning of formal organizations and bureaucracies, the _____ level analysis is most likely being used.

Which of the following statements about bureaucracy is false?

In his classic study of perception and group pressure, Asch asked participants to indicate which of two lines was closer in length to a third. Despite the fact that the answer was obvious, Asch found that

Explain the phenomenon of groupthink and the conditions that make it most likely to occur. Name at least two historical events that took place as a result of groupthink.