Exam 5: Groups and Organizations

Almost __________ of Stanley Milgram's research subjects went all the way to what could have been a deadly jolt of electricity if the shock generator had been real.

__________ leadership is goal- or task-oriented.

Sociologist Charles H. Cooley used the term __________ to describe a small, less specialized group in which members engage in face-to-face, emotion-based interactions over an extended period of time.

People do not voluntarily become members of __________ organizations.

A school district is run by a board of elected officials, which hires a superintendent, who in turn selects principals for its schools and other administrative staff. This is an example of the bureaucratic characteristic of __________.

Men with red hair, people who wear glasses, people over 6 feet tall, and college women who belong to a sorority are each an example of a(n) __________.

In which of these types of groups is the participation of all members crucial to the survival of the group?​

We voluntarily join __________ organizations when we want to pursue some common interest or gain personal satisfaction or prestige from being a member.

In discussing primary and secondary groups, the text points out that__________________.

Jeremy is a member of a group working on a project for his sociology class. Whenever the group meets, there is conflict among several group members, and this is upsetting to the others. Joe is continuously trying to improve group harmony and trying to reduce the conflict in the group. Joe would be considered the __________ leader of the group.

A group composed of three members is termed a(n) __________.

Differentiate between primary and secondary groups and explain how people's relationships differ in each.

A college president need not be effective in designing promotional brochures. A corporate executive need not be able to program the department's computer system. These examples illustrate __________ in a bureaucratic organization.

Leaders using the __________ style of leadership are only minimally involved in decision making and encourage group members to make their own decisions.

A(n) __________ is an abstract model that describes the recurring characteristics of some phenomenon (such as bureaucracy).

Which of these sociologists first suggested that small groups have interaction patterns that do not exist in larger groups?​

Only secondary group have leaders; primary groups do not.

Describe the research of Solomon Asch and explain its contributions to our understanding of group conformity.

Once a bureaucratic organization becomes established, it is very resistant to change.

Susan and Mary are middle-aged women who have been neighbors for twenty-five years. They talk daily about each other's grandchildren, share grocery shopping trips, and offer each other advice. They are an example of a(n) __________.