Exam 7: Groups and Organizations

The sociologist who explored the primary group was Charles Horton Cooley.

What concept refers to all factors outside an organization that affect the organization's operation?

If you want your social group to be open to any and all people as new members, which of the following policies would you support?

Which type of leadership style takes charge of making decisions and makes sure people do what they are told?

The number of people in a group does not affect how the members interact with one another.

Typically, the people with the largest social networks are young, well-educated, and live in big cities.

Compared to Canadian organizations, many formal organizations in Japan have had more qualities of primary groups.

List the traits that Max Weber used to describe bureaucratic social organization. How do these traits promote organizational efficiency?

In principle, bureaucratic organizations pay little attention to

Think about the process of McDonaldization. Which of the following is NOT a trait of McDonaldization?

According to Peter Blau, which of the following plays a part in group dynamics?

In general, which of the following categories of people are "well-connected" in terms of social networks?

Based on your understanding of this chapter, discuss (1) how group size affects the behaviour of group members, and (2) how diversity in group membership affects the behaviour of group members. Illustrate your responses with examples from everyday life.

Here are four statements describing group dynamics. Which of them is NOT an expression of groupthink?

Your circle of friends is an example of a secondary group.

What do sociologists call two or more people who identify and interact with one another?

Which of these concepts was used by Robert Michels to refer to the rule of the many by the few?

In the "iron law of oligarchy," Robert Michels stated

A social network is really a web of weak social ties.

Which type of social group commands a member's esteem and loyalty?