Question 1

Samuel Stouffer and his colleagues showed that the main factor motivating soldiers in combat was

Accepted Answer

A) upholding liberty 
B) fighting the evils of Nazism 
C) letters from home 
D) a feeling of loyalty to their fellow soldiers 
E) the inspiration of their officers 
A) upholding liberty 
B) fighting the evils of Nazism 
C) letters from home 
D) a feeling of loyalty to their fellow soldiers 
E) the inspiration of their officers

Question 2

Bureaucracies can be improved by

Accepted Answer

A) flattening structures 
B) decentralizing decision-making 
C) opening lies of communication 
D) all of these choices 
E) none of these choices 
A) flattening structures 
B) decentralizing decision-making 
C) opening lies of communication 
D) all of these choices 
E) none of these choices

Question 3

Explain authoritarian leadership.

Accepted Answer

Authoritarian leader

Question 4

A group of people who share a similar status but do not identify with one another is called a:

Accepted Answer

A) social group 
B) social category 
C) primary group 
D) secondary group 
E) special category 
A) social group 
B) social category 
C) primary group 
D) secondary group 
E) special category

Question 5

Much evidence suggests that flatter bureaucracies with decentralized decision-making and multiple lines of communication produce more satisfied workers,happier clients and higher profits.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

What is a bureaucracy?

Accepted Answer

A bureaucracy is a large,impersonal orga

Question 7

People who share a similar status but do not identify with one another are called a

Accepted Answer

A) social category 
B) status collection 
C) norm agency 
D) social group 
E) clique 
A) social category 
B) status collection 
C) norm agency 
D) social group 
E) clique

Question 8

Societies in which people domesticate cattle,camels,pigs,goats,sheep,horses,and reindeer are called:

Accepted Answer

A) agrarian societies 
B) horticultural societies 
C) farming societies 
D) pastoral societies 
E) agricultural societies 
A) agrarian societies 
B) horticultural societies 
C) farming societies 
D) pastoral societies 
E) agricultural societies

Question 9

Social groups are people who share similar status but do not identify with one another.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which of the following is (are)(a)standard sociological criticism(s)of bureaucracy?

Accepted Answer

A) dehumanization 
B) bureaucratic inertia 
C) bureaucratic ritualism 
D) oligarchy 
E) all of these choices 
A) dehumanization 
B) bureaucratic inertia 
C) bureaucratic ritualism 
D) oligarchy 
E) all of these choices

Question 11

Social scientists sent to investigate the Hawthorne plant of the Western Electric Company did NOT find which of the following:

Accepted Answer

A) Workers in one section established a norm for daily output. 
B) Some workers were helped to increase their output. 
C) Some workers were chided until their productivity fell. 
D) Employees are members of social networks that regulate output. 
E) Employers are more influential than fellow employees in establishing output. 
A) Workers in one section established a norm for daily output. 
B) Some workers were helped to increase their output. 
C) Some workers were chided until their productivity fell. 
D) Employees are members of social networks that regulate output. 
E) Employers are more influential than fellow employees in establishing output.

Question 12

Societies in which people domesticate plants and use simple hand tools to garden are called:

Accepted Answer

A) horticultural societies 
B) pastoral societies 
C) foraging societies 
D) agricultural societies 
E) planarian societies 
A) horticultural societies 
B) pastoral societies 
C) foraging societies 
D) agricultural societies 
E) planarian societies

Question 13

Bureaucracies are ineffective structures of authority.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

A social network is a bounded set of individuals linked by the exchange of

Accepted Answer

A) material resources 
B) emotional resources 
C) friendship 
D) money 
E) all of these choices 
A) material resources 
B) emotional resources 
C) friendship 
D) money 
E) all of these choices

Question 15

A group of people who share a similar status but do not identify with one another is called a:

Accepted Answer

A) social category 
B) social group 
C) social network 
D) dyad 
E) bureaucracy 
A) social category 
B) social group 
C) social network 
D) dyad 
E) bureaucracy

Question 16

Stanley Milgram's experiment teaches us that even if an authority structure is brand new and highly artificial:

Accepted Answer

A) we are inclined to obey those in power 
B) we are free to walk away from an authority structure with no penalty. 
C) we will remain in the grip of the authority structure for the rest of our lives 
D) all of these choices 
E) none of these choices 
A) we are inclined to obey those in power 
B) we are free to walk away from an authority structure with no penalty. 
C) we will remain in the grip of the authority structure for the rest of our lives 
D) all of these choices 
E) none of these choices

Question 17

What is a reference group?

Accepted Answer

A reference group is composed

Question 18

As the number of possible dyadic social relationships rises,so does the possibility of

Accepted Answer

A) clique formations 
B) rivalries 
C) conflict 
D) miscommunication 
E) all of these choices 
A) clique formations 
B) rivalries 
C) conflict 
D) miscommunication 
E) all of these choices

Question 19

Nearly all postindustrial societies have experienced ____ in class inequality.

Accepted Answer

A) increases 
B) decreases 
C) rapid reverses 
D) no change 
E) circular movements 
A) increases 
B) decreases 
C) rapid reverses 
D) no change 
E) circular movements

Question 20

A ____ is composed of people against whom an individual evaluates his or her situation or conduct:

Accepted Answer

A) groupthink 
B) reference group 
C) social network 
D) bureaucracy 
E) social status 
A) groupthink 
B) reference group 
C) social network 
D) bureaucracy 
E) social status

Exam 6: Social Collectivities: Groups to Societies

Samuel Stouffer and his colleagues showed that the main factor motivating soldiers in combat was

Bureaucracies can be improved by

Explain authoritarian leadership.

A group of people who share a similar status but do not identify with one another is called a:

Much evidence suggests that flatter bureaucracies with decentralized decision-making and multiple lines of communication produce more satisfied workers,happier clients and higher profits.

What is a bureaucracy?

People who share a similar status but do not identify with one another are called a

Societies in which people domesticate cattle,camels,pigs,goats,sheep,horses,and reindeer are called:

Social groups are people who share similar status but do not identify with one another.

Which of the following is (are)(a)standard sociological criticism(s)of bureaucracy?

Social scientists sent to investigate the Hawthorne plant of the Western Electric Company did NOT find which of the following:

Societies in which people domesticate plants and use simple hand tools to garden are called:

Bureaucracies are ineffective structures of authority.

A social network is a bounded set of individuals linked by the exchange of

A group of people who share a similar status but do not identify with one another is called a:

Stanley Milgram's experiment teaches us that even if an authority structure is brand new and highly artificial:

What is a reference group?

As the number of possible dyadic social relationships rises,so does the possibility of

Nearly all postindustrial societies have experienced ____ in class inequality.

A ____ is composed of people against whom an individual evaluates his or her situation or conduct:

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