Exam 5: Groups and Networks

Powerful groups that are often the majority,such as heterosexuals in the United States,are known as:

According to a 2002 article in USA Today that was discussed in Chapter 5,a researcher found that 11 of the 15 largest companies have at least two board members who sit together on another board.This is referred to as:

C.Wright Mills's term for interlocking directorates is which of the following?

While a social network is ____________,a social tie ____________.

A classroom would not typically fall under Simmel's classification of a small group because:

Which of the following types of groups do people compare themselves to,even if they don't know each other personally?

Describe the Asch experiments conducted on group conformity.

Which of the following conducted experiments and established a test that demonstrates the power of group conformity?

Which of the following is a federal law that eliminated quotas on national origins for potential immigrants to the United States?

In hopes of earning a few dollars on investments they no longer use or want,some people take their household items to consignment shops,while other people sell their items on eBay.Which method of selling can be argued to have more structural holes?

How we feel about ourselves is an inherently social process that stems in part from who we compare ourselves to.Provide two real-life examples of how reference groups have affected how you feel about yourself (whether fleeting or long-term).

Define what Granovetter (1974)meant by the strength of weak ties.Give one example of how this might work in the real world of social networks.

Stigmatized groups,such as gays and lesbians in the United States,are known as:

Sociologist Georg Simmel (1950)argues that "size matters" in a group primarily because the number of people in a group determines:

Cooley distinguished between two types of groups he called:

Sociologists refer to the degree to which ties are reinforced through indirect paths within a social network as:

If the buying public can be seen as playing two producers off against each other and promoting their self-interest by gaining the lowest price,the buying public could be viewed as playing the role of:

A friendship group isn't an example of a formal organization because:

Which of the following cultures is a case study of a lifestyle that has endured and maintained its traditions despite wide changes in U.S.modern life?

Simmel describes three basic forms of political relations a third party can assume when joining a dyad.Which of the roles listed below was NOT discussed by Simmel?