Question 1

Today,the legal approach to immigration in the United States is based on which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  how much money potential immigrants and their families have to pay to get in 
B)  the national origin of potential immigrants 
C)  people's family preferences and ties 
D)  whether or not potential immigrants speak English 
A)  how much money potential immigrants and their families have to pay to get in 
B)  the national origin of potential immigrants 
C)  people's family preferences and ties 
D)  whether or not potential immigrants speak English

Question 2

Sets of dyads held together by ties between the individuals are known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  triads. 
B)  social networks. 
C)  primary groups. 
D)  reference groups. 
A)  triads. 
B)  social networks. 
C)  primary groups. 
D)  reference groups.

Question 3

The characteristics of a formal structure and status differentiation are essential to which of Simmel's types of groups?

Accepted Answer

A)  triads 
B)  small groups 
C)  parties 
D)  large groups 
A)  triads 
B)  small groups 
C)  parties 
D)  large groups

Question 4

Although Putnam's research suggests that the United States is becoming less community oriented and more selfish,which of the following events led to a temporary revival of civic engagement among young adults?

Accepted Answer

A)  the death of Tupac Shakur 
B)  the terrorist attacks of 9/11 
C)  the rise in gas prices 
D)  the Boston Red Sox winning the World Series 
A)  the death of Tupac Shakur 
B)  the terrorist attacks of 9/11 
C)  the rise in gas prices 
D)  the Boston Red Sox winning the World Series

Question 5

A family is an example of which type of group identified by Cooley?

Accepted Answer

A)  primary 
B)  secondary 
C)  small 
D)  large 
A)  primary 
B)  secondary 
C)  small 
D)  large

Question 6

What kind of group ceases to exist if even one member leaves the group?

Accepted Answer

A)  dyads 
B)  triads 
C)  affinity groups 
D)  informal groups 
A)  dyads 
B)  triads 
C)  affinity groups 
D)  informal groups

Question 7

You and your friend have created a technology start-up.Since its inception,it has become very successful and you've had to hire many employees.At what point will you realize that it has become,in Simmel's terms,a large group?

Accepted Answer

A)  when you don't know everyone's name 
B)  when formal job titles are created and formal hierarchies between employees emerge 
C)  when you have to build cubicles for your employees' privacy 
D)  when you begin issuing stock options to employees as part of their compensation package 
A)  when you don't know everyone's name 
B)  when formal job titles are created and formal hierarchies between employees emerge 
C)  when you have to build cubicles for your employees' privacy 
D)  when you begin issuing stock options to employees as part of their compensation package

Question 8

When a single parent marries (or remarries),issues such as divided loyalties,the right to discipline,favoritism,and financial responsibility can prove to be volatile.Peggy,a single mom who has had sole custody of her 12-year-old daughter Sarah for ten years,recently married Tom.Tom has never been married and doesn't have any children.Provide examples of each of the three basic forms of relations (mediator,tertius gaudens,and divide et impera)that could emerge in this newly formed triad.

Accepted Answer

Playing the mediator role,Sarah might at

Today,the legal approach to immigration in the United States is based on which of the following?

Sets of dyads held together by ties between the individuals are known as:

The characteristics of a formal structure and status differentiation are essential to which of Simmel's types of groups?

Although Putnam's research suggests that the United States is becoming less community oriented and more selfish,which of the following events led to a temporary revival of civic engagement among young adults?

A family is an example of which type of group identified by Cooley?

What kind of group ceases to exist if even one member leaves the group?

You and your friend have created a technology start-up.Since its inception,it has become very successful and you've had to hire many employees.At what point will you realize that it has become,in Simmel's terms,a large group?

The Sociological Imagination: An Introduction

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Exam 5: Groups and Networks

Today,the legal approach to immigration in the United States is based on which of the following?

Sets of dyads held together by ties between the individuals are known as:

The characteristics of a formal structure and status differentiation are essential to which of Simmel's types of groups?

Although Putnam's research suggests that the United States is becoming less community oriented and more selfish,which of the following events led to a temporary revival of civic engagement among young adults?

A family is an example of which type of group identified by Cooley?

What kind of group ceases to exist if even one member leaves the group?

You and your friend have created a technology start-up.Since its inception,it has become very successful and you've had to hire many employees.At what point will you realize that it has become,in Simmel's terms,a large group?

The Sociological Imagination: An Introduction

Methods

Culture and Media

Socialization and the Construction of Reality

Social Control and Deviance

Stratification

Gender

Race

Poverty

Health and Society

Family (in Core edition)

Education

Capitalism and the Economy

Authority and the State

Religion

Science, the Environment, and Society

Collective Action, Social Movements, and Social Change

Filters