Exam 5: Groups, Networks, and Organizations

According to George Ritzer,what is the McDonaldization of society? Explain the four guiding principles of McDonaldization,using the example of one of the following: your college or university,the healthcare system,or the movie industry.

James and Shannon both graduated from college with a high GPA and a good résumé in the field of accounting.A year after graduation,James was working as a waiter,and Shannon was working at an accounting firm that was headed by her father's best friend.Shannon most likely got this job because:

Today more of our social relationships are dominated by secondary groups instead of primary groups.Charles Horton Cooley worried about the loss of intimacy as secondary groups became more prominent and pervasive.Émile Durkheim and Georg Simmel saw some benefits to the development of more secondary groups.What do you think about the trend toward more secondary-group relationships in modern society?

Which of the following is more likely to be an in-group?

Triads are generally more stable than dyads because:

All large organizations tend to be __________,according to Max Weber.

Explain how the Internet affects social relationships and social networks.Explain how it can have both a positive and a negative impact.

List and explain the characteristics of the "ideal type of bureaucracy" that Max Weber described and how they are evident or not evident in your college or university.

Until the late twentieth century,organizational studies largely ignored:

How can a decline in social capital have significant political implications?

A large grouping of people that engages in concerted collective actions to achieve specific objectives is called:

Nelson Mandela directed the dissolution of apartheid in South Africa.What kind of leader was he?

Most advertisements today try to associate a product with a specific reference group.For this marketing strategy to be effective,which of the following must be true?

Look at the organizations you belong to that may provide you with social capital.Describe one organization that provides you with bridging social capital and explain why.Describe another organization that provides you with bonding social capital and explain why.

What term do sociologists use to refer to a group with an identifiable membership that engages in concerted collective actions to achieve a common purpose?