Question 1

Which of the following statements about bureaucracy is false?

Accepted Answer

A) Subcultures develop even in the largest bureaucracies. 
B) Secretaries and other assistants often have more power than their job description or salary indicates. 
C) The informal culture of bureaucracy works to make all employees feel more connected and included. 
D) Informal norms within a bureaucracy may increase or decrease worker productivity. 
A) Subcultures develop even in the largest bureaucracies. 
B) Secretaries and other assistants often have more power than their job description or salary indicates. 
C) The informal culture of bureaucracy works to make all employees feel more connected and included. 
D) Informal norms within a bureaucracy may increase or decrease worker productivity.

Question 2

Sociologists have found that primary groups

Accepted Answer

A) fulfill a person's expressive needs. 
B) generally only meet a person's instrumental needs. 
C) tend to be larger than secondary groups. 
D) are less significant than secondary groups 
A) fulfill a person's expressive needs. 
B) generally only meet a person's instrumental needs. 
C) tend to be larger than secondary groups. 
D) are less significant than secondary groups

Question 3

Which of these statements about reference groups is false?

Accepted Answer

A) reference groups always provide good role models 
B) one does not belong to a reference group 
C) the influence of a reference group may be positive or negative 
D) Identification with a social group can strongly influence self-esteem. 
A) reference groups always provide good role models 
B) one does not belong to a reference group 
C) the influence of a reference group may be positive or negative 
D) Identification with a social group can strongly influence self-esteem.

Question 4

Compare functionalist and conflict approaches to formal organization.Give examples of each.

Accepted Answer

The functionalist approach to formal org

Question 5

The theory of organization that sees participation in an organization as a means of self-actualization is a type of
)

Accepted Answer

A) functionalist theory 
B) conflict theory 
C) symbolic interaction theory 
D) social exchange theory 
A) functionalist theory 
B) conflict theory 
C) symbolic interaction theory 
D) social exchange theory

Question 6

Secondary groups sometimes take on characteristics of primary groups.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

What are the effects of social class and race on people's roles within an organization?

Accepted Answer

A) Race and social class do not have any consistent effect on people's roles within an organization. 
B) People of upper and middle class backgrounds are more likely to be promoted than someone with a lower-class background,even if they are of the same race. 
C) When members of minority groups have the same level of education as their White peers,there is no difference in the rates of promotion. 
D) When people with a lower social class background have the same level of education as their peers they are just as likely to be promoted. 
A) Race and social class do not have any consistent effect on people's roles within an organization. 
B) People of upper and middle class backgrounds are more likely to be promoted than someone with a lower-class background,even if they are of the same race. 
C) When members of minority groups have the same level of education as their White peers,there is no difference in the rates of promotion. 
D) When people with a lower social class background have the same level of education as their peers they are just as likely to be promoted.

Question 8

Utilitarian organizations are always for-profit organizations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which of the following is not a characteristic common to most cases of groupthink?

Accepted Answer

A) an illusion of unanimity 
B) treating dissent as disloyalty 
C) an understanding of one's weaknesses 
D) underestimating the antagonists to one's plans 
A) an illusion of unanimity 
B) treating dissent as disloyalty 
C) an understanding of one's weaknesses 
D) underestimating the antagonists to one's plans

Question 10

Studies of people being discharge from employment,or fired,have found that

Accepted Answer

A) Black federal employees are twice as likely to be fired as their White counterparts. 
B) when Whites and Blacks have the same education and hold upper-level federal positions,they are equally likely to be fired. 
C) racial patterns in being discharged from employment may be attributed to lack of seniority for Black workers. 
D) White employees were more likely to be fired,but only when they worked less than 40 hours per week. 
A) Black federal employees are twice as likely to be fired as their White counterparts. 
B) when Whites and Blacks have the same education and hold upper-level federal positions,they are equally likely to be fired. 
C) racial patterns in being discharged from employment may be attributed to lack of seniority for Black workers. 
D) White employees were more likely to be fired,but only when they worked less than 40 hours per week.

Question 11

In his study of the effect of size on group dynamics,Simmel found that

Accepted Answer

A) a dyad is basically an unstable social grouping. 
B) a triad is an unstable social grouping,whereas dyads are relatively stable. 
C) adding a third person to a dyad has no effect on the stability of the group. 
D) the size of the group has no effect on interaction. 
A) a dyad is basically an unstable social grouping. 
B) a triad is an unstable social grouping,whereas dyads are relatively stable. 
C) adding a third person to a dyad has no effect on the stability of the group. 
D) the size of the group has no effect on interaction.

Question 12

When John links a behavior of a person from the Middle East to their skin color he is disproving the idea of an attribution error.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Explain what a formal organization is.Describe two types and give an example of each.

Accepted Answer

A formal organization is a structured gr

Which of the following statements about bureaucracy is false?

Sociologists have found that primary groups

Which of these statements about reference groups is false?

Compare functionalist and conflict approaches to formal organization.Give examples of each.

The theory of organization that sees participation in an organization as a means of self-actualization is a type of )

Secondary groups sometimes take on characteristics of primary groups.

What are the effects of social class and race on people's roles within an organization?

Utilitarian organizations are always for-profit organizations.

Which of the following is not a characteristic common to most cases of groupthink?

Studies of people being discharge from employment,or fired,have found that

In his study of the effect of size on group dynamics,Simmel found that

When John links a behavior of a person from the Middle East to their skin color he is disproving the idea of an attribution error.

Explain what a formal organization is.Describe two types and give an example of each.

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Exam 6: Groups and Organization

Which of the following statements about bureaucracy is false?

Sociologists have found that primary groups

Which of these statements about reference groups is false?

Compare functionalist and conflict approaches to formal organization.Give examples of each.

The theory of organization that sees participation in an organization as a means of self-actualization is a type of )

Secondary groups sometimes take on characteristics of primary groups.

What are the effects of social class and race on people's roles within an organization?

Utilitarian organizations are always for-profit organizations.

Which of the following is not a characteristic common to most cases of groupthink?

Studies of people being discharge from employment,or fired,have found that

In his study of the effect of size on group dynamics,Simmel found that

When John links a behavior of a person from the Middle East to their skin color he is disproving the idea of an attribution error.

Explain what a formal organization is.Describe two types and give an example of each.

Sociological Perspective

Culture and the Media

Doing Sociological research

Socialization and the Life Course

Social Structure and Social Interaction

Deviance and Crime

Social Class and Social Stratification

Global Stratification

Race and Ethnicity

Gender

Sexuality

Families and Religion

Education and Health Care

Economics and Politics

Environment, Population and Social Change

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