Question 1

Network analysis teaches us that success in finding a job depends on this: "It's not what you know but who you know."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

According to the textbook,what percentage of the 3.3 million Polish Jews survived World War II?

Accepted Answer

A)  9 percent 
B)  12 percent 
C)  15 percent 
D)  18 percent

Question 3

Primary groups are large and impersonal.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Norm is a university student who works during the summer at the pulp mill in his hometown.During his first week,he discovered that he could take twice as many samples from the wood chip trucks as he was told by his co-workers; however,when he brought this fact up at work,he was warned not to do this.The regular employees said it would jeopardize them in their work for the whole year.Mimicking research at the Hawthorne plant in Chicago,what does Norm's experience demonstrate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Employees like to keep productivity as low as possible. 
B)  Social networks among employees regulate output. 
C)  People will not get promotions at the organization unless they conform to managerial norms. 
D)  People who overproduce are seen as "keeners" and will lose their jobs because other employees do not like them.

Question 5

Jameson is under a lot of pressure to join the military,even though he does not believe strongly in armed conflict.Whom would he be most likely to feel such pressure from?

Accepted Answer

A)  his primary groups 
B)  his secondary groups 
C)  the social categories he is a part of 
D)  the bureaucracies he is a part of

Question 6

When are the dangers of groupthink the greatest?

Accepted Answer

A)  when the group is large 
B)  when the group is under a lot of pressure 
C)  when the group has between five and eight decisions to make at once 
D)  when the group is in conflict

Question 7

Explain what laissez-faire leadership is.

Accepted Answer

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Question 8

During war,soldiers fight for lofty ideals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Morgan runs a sociology department where he calls informal weekly coffee meetings between the monthly department meetings so that people can keep him apprised of what is happening and so that he can solicit feedback about annual departmental initiatives. How effective is his department likely to be in meeting their annual goals?

Accepted Answer

A)  highly successful 
B)  moderately successful 
C)  unsuccessful 
D)  There is no way to tell.

Question 10

In the Glen Ridge rape case,which community value was betrayed by Charles Figueroa?

Accepted Answer

A)  the subordination of women 
B)  tolerance of male misconduct 
C)  intense group loyalty 
D)  lack of compassion

Question 11

In what type of society did trade unions first began to appear?

Accepted Answer

A)  agricultural society 
B)  industrial society 
C)  postindustrial society 
D)  postnatural society

Question 12

Which of the following social relationships can outlive one partner opting out?

Accepted Answer

A)  a dyad 
B)  a triad 
C)  a relationship between two nodes 
D)  a coalition between two people

Question 13

According to the textbook,how many members did most foraging communities have?

Accepted Answer

A)  6-20 
B)  25-100 
C)  100-150 
D)  150-200

Question 14

Explain what bystander apathy is.

Accepted Answer

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Question 15

Which of the following leadership styles is most effective in a crisis situation?

Accepted Answer

A)  democratic leadership 
B)  laissez-faire leadership 
C)  authoritarian leadership 
D)  dictatorship leadership

Question 16

Using a hand-delivered poster,Jasmine has decided to ask all of the people in her apartment building for ideas about where she should look for a job for the summer.Why will this tactic likely bring her success?

Accepted Answer

A)  because most people in the building have to be employed and therefore are more likely to know of employment opportunities 
B)  because many people in the building may not be employed and therefore likely know which places may be hiring 
C)  because most people in the building are likely to be strangers and therefore have a wide range of diverse connections 
D)  because most people would be impressed by such innovation and daring and happily recommend her

Question 17

Why are crimes committed by corporations rarely reported or convicted?

Accepted Answer

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Question 18

Carol is employed by a high-tech firm in British Columbia doing data analysis and computer projections.Carol is part of a workforce in Canada that employs approximately what percentage of Canadians?

Accepted Answer

A)  25 percent 
B)  50 percent 
C)  75 percent 
D)  90 percent

Question 19

Sevina has lived in Toronto for several years.According to Wellman's research,which of the following most likely characterizes her social life?

Accepted Answer

A)  comprised of hundreds of ties of varying closeness 
B)  comprised of hundreds of close personal ties 
C)  alienating 
D)  impersonal

Question 20

The Glen Ridge community of New Jersey refused to accept the fact that a group of boys living in the community were guilty of raping a mentally handicapped girl,in part because there was widespread tolerance of male misconduct.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 6: Networks, groups, bureaucracies and Societies

Network analysis teaches us that success in finding a job depends on this: "It's not what you know but who you know."

According to the textbook,what percentage of the 3.3 million Polish Jews survived World War II?

Primary groups are large and impersonal.

Jameson is under a lot of pressure to join the military,even though he does not believe strongly in armed conflict.Whom would he be most likely to feel such pressure from?

When are the dangers of groupthink the greatest?

Explain what laissez-faire leadership is.

During war,soldiers fight for lofty ideals.

In the Glen Ridge rape case,which community value was betrayed by Charles Figueroa?

In what type of society did trade unions first began to appear?

Which of the following social relationships can outlive one partner opting out?

According to the textbook,how many members did most foraging communities have?

Explain what bystander apathy is.

Which of the following leadership styles is most effective in a crisis situation?

Using a hand-delivered poster,Jasmine has decided to ask all of the people in her apartment building for ideas about where she should look for a job for the summer.Why will this tactic likely bring her success?

Why are crimes committed by corporations rarely reported or convicted?

Carol is employed by a high-tech firm in British Columbia doing data analysis and computer projections.Carol is part of a workforce in Canada that employs approximately what percentage of Canadians?

Sevina has lived in Toronto for several years.According to Wellman's research,which of the following most likely characterizes her social life?

The Glen Ridge community of New Jersey refused to accept the fact that a group of boys living in the community were guilty of raping a mentally handicapped girl,in part because there was widespread tolerance of male misconduct.