Question 1

Emma is hoping to secure an internship with an engineering firm this summer.She's talked with friends and family,but they have not been able to provide her with any helpful contacts.Emma runs into her former aerobics instructor,whom she hasn't seen in several years,and her instructor offers to put her in contact with an engineering friend of hers.This is an example of what concept?

Accepted Answer

A)  strength of weak ties 
B)  embeddedness 
C)  reference group 
D)  tertius gaudens

Question 2

Which categories do sociologists use to distinguish between majority groups (greater power)and minority groups (lesser power)?

Accepted Answer

A)  in-groups and out-groups 
B)  primary and secondary groups 
C)  small and large groups 
D)  inclusion and exclusion groups

Question 3

Marina is a ten-year-old girl who idolizes singers like Beyoncé and Taylor Swift.She compares herself to them and imitates them while singing in front of her bedroom mirror.These singers are known as Marina's:

Accepted Answer

A)  in-group. 
B)  out-group. 
C)  reference group. 
D)  primary group.

Question 4

Georg Simmel describes three basic forms of political relations a third party can assume when joining a dyad.Which was one of the roles discussed by Simmel? A third party who:

Accepted Answer

A)  is indifferent,neither benefiting from nor mediating conflict. 
B)  engages the dyad. 
C)  is victimized and hated by the dyad. 
D)  benefits from conflict.

Question 5

Parenting coordinators are sometimes brought in by the court to help relieve tension between divorcing parents.When a dispute arises between the parents,the parenting coordinator can step in and help moms and dads "keep the peace." The coordinator plays the role of:

Accepted Answer

A)  the third that rejoices. 
B)  divide and conquer. 
C)  mediator. 
D)  dyad supporter.

Question 6

The example of how real estate agents earn money by contractually maintaining or creating distance or contact between potential buyers and sellers highlights which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  structural holes 
B)  narratives 
C)  social capital 
D)  bureaucracies

Question 7

Summarize the Solomon Asch experiments.What did the experiments reveal about group conformity? Is it possible for an individual to break free of group influence? Why or why not?

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Question 8

Consider this photograph of a dyad.What features of dyads make them the most intimate social relationships? Describe two important features of dyads that change when the group becomes a triad.

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Question 9

Which of the following is true regarding social capital in the United States today?

Accepted Answer

A)  Social capital is increasing. 
B)  Social capital is decreasing. 
C)  Social capital is relatively the same as it was 30 years ago. 
D)  Social capital data are not available to sociologists.

Question 10

Your Introduction to Sociology class is probably which of the following types of groups identified by Charles Horton Cooley?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 11

Consider the social network in this image.Where is the weak tie in the diagram (between which two individuals)? How could this weak tie benefit people in the network? Create examples using the names of people in the diagram.In your own words,summarize "the strength of weak ties."

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Question 12

A married couple and their firstborn child are a type of group known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  a dyad. 
B)  a triad. 
C)  a party. 
D)  a small group.

Question 13

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?

Accepted Answer

A)  selling through a consignment shop,because buyers are prevented from negotiating with sellers 
B)  selling via eBay,because buyers and sellers can negotiate without third-party interference 
C)  selling via a consignment shop,because everyone (buyers,sellers,shop owners)benefits 
D)  selling via eBay,because structural holes increase as the number of bids increases

Question 14

When your lecture class in which only the professor was speaking breaks off into ten small groups of five students each,it has switched from being ________ to being ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  a dyad; a triad 
B)  formal; informal 
C)  a group; a network 
D)  unifocal; multifocal

Question 15

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.

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Question 16

You have six friends over to your apartment for dinner and drinks.Three of the friends are discussing Einstein's theory of relativity,while the other three are talking about the World Cup.According to Georg Simmel,is this a party yet?

Accepted Answer

A)  Yes,because everyone seems to be having a great time! 
B)  No,because Einstein's theory of relativity is a boring topic. 
C)  No,because the conversation is not multifocal. 
D)  Yes,because the conversation is not unifocal.

Question 17

Compare and contrast the terms organizational culture and organizational structure.Discuss two points of similarity (compare)and two points of difference (contrast).

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Question 18

A process by which organizations face the same conditions,and ultimately tend to end up like each other,is known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  embeddedness. 
B)  the power elite. 
C)  reference groups. 
D)  isomorphism.

Question 19

Linda is a U.S.lawyer devoted to improving privacy rights in the digital age.According to the "right to be forgotten," predict the most likely outcome of her work:

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A)  United States citizens who want greater privacy will likely move to Europe. 
B)  The United States will soon follow the European Commission in providing "right to be forgotten" policies. 
C)  Tensions between the right to free speech and the right to privacy will be negotiated for many years. 
D)  Satisfactory privacy laws will likely be passed and stabilized in the near future.

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

A)  whether or not the group can tell a narrative about itself. 
B)  whether or not the group can become a social network. 
C)  what people think about others. 
D)  the structure social relations will take.

Exam 5: Groups and Networks

Which categories do sociologists use to distinguish between majority groups (greater power) and minority groups (lesser power) ?