REVEL Sociology Chapter 7 Groups and Organizations Quiz – Flashcards
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1. Roman Catholics are correctly considered to be an example of a ____.
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category
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2. Which of the following is an example of a primary group?
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neighbors assembled at a monthly neighborhood picnic
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3. Which of the following groups is an example of a dyad?
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A U.S. marriage
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4. Which type of leader focuses on instrumental concerns and takes personal charge of decision-making?
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authoritarian
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5. Solomon Asch's line-matching research demonstrated the dynamics of _____.
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group conformity
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6. A social group is defined as ____________.
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two or more people who identify with and interact with one another
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7. A ____is an example of a primary group.
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family residing at a home together
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8. A problem with groupthink for getting a job done is that it often results in _________.
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conforming, leading to a narrow view of an issue
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9. For whom would a residential boarding school be most like a coercive organization?
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the students
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10. Factors that affect an organization's operation, such as declining regional population or a new state governor, taken together, are called the __________.
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organizaitional environment
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11. The Federal Emergency Management Agency's response to Hurricane Katrina, in which following bureaucratic rules seemed to be more important than helping people in need, is an example of ______________________.
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bureaucratic inefficiency
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12. Scientific management was developed to ____.
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increase the productive efficiency of business
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13. The policies of Japanese organizations in the 1980s encouraged more _____ than did the policies of organizations in the United States.
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loyalty and cooperation
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14. Today's post-industrial economy has created highly skilled, creative work as well as __________.
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a great deal of service work that requires far less skill
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15. "Quality circles" in Japanese work organizations serve to ________.
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involve workers in decisions that affect them
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16. Secondary relationships typically involve __________.
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weak emotional ties
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17. The use of a shock generator to study obedience to authority was the foundation of research by __________.
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Stanley Milgram
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18. In a group of four people, how many social relationships link the members?
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six
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19. The Red Cross and the League of Women Voters are examples of which type of organization?
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normative organizations
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20. Which cluster of traits did Max Weber link to bureaucracy?
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specialization, hierarchy, and technical competence,
