Sociology Ch.4 SG

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In which groups are the relationships more stable

Larger groups are more stable due to the fact that there are multiple different groups within the larger group. The bond between each person is even stronger, therefore it can be even stronger than a triad and dyad.

In which groups are the relationships more intense

Triad relationships are more intense because of the intricate relationships and the possibility of one almost always being left out

22. Which of these would you refer to as a primary group?

a family gathering for the holidates

23. Which of these would you refer to as a secondary group?

a meeting of the rotary club

14. The status of being a nurse is a/an:

achieved status

28. For the patients who are involuntarily committed, what type of formal organization are mental hospitals?

a coercive organization

6. A social position that is assumed voluntarily and that reflects a significant measure of personal ability and effort is a(n):

achieved status

9. A very loosely formed group is referred to as a:

crowd

26. A social group with two members is called a:

dyad

35. Any voluntary organization would also be called a utilitarian organization.

false

36. Members of secondary groups share personal and enduring relationships.

false

40. When we find ourselves pulled in several directions as we try to fulfill the demands of many statuses, we are experiencing role strain.

false

45. Members of primary groups have a goal orientation, while members of secondary groups display a personal orientation.

false

49. As groups grow larger, they become more stable.

false

50. In a dyad, one member can act as a mediator, but in a triad, this is not possible.

false

21. Members of secondary groups are likely to:

have a goal orientation and be polite to each other

3. In your textbook, according to Erving Goffman, reality is not fixed or static but created through:

human interactions

11. All of these statements are true about secondary groups except one:

members provide comfort, security, and economic assistance for each other

32. According to your textbook, Max Weber was the first to develop a systematic interpretation of

modern organizations

27. Women who join the League of Women Voters are joining a:

normative organization

31. Max Weber believed the more an organization approaches the ideal type of bureaucracy, the more effective it will be in pursuing the objectives for which it was established. However, he also recognized that bureaucracies can create some negatives such as:

numerous unofficial ways of doing things because of the lack of flexibility in completing tasks in a bureaucracy

19. You are a member of a golf club and you have many friends there. This club is a:

primary group

7. Patterns of expected behavior attached to a particular status are referred to as a(n):

role

15. The incompatibility among roles corresponding to two or more statuses is called:

role conflict

15. The incompatibility among roles corresponding to two or more statuses is called: 16. Performing the various roles attached to one status can create:

role strain

2. A supervisor would like to be friendly with her employees, but at the same time she must monitor their behavior and make sure they reach their production goals. This situation creates:

role strain

13. Ideal bureaucratic organization depends upon _____, which controls an organization's functioning to ensure predictability and control the larger environment.

rules and regulations

5. All of these are characteristics of formal organizations except one:

they are designed to meet personal individual needs

34. Each of us has a number of statuses during our lifetimes.

true

38. Social structure helps us to make sense out of everyday situations.

true

39. There are often a number of roles attached to a single status.

true

41. Role conflict refers to the incompatibility among the roles corresponding to two or more statuses.

true

46. Secondary groups are likely to include many more people than primary groups.

true

48. Ingroups and outgroups can foster loyalty as well as generate conflict.

true

51. Some examples of formal organizations are government agencies and business corporations.

true

52. A psychiatric hospital can be a coercive, a utilitarian, and a normative organization at the same time.

true

4. Sociologists define a social group as:

two or more people who identify and interact with each other

29. At the micro level, social structure consists of

A and C

Give an example of a dyad, a triad, and a larger group.

Dyad: Brother and sister Triad: Three college students in the same apartment Larger group: High School Clubs

What do you think about the trend toward more secondary-group relationships in modern society?

In modern society, there is more of a focus on the achieving of goals. Relationships become less personal and more in need of connections for their personal use. Especially as people grow older and new generations rely on technology, that is how groups are built.

30. In your textbook, Max Weber argued that __________ is necessary in modern societies.

bureaucracy

10. Your criminology class is touring a maximum security prison. You are visiting a:

coercive organization

24. A social group commanding a member's esteem and loyalty is a(n):

ingroup

25. What has research shown about ingroups and outgroups?

ingroup-outgroup boundaries lead to unfairly negative views of outgroups

33. Increases in group size improve the stability in a group because

it reduces personal interaction

20. Primary groups and secondary groups differ in all of these characteristics except one:

length of contact among members

1. At a given time you occupy a number of statuses. These are your:

status set

18. All of these are characteristics of "primary groups" except one:

the groups are impersonal and members pursue a specific activity together

12. Bureaucracies arrange personnel in a vertical ranking. This is referred to as:

the hierarchy of offices

17. The most important difference between primary and secondary groups has to do with:

the kinds of relationships that exist within them


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