Chap 5 Sociology - Inquizitive

Our opportunities to belong to and access social networks have skyrocketed in recent years due to the Internet. Place the following in order from lowest to highest percentage

17 percent in 2018, 98 percent of American adults in households earning $75,000 or more a year were using the Internet 47 percent in 2000, 81 percent of American adults in households earning $75,000 or more a year were using the Internet 52 percent of American adults used the Internet in 2000 57 percent of American teens have made new friends online 81 percent of adults used internet in 2000 In 2018, 89 percent of American adults were using the Internet

In Stanley Milgram's classic experiment about people's obedience to authority, how many subjects were obedient to the point of administering shocks they had been told were lethal?

1 in 2, The fraction was actually close to two-thirds.

Identify the characteristics of an ideal (i.e., pure) bureaucracy, according to Max Weber.

Ideal: For officials, their work is their career, There is a strict hierarchy of authority Not ideal: Officials are on duty or on call at all hours.

identify each attribute as belonging to either a primary or secondary group, keeping in mind Charles Horton Cooley's theory of groups.

Primary groups: high levels of intimacy, strong sense of unity and commitment Secondary groups: typically large, impersonal relationships and often involve fleeting relationships; seldom involve intense emotional ties, powerful commitments to the group itself, or a feeling of unity; usually a involve more role play by members than authenticity; instrumental in purpose

in the world overall, 54.4 percent of the population has Internet access. Identify each region as above or below that world average.

above 54.4% - Middle East and Latin America/Carribean below 54.4% - Africa and Asia

Identify the following as advantages or disadvantages of telecommuting for the average worker.

advantage: increased job satisfaction disadvantage: more likely to work overtime by 5-7 hours per week, lack of face-to-face contact with coworkers, and increased distractions due to being at home

Identify each example as either bridging or bonding social capital

bridging examples: the YMCA or Habitat for Humanity bonding examples: a country club or neighborhood association or HOA

identify each quality as associated mostly with small groups or larger groups

small groups: have fewer formal structures, more intense large groups: more stable, more inclusive

Identify each statement about networks as either correct or incorrect

Correct Answers: Every social group represents a network. Incorrect Answers: Every social aggregate represents a network , Every network is a type of organization, Every network represents a social group.

Quinn is on a high-school volleyball team, and has chemistry during first period. Identify the reference groups Quinn could use to assess the team's performance.

Reference Group: the lacrosse team at Quinn's school, another school's volleyball team, Quinn's volleyball team Not Reference: -Quinn's first-period chemistry class