Sociology week 6

How does the structure and function of groups change as they grow in size? Group members feel more strongly bonded to each other. Groups tend to develop a more formal social structure. Group members become more active in the decision-making process. Members tend to form more informal relationships.

Groups tend to develop a more formal social structure.

Which of the following is an example of an in-group/out-group dynamic? Chorus members of the campus's production of Hairspray practice in the theatre building's first floor, while the cast of God of Carnage practices on the second floor. Organizations across a college campus come together at a yearly fundraiser to raise money for the local Breast Cancer Awareness chapter. Members of the sorority Delta Delta Delta advise their pledges not to socialize with members of pledges of the rival sorority Sigma Delta Theta. The Chemistry Club advertises their organization at the local science fair.

Members of the sorority Delta Delta Delta advise their pledges not to socialize with members of pledges of the rival sorority Sigma Delta Theta.

Which of the following is not a characteristic of a bureaucracy: Clear division of labor Impersonality Explicit rules Personality-based promotion

Personality-based promotion

When Michael starts high school, he joins the basketball team. He begins to look to his teammate friends for cues on how to behave at dances, in the hallways, and even in the classroom. Michael's basketball team is serving as Michael's _____. Out-group Reference group Aggregate Secondary group

Reference group

Sandy is standing in line for tickets to a Lizzo concert. The line wraps around the block, spilling into the streets and crowding store windows. Sandy is part of a(n): Dyad Triad In-group Aggregate

Aggregate

Solomon Asch concluded that one reason people conform to a group is because they believe: They are too weak to decide for themselves. The group is better informed than they are Dissent is a form of weakness. Large groups never make mistakes.

The group is better informed than they are

Ahmed has been trying to change his schedule so that he can take one more AP class his senior year in high school. He keeps running between the guidance office and the administration office to sort out the problem. Ahmed's interaction with the school's bureaucracy is an example of: The influences of one's peer groups The influences of a total institution The hidden curriculum of schools The generalized other

The hidden curriculum of schools

The term "McDonaldization" refers to ______. an increasing presence of the fast-food business model in other social institutions the growing popularity of McDonalds as a youth hang-out the nation's increasing dependence on fast food the obesity epidemic that is spreading throughout the U.S.

an increasing presence of the fast-food business model in other social institutions

Which of the following groups paradoxically tends to be the most intimate yet also the most unstable form? triad secondary primary dyad

dyad

What do the studies on conformity demonstrate about the tendency to alter our individual behavior to fit with perceived expectations of what is appropriate for a particular group or role? Because of group pressure (implicit or explicit), people may often be willing to say things they know are not true or to do things they normally would not consider themselves prone to doing. Women are more susceptible to group pressure than men, but only when a group is diverse and includes people of both sexes. Americans are highly individualistic and more reluctant to conform to group pressure than people of other nationalities. In any situation, younger people tend to be more susceptible to group pressure than older adults.

Because of group pressure (implicit or explicit), people may often be willing to say things they know are not true or to do things they normally would not consider themselves prone to doing.

Some theorists suggest that the banking industry has become increasingly McDonaldized, evidenced by examples such as: more online services and even entire banks which exist only online, increasingly standardized account options with limited individual flexibility, automated processing of investment and loan approval processes, increasing proportion of everyday banking tasks handled by software rather than employing additional bank tellers, reducing available in-person customer services in favor of enforcing automated online tasks that customers complete themselves, implementing the widespread use of apps and ATMs while reducing the number of walk-in banking hours. What are the four principles of this process that are reflected here? efficiency, predictability, calculability, control rationality, consistency, calculability, efficiency calculability, predictability, control, rationality control, consistency, predictability, reliability

efficiency, predictability, calculability, control

Gregory views his fellow male co-workers who talk about their family events and relationships during lunchtime as expressive, honest, and committed to family. However, he views his female co-workers who use their scheduled work breaks to talk about family events and relationships as overly-emotional, bragging, and gossipy. Judging similar behaviors as virtues for one group, but as vices for another group, is an example of the tension between______. primary groups and secondary groups in-groups and out-groups secondary groups and in-groups reference groups and out-groups

in-groups and out-groups

Officer Friel has just pulled over a motorist exceeding the speed limit by 20 miles per hour. When he approaches the vehicle, he recognizes the driver as his best friend's daughter. He knows last thing her family can afford is a $200 reckless speeding ticket that will certainly raise their insurance rates. At this point, which of the following terms best describe what the officer is experiencing? role reversal role strain status inconsistency role conflict

role conflict