SOC 101: Chapter 5

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identification

Which statements correctly describe "the strength of weak ties"?

Weak ties provide benefits that strong ties do not. Weak ties provide access to valuable information.

Place each major study of social networks in order of its publication from first to last.

-Mark Granovetter's "THe Strength of Weak TIes" - Matt Hoffman and Lisa Torres's article of gender, networks, and employment - Duncan Watt's Six Degrees: The Science of a Connected Age - Nicholas Christakis and James Fowler's article on networks and sexual health

How did Stanley Milgram test participants' obedience to authority?

He had "experimenters" coax "teachers" into shocking "learners".

Traditional Authority

authority based in custom, birthright, or divine right

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compliance

Katie, Tara, and Shanice are three African American women who just started college. The three of them make up a(n) __________. Katie and Tara often have friction in their friendship, so Shanice must referee between the two of them and adds _____________ in the group. These three friends are also members of a sorority and compete with a neighboring sorority over who throws the best parties. They see the neighboring sorority as a(n) _____________.

triad, stability, out-group

Who coined the term "anomie"?

Emile Durkheim

The phrase "keeping up with the Joneses" is an example of what group concept?

reference group

Quinn is on a high-school volleyball team and has chemistry during first period. If she wanted to assess her team's performance, which of the following could serve as a reference group and which could not?

the men's volleyball team at Quinn's school another school's volleyball team

Legal-Rational Authority

authority based in laws, rules, and procedures

Charismatic Authority

authority based in the perception of remarkable personal qualities in a leader

Jennifer's soccer league is quite large. It includes twelve teams, and each team has approximately fifteen members. Jennifer is very popular and has the most ties with individuals throughout the league. Which social network concept best describes Jennifer's situation?

centrality

Mark just bought a brand new Subaru hybrid after driving a twenty-year-old car for a long time. He is really impressed with his new car and takes every opportunity to drive his friends around in it. Over the next year, three of his friends buy new Subarus and three others are seriously considering doing so. Which concept best describes what is happening in Mark's network?

contagion

Power is the ability to _______ the actions of others and if legitimated, provides _______. Power can be ________ when it is backed by the threat of force, or _________ when it is supported by persuasion.

control, authority, coercive, influential

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Internalization

Which of the following are aspects of group dynamics?

how groups achieve goals how groups disintegrate how groups change how groups form

Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon, has a rule that if a team cannot be fed by two pizzas, the team is too large. The "two pizza" rule exemplifies the concept of ____________.

social loafing

In her best-selling book Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead, Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg encourages girls and women to aspire to leadership roles. Sandberg partnered with ____________ to launch the "ban bossy" campaign.

the Girl Scouts

When leadership styles do not match with traditional gender roles, the disconnect can lead to feelings of surprise or upset.

True

Melissa is a student studying biology at the University of Michigan. She grew up in Michigan, in a nearby town. Identify each person as being a member of an in-group or out-group for Melissa.

In-Group: a current community college student with whom Melissa went to high school her sister who is a student at Michigan State a history major at the University of Michigan Out-Group: an Ohio State student who went to Melissa's rival high school in Michigan

An employee at the local Department of Motor Vehicles puts in an eight-hour shift and then goes to a local bar and grill to celebrate a co-worker's birthday. What aspect of bureaucracy does this situation highlight?

Interpersonal interactions help humanize bureauracracies

Worries about the effects of social media on social engagement are an extension of whose earlier research?

Robert Putnam

The differences between a group and a ________ is whether the members identify with one another and whether interaction is temporary or permanent. A primary group consists of people such as _________, whereas a secondary group might consist of people such as _________.

crowd, family members, students taking this course