SOciology
Which of the following are kinds of conformity produced by social influence?
compliance, identification, internalization
Identify the individuals who are most likely to serve as weak ties. brother's wife, aunt, father's business partner's son, cousin's friend
father's business partner's son and cousin's friend
How did Stanley Milgram test participants' obedience to authority?
He has "experimenters" coax the "teachers" into shocking learners
Which international business chain is referenced by George Ritzer's theory of spreading bureaucratic rationalization and increased efficiency?
McDonald's
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
contagion
Which of the following are organizations that Robert Putnam's research might argue keep anomie at bay? Boy Scouts of America, Habitat for Humanity, Boys and Girls Club of America, Craigslist
Boy Scouts of America, Habitat for Humanity, Boys and Girls Club of America
In the context of Charles Horton Cooley's theory of groups, classify each attribute as belonging to either primary or secondary groups.
Primary: enduring membership, ends with themselves Secondary: impersonal, instrumental in purpose, contingent membership
Which of the following are aspects of group dynamics? how groups: disintegrate, form, change, achieve goals
all of them
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 bureaucracies
Worries about the effects of social media on social engagement are an extension of whose earlier research?
Robert Putnam
