chapter 6 soci

Kellan wants to shop at Express for the new school year, but because all of his friends shop at Pacific Sun, Kellan does as well. Kellan's behavior is an example of: Group of answer choices Consumer-oriented discretion Laissez-faire leadership Conformity Out-group dynamics

Conformity

The concept "reference groups" can be defined as: Group of answer choices Groups which consist of people for whom an individual feels great disdain. Groups a person belongs to and feels are an integral part of his or her identity. People who share similar characteristics but who are not connected in any way. Groups to which an individual compares himself or herself.

Groups to which an individual compares himself or herself.

An instrumental leader: Group of answer choices Promotes emotional strength and health, ensuring that people feel supported. Refers to the main focus or goal of the leader. Is goal-oriented and largely concerned with accomplishing set tasks. Rejects gender roles in the name of the feminist movement.

Is goal-oriented and largely concerned with accomplishing set tasks.

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

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

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a bureaucracy: Group of answer choices Clear division of labor Impersonality Explicit rules Personality-based promotion

Personality-based promotion

Which of the following does NOT constitute cyberbullying? Group of answer choices Sending threatening text messages Posting embarrassing images a person online Sending threatening letters to someone's home Hacking someone's account and pretending to be him or her

Sending threatening letters to someone's home

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

Aggregate

A total institution can be defined as: Group of answer choices A business which offers career advice for federal employees. A group in which the masses have a large influence in decision making. A clear chain of command found in a bureaucracy. An organization in which participants live a controlled lifestyle and in which total resocialization occurs.

An organization in which participants live a controlled lifestyle and in which total resocialization occurs.

Solomon Asch concluded that one reason people conform to a group is because they believe: Group of answer choices 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.

Tanya enrolls in a local community college so they can one day become an engineer. Tanya is about to become a member of a: Group of answer choices Voluntary organization Paparazzi organization Utilitarian organization Coercive organization

Utilitarian organization