sociology ch 5

What is the correct sociological term for all people with a common status, such as "college students"?

A category

Which kind of group leadership calls for more distant relationships with group members?

Instrumental leadership

Read the four statements below. Which of them is NOT evidence of the process called the "McDonaldization" of society?

Many new jobs demand creativity and imagination

If you want your social group to be open to any and all people as new members, which of the following policies would you support?

Members should be socially diverse

What do sociologists call two or more people who identify and interact with one another?

Social group

If you were a prisoner, a maximum-security prison would be which of the following types of organizations from your point of view?

a coercive organization

Assume you are a parent of a child in school. From your point of view, what type of organization is a school's parent-teacher association (PTA)?

a normative organization

Charles Horton Cooley referred to a small social group whose members share personal and enduring relationships as

a primary group

In your group, the leader is skilled at using humor to reduce tension and lighten serious moments. Which type of leader does your group have?

an expressive leader

Which type of leadership style takes charge of making decisions and makes sure people do what they are told?

authoritarian leadership

Think about the process of McDonaldization. Looking at the list below, which one of the traits is NOT linked to McDonaldization?

creativity

Imagine you are watching several dozen passengers sitting in an airport gate area waiting to board a plane. These people are an example of a

crowd

Formal organizations are designed to meet the personal needs of the participants.

false

People riding together on a subway are called a social group.

false

The tendency of bureaucratic organizations to perpetuate themselves in order to keep going is called bureaucratic

inertia

The text speaks of "opposing trends" in today's world of formal organizations because

some organizations have evolved toward flatter, more flexible forms, but others remain rigid organizations patterned by McDonald's

A psychiatric hospital can be a coercive organization for a patient, a utilitarian organization for a psychiatrist, and a normative organization for a part-time volunteer.

true

In addition to keeping their individuality, members of a social group also think of themselves as a special "we".

true

Which type of formal organization do people join in order to obtain money and other material benefits?

utilitarian organization

A temporary, loosely formed collection of people who may or may not interact is a:

Crowd

What is the term for group leadership that emphasizes collective well-being?

Expressive leadership

Which sociological concept refers to a number of weak social ties among people who have little common identity and little interaction?

network

The emergency room clerk who keeps a bleeding patient waiting while filling out lots of paperwork is a classic example of bureaucratic

ritualism