Sociology Ch. 6 Quiz

Groups used for self-valuation and the formation of values and beliefs

• social network

• reference group

• groupthink

• out-group

Web of social relationships that join a person to other people

• informal organization

• social aggregate

• secondary group

• social network

Exclusive group that demands loyalty from its members

• social category

• reference group

• in-group

• formal organization

a group targeted for opposition and antagonism

• out-group

• in-group

• social network

• primary group

When individuals are forced to behave in a certain way

• conflict

• cooperation

• coercion

• social exchange

Pressures toward uniformity discourages members from expressing their concerns about group decisions

• formal organization

• secondary relationship

• groupthink

• rationalization

What is one characteristic of groups?

• They are always small and informal.

• They tend to have insiders and outsiders.

• They avoid the creation of boundaries.

• They include as many people as possible.

Those people present at a grocery store when a fire starts are an example of a

• secondary group.

• primary group.

• social aggregate.

• social category.

Retired people are an example of a

• secondary group.

• primary group.

• social aggregate.

• social category.

Which of the following helps primary groups develop?

• large groups of people

• people with unequal status

• people who are in face-to-face contact

• people who spend short periods of time together