Groups

A ________ group is an example of an informal primary group.

• peer

• statistical

• mutual interest

• reference

Which of the following is considered to be a social group?

• an aggregate

• a statistical group

• a random group

• a secondary group

In-groups and out-groups differ from each other in _____.

• size

• the feeling of belonging that members have

• stereotyping

• their anticapitalist attitudes

Peer groups are groups of people who are usually _____.

• the same age

• statistically different

• lower class

• higher in status

Reference groups are _____.

• stereotyped groups

• a group that is used by an individual as a standard for evaluating themselves.

• groups members do not wish to be part of

• categorical groups

As the size of groups increases, all but which of the following is true?

• The division of labor increases.

• The rigidity of group structure increases.

• Equality among group members increases.

• There is need for more formal leadership.

To a sociologist, culture is a society's _____.

• ideas, values, beliefs, and technology

• need for group structure.

• arts and literature

• elite class and their preferences.

As group size increases, so does the group's division of labor.

• true

• false

A dyad consists of two people; it is the smallest possible group.

• true

• false

As groups increase in size, so does the need for a more formal type of leadership.

• true

• false