Soc-1 exam Organization

Stanley Milgram's experiment showed that people are easily influenced by both "ordinary people" and legitimate authority figures.

• True

• False

In general, we see a __________ as a means to an end; we see a __________ as an end in itself.

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  crowd; category

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  category; crowd

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  primary group; secondary group

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  secondary group; primary group

Which of the following concepts refers to the rule of the many by the few?

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  bureaucracy

• democracy

• oligarchy

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  formal organization

In his "iron law of oligarchy," Robert Michels stated:

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  bureaucracy always means the few rule the many.

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  bureaucracy always means inefficiency.

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  bureaucracy always means formal rules and regulations.

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  All of these are correct.

What do we learn from Rosabeth Moss Kanter's research about U.S. organizations?

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  Employees who "hustle" are the ones who get ahead.

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  Organizational structure has little to do with employee performance. 

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  Organizations must "open up" their structure to bring out the best in their employees.

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  Formal organizations typically become oligarchies.

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

• True

• False

Scientific management refers to an effort to humanize the workplace by better meeting the needs of women and minority workers.

• True

• False

Scientific management refers to an effort to humanize the workplace by better meeting the needs of women and minority workers.

• True

• False

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

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  a population

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  a group

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  a crowd

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  a category

Compared to U.S. companies, Japanese companies have been more likely to train their employees in all phases of the company's operation.

• True

• False