Sociology chp 5-6

A collection of people who happen to be walking down the street at the same time but who have nothing else in common is known as

• a social movement
• a social category
• an aggregate
• a primary group
• a secondary group

A characteristic of a triad is that it

• is prone to coalition formation
• allows more power per member than a dryad
• is the smallest type of group
• can develop the strongest relationships
• has little impact on human behavior

Socialization takes place

• only in childhood
• mainly in adolescence
• mainly in early adulthood
• mainly through the reproductive years
• throughout the life cycle

A group of people who share certain physical and/or cultural characteristics, and who are victims of prejudice and discrimination are called a(n)

• ethnic group
• racial group
• majority group
• minority group
• marginal group

All of the following are contemporary trends in United States family patterns EXCEPT a(n)

• increase in premarital sex
• increase in working wives/mothers
• decline in family size
• increase in number of single-parent families.
• increase in the average number of children per family

In the socialization process in the United States, which group or individual comes to take on special importance during adolescence?

• Partents, regardless of gender
• Peer groups
• Fathers, especially for male adolescents
• Professional educators, such as teacher and counselors
• Mothers, regardless of one's gender

Students in a classroom and workers in an office are examples of what type of group?

• Primary
• Secondary
• Expressive
• Mob
• Social movement

A number of people are waiting for a bus. They do not interact with each other, and they have no sense of belonging together. This is calles a(n)

• Aggregate
• Secondary group
• Primary group
• Mob
• Group

With the decline in manufacturing and the rise in service industries, along with the growing importance of computers, automation, and communication technology, many sociologist now argue we are living in a(n) _____ society.

• Recreational
• Capitalist
• Competitive
• Postidustrial
• Industrial