Chapter 6 Senior Quiz

Bureaucracies are rarely seen in postindustrial societies because computers have made them obsolete.

• True

• False

Informal groups are created because people's needs are not being met by any formal group.

• True

• False

One advantage of a bureaucracy is that it protects people from arbitrary decisions.

• True

• False

According to the Iron Law of Oligarchy, power tends to concentrate in the hands of fewer and fewer people.

• True

• False

In a bureaucracy, people are encouraged to avoid specialization.

• True

• False

What happens in the bystander effect?

• People fail to act because they assume other people will take action.

• Groups form to watch an action unfold.

• Members of a group obey the commands of a leader.

• Individuals act independently of other group members.

Workers at an insurance company are expected to work five hours of overtime a week without extra pay. If they do not, the boss has implied they will probably never receive a promotion. Which of the following describes this situation?

• cooperation

• coercion

• conflict

• conformity

Which of the following is an advantage of a bureaucracy?

• increased costs because of extra staff

• efficiency because of family ties

• rules promise at least a measure of equal treatment

• speed of arbitrary decision-making

How might in-group members identify one another?

You are buying a house and have several appointments with your lawyer to complete the necessary paperwork. This is an example of a

• secondary relationship.

• primary relationship.

• social aggregate.

• social category.