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sociology review

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

social networking, by definition, breaks down social inequality and leads to a more egalitarian society, regardless of the culture or the nature of the network.

a)

true

b)

false

2.

The Asch experiment demonstrated that people will submit to a person in authority, even if ordered to perform tasks against their best judgment.

a)

true

b)

false

3.

Which society was the first to develop permanent settlements?

a)

the industrial society

b)

the horticultural society

c)

the pastoral society

d)

the hunting and gathering society

4.

Groups in which members take personal responsibility and work at a steady pace, even without supervision, are most likely headed by which classification of leader?

a)

laissez-faire leader

b)

authoritative leader

c)

dictatorial leader

d)

democratic leader

5.

How does the structure and function of groups change as they grow in size?

a)

members tend to form more informal relationships

b)

group members become more active in the decision making progress

c)

group members feel strongly bonded to each other

d)

groups tend to develop a more formal social structure

6.

How would an organization minimize the occurrence of groupthink?

a)

using a highly authoritative leader

b)

hiring the most intelligent applicants

c)

giving free rein to diverse opinions

d)

submitting to public review and scrunity

7.

in group decision making, a form of tunnel vision that develops in which there is only one "right" viewpoint and suggested alternatives are perceived as signs of disloyalty is called?

a)

brainwashing

b)

groupthink

c)

mental programming

d)

group polarization

8.

in which group would diffusion of responsibility be the greatest concern

a)

a married couple

b)

the graduating class of a large university

c)

a football team

d)

a basketball team

9.

Jane, Mark, Courtney, and Kelly are enrolled in the 8:00 a.m. sociology course at their college. After studying together for the first test, they started sitting together in class and chose to work together on group projects. During spring break, they decided to go on a trip as a group. These four students would be considered members of a(n)________.

a)

aggregate

b)

reference group

c)

clique

d)

secondary group

10.

Of the following groups, the ________ plays the most significant role in the development of the self.

a)

in- group

b)

primary group

c)

out- group

d)

secondary group

11.

Some social analysts believe that postindustrial society will be followed by a biotech society. Such a society would be characterized by ________.

a)

a greater respect for the environment

b)

the merging of work and leisure time activity

c)

an economy centering around the application of genetic structures

d)

the elimination of fossil fuels

12.

the "dawn of civilization" is most associated with which social revolution?

a)

domestication

b)

agricultural

c)

industrial

d)

information

13.

what are the two characteristics a people must share to qualify as a society?

a)

the same race and the same social class

b)

the same social class and the same territory

c)

the same culture and the same territory

d)

the same race and the same territory

14.

which of the following phrases best applies to the term "the iron law of oligarchy"

a)

placing emphasis on organizational rules over organizational goals

b)

the McDonalization of society

c)

the domination of organizations/ nations by a small, self-perpetuating elite

d)

the emergence of trained incapacity among organizational leaders.

15.

what is the key feature of postindustrial societies as it relates to the work force

a)

the production of durable goods such as automobiles, refrigerators and washing machines is the emphasis

b)

high-efficiency production of food and fiber products is most prevalent

c)

the transmission and use of information services dominates the work force

d)

leisure time activities are the primary product of the society

16.

which society is characterized as being the most egalitarian and nomadic consisting of 25 to 40 members

a)

the horticultural society

b)

the pastoral society

c)

the hunting and gathering society

d)

the agricultural society

17.

all of the following historical situations contain elements of group think except for which one

a)

japanese invasion of pear harbor

b)

the normady invasion

c)

the columbia space shuttle disaster

d)

the north vietnamese military during the vietnam war

18.

which sociological term best describes lovers, cult members and members of a combat infantry platoon

a)

casual associations

b)

campus outliers

c)

secondary group

d)

a primary group

19.

according to georg simmel which of the following groups is the most unstable

a)

triad

b)

secondary group

c)

dyad

d)

primary group

20.

A(n)________ leadership style has the tendency to encourage either aggressive or apathetic behavior among group members with aggressive members growing increasingly hostile towards their leader.

a)

authoritarian

b)

democratic

c)

laissez- faire

d)

expressive

21.

A phenomenon of group dynamics that results in a decrease in one's willingness to help others as the size of the group increases is referred to as ________.

a)

diffusion of responsibility

b)

small group phenomenon

c)

the hawthorne effect

d)

klinfelter's syndrome