FiltersDone

Question type

Essay

Multiple Choice

Short Answer

True False

Matching

Exam 5: Social Groups and Formal Organizations

Show Answer

Share

---

All types

Filters

Study FlashcardsPractice ExamLearn

Question 41

Multiple Choice

Review LaterAdd Note

Review Later

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 process.
C) Group members feel more strongly bonded to each other.
D) Groups tend to develop a more formal social structure.

E) All of the above
F) None of the above

Correct Answer

verified

Show Answer

Question 42

True/False

Review LaterAdd Note

Review Later

The U.S. Postal Service is an example of a bureaucracy.

A) True
B) False

Correct Answer

verified

Show Answer

Question 43

Multiple Choice

Review LaterAdd Note

Kody is a member of the L.A. Crips. The other gangs in his territory are the Bloods and Satan's Slaves. Kody feels very antagonistic towards the Bloods and the Slaves. For Kody,these two rival gangs would be considered ________.

What are the five characteristics of bureaucracies as identified by Weber?

How do bureaucracies perpetuate themselves through goal displacement? Provide an example of goal displacement.

What did Solomon Asch's experiment on group conformity demonstrate?

Why are workers generally NOT promoted beyond their "level of incompetence," as predicted by the Peter principle?

As diversity in the workplace continues to increase,more than half of U.S. workers include which three groups?

What causes bureaucratic alienation?

Which phrase BEST describes primary groups as Charles Cooley envisioned them?

Identify an example of a small group. Explain how the size of this group affects its members' attitudes and behaviors and what role leadership plays.

As the size of a group decreases,the likelihood for diffusion of responsibility also decreases.

Stanley Milgram's small world experiment came to the remarkable conclusion that people in the United States are linked to all other people in the country through chains of relationships that are,on average,only six links long. How does social structure influence how many people someone is effectively connected to and the number of links that may be necessary to establish a network contact?

Tom works as an agent for a large insurance company. At his work station,he has taped pictures of his wife and granddaughter and of last year's Caribbean vacation. Sociologists would see these pictures as an attempt by Tom to ________.

How do workers resist alienation?

When experiencing groupthink,people take on a collective tunnel vision and are convinced there is only one right viewpoint with a single course of action.

What is the relationship between group size,intimacy,and stability?

What are the two types of leaders?

Nick was a promising caseworker for an social services agency. After earning several lower-level promotions,he was appointed to a supervisory position. Supervisory work did not mix well with Nick's abilities and he fell into a professional rut. This is an example of the ________.

What are the three leadership styles?