Cooley distinguished between two types of groups he called:
  • friends typically don't have formal rules and governing structures.
  • whether the people in the group trust each other.
  • primary groups
  • primary and secondary group
Former president George W. Bush and other religious and conservative policy makers' emphasis on abstinence programs and "virginity pledges" has led to a(n):
  • whether the people in the group trust each other.
  • when formal job titles are created and formal hierarchies between employees emerge
  • reference group
  • delayed onset of sexual activity, on average.
Jill attends a leadership training session at her company's corporate offices. There are six trainers and 48 participants at the seminar. This would be an example of which kind of group?
  • large groups
  • all
  • large
  • secondary
Emma is hoping to secure an internship with an engineering firm this summer. She's talked with friends and family, but they have not been able to provide her with any helpful contacts. Emma runs into her former aerobics instructor, whom she hasn't seen in several years, and her instructor offers to put her in contact with an engineering friend of hers. This is an example of what concept?
  • the third that rejoices
  • strength of weak ties
  • divide et impera
  • the strength of weak ties
Solomon Asch's experiments on group conformity demonstrate:
  • whether the people in the group trust each other.
  • how powerful the influence of a group can be on an individual.
  • friends typically don't have formal rules and governing structures.
  • primary and secondary group
Powerful groups that are often the majority, such as heterosexuals in the United States, are known as:
  • mediator
  • reference groups
  • in-group
  • secondary
A set of stories that ties you to a social group is known as a:
  • mediator
  • in-group
  • Charles Horton Cooley
  • narrative
A family is an example of which type of group identified by Cooley?
  • organization
  • primary groups
  • how powerful the influence of a group can be on an individual.
  • whether the people in the group trust each other.
C. Wright Mills's term for interlocking directorates is which of the following?
  • the Amish in Pennsylvania
  • Charles Horton Cooley
  • the power elite
  • reference groups
Any social network that is defined by a common purpose and that has a boundary between its members and the rest of the social world is known within sociology as a(n):
  • organization
  • friends typically don't have formal rules and governing structures.
  • primary and secondary group
  • reference group
In hopes of earning a few dollars on investments they no longer use or want, some people take their household items to consignment shops, while other people sell their items on eBay. Which method of selling can be argued to have more structural holes?
  • social networks
  • selling through a consignment shop, because buyers are prevented from negotiating with sellers.CONSIGNMENT=SECONDHAND
  • No, because there are only two topics being discussed.
  • reveal patterns in social structures that might not become evident through answers to direct questions.
____________ is/are the information, knowledge of people or things, and connections that help individuals enter preexisting networks or gain power from them.
  • Social capital
  • the Amish in Pennsylvania
  • social networks
  • large groups
You and your friend have created a technology start-up. Since its inception, it has become very successful and you've had to hire many employees. At what point will you realize that it has become, in Simmel's terms, a large group?
  • when formal job titles are created and formal hierarchies between employees emerge
  • friends typically don't have formal rules and governing structures.
  • whether the people in the group trust each other.
  • how powerful the influence of a group can be on an individual.
Which of the following is true regarding the applicability of network analysis within sociological research?
  • It can be used in both micro-level and macro-level studies.
  • they are more likely to introduce us to new information and ideas.
  • the declining interest in community-based activities and organizations
  • embeddedness/embeddedness refers to the degree to which economic activity is constrained by non-economic institutions.
When a dyad becomes a triad, the third member can gain tremendous power. Which role involves playing one member against the other for his or her own advantage?the third that rejoices
  • the Amish in Pennsylvania
  • organizational structure
  • the third that rejoices
  • the strength of weak ties
Marina is a ten-year-old girl who idolizes singers like Mariah Carey and Christina Aguilera. She compares herself to them and imitates them while singing in front of her bedroom mirror. These singers are known as Marina's:
  • whether the people in the group trust each other.
  • organization
  • delayed onset of sexual activity, on average.
  • reference group
An interlocking directorate is:
  • they are more likely to introduce us to new information and ideas.
  • when members of corporate boards sit on the board of directors for multiple companies.
  • selling through a consignment shop, because buyers are prevented from negotiating with sellers.CONSIGNMENT=SECONDHAND
  • the declining interest in community-based activities and organizations
Sociologists refer to the degree to which ties are reinforced through indirect paths within a social network as:
  • selling through a consignment shop, because buyers are prevented from negotiating with sellers.CONSIGNMENT=SECONDHAND
  • It can be used in both micro-level and macro-level studies.
  • the declining interest in community-based activities and organizations
  • embeddedness/embeddedness refers to the degree to which economic activity is constrained by non-economic institutions.
A friendship group isn't an example of a formal organization because:
  • when formal job titles are created and formal hierarchies between employees emerge
  • friends typically don't have formal rules and governing structures.
  • delayed onset of sexual activity, on average.
  • primary and secondary group
The ways in which power and authority are distributed hierarchically within an organization are called:
  • the Amish in Pennsylvania
  • the third that rejoices
  • organizational structure
  • the strength of weak ties
Parenting coordinators are sometimes brought in by the court to help relieve tension between divorcing parents. When a dispute arises between the parents, the parenting coordinator can step in and help moms and dads "keep the peace." The coordinator plays the role of:
  • mediator
  • in-group
  • secondary
  • narrative
Although we frequently speak of "six degrees of separation," in fact, approximately ____________ of the people in the world are connected to each other through six steps.
  • mediator
  • large
  • Social capital
  • all
Which sociologist distinguished between primary and secondary groups?
  • Charles Horton Cooley
  • reference groups
  • dyad / relationship
  • the Amish in Pennsylvania
You have six friends over to your apartment for dinner and drinks. Three of the friends are discussing Einstein's theory of relativity, while the other three are talking about the World Cup. According to Simmel, is this a party yet?
  • No, because there are only two topics being discussed.
  • the declining interest in community-based activities and organizations
  • selling through a consignment shop, because buyers are prevented from negotiating with sellers.CONSIGNMENT=SECONDHAND
  • the Amish in Pennsylvania
Chapter 5, which explores interaction in groups, opens with a story about an Australian artist who creates a business importing and distributing food products and utilities from around the globe. Her business would not be possible without:
  • tertius gaudens
  • mediator
  • social networks
  • divide et impera
The study that analyzed the sexual networks of teens at 12 high schools is an example of how network analysis can inform transmission phenomena such as the spread of sexually transmitted infections (STIs). An advantage of network analysis over interpretive sociology is that it can:
  • social networks
  • selling through a consignment shop, because buyers are prevented from negotiating with sellers.CONSIGNMENT=SECONDHAND
  • reveal patterns in social structures that might not become evident through answers to direct questions.
  • the strength of weak ties
If stepsiblings are asked to share bedrooms or other possessions, and one of them views such sharing as an intrusion, he or she may have difficulty overcoming the tendency to play the role of ____________ between his or her parent and the new stepmother or stepfather.
  • divide et impera
  • social networks
  • strength of weak ties
  • Social capital
What trend, related to a decline in social capital, did Robert Putnam focus on in his book Bowling Alone?
  • the declining interest in community-based activities and organizations
  • embeddedness/embeddedness refers to the degree to which economic activity is constrained by non-economic institutions.
  • It can be used in both micro-level and macro-level studies.
  • they are more likely to introduce us to new information and ideas.
Which of the following is a federal law that eliminated quotas on national origins for potential immigrants to the United States?
  • It can be used in both micro-level and macro-level studies.
  • the strength of weak ties
  • reference groups
  • the Hart-Cellar Act
When you go on a date with one other person, you have formed a:
  • Charles Horton Cooley
  • narrative
  • reference groups
  • dyad / relationship
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