Quiz 5
Question 1(10 points)
According to the
sociologist Georg Simmel, what can you use to predict the behavior of members
of a social group?
Question 1 options:
whether the group has a |
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the number of people in the group |
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whether the group is personal or |
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whether the group serves a social |
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Question 2(10 points)
One of the unique
characteristics of a dyad is that ________
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each member exerts supraindividual |
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there is an inherent asymmetry to |
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if one member of the group leaves, |
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each member shares equal power. |
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Question 3(10 points)
Melinda and Alex are
co-leads on a project at work, but their working styles differ greatly and they
are having trouble agreeing on procedures and objectives. Elena, a member of
their team who is relatively new to the company, steps in and pulls together a
crucial part of the project to meet a tight deadline. The account manager is
impressed with Elena’s work, and she ends up getting a promotion after the
project is completed. In this triad, Elena could be said to have assumed what
role?
Question 3 options:
divide et impera |
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mediator |
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role leader |
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tertiusgaudens |
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Question 4(10 points)
According to Georg
Simmel, what is the key difference between a small group and a party?
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A small group is unifocal, whereas |
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A small group has an informal |
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A small group features equality |
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A small group always consists of |
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Question 5(10 points)
José goes to a
training session for election volunteers in his precinct. There are 15
participants and two trainers. What type of group is this an example of?
Question 5 options:
a party |
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a large group |
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a primary group |
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a small group |
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Question 6(10 points)
A secondary group is
characterized by ________
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members who are not |
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intimate relationships. |
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a limited number of members. |
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instrumental relationships. |
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Question 7(10 points)
Which of the following
is an example of a primary group?
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a family in which the parents live |
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a preschool class |
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a three-time state champion |
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a neighborhood volunteer |
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Question 8(10 points)
The Asch test provides
insight into what concept?
Question 8 options:
divide et impera |
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network analysis |
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group conformity |
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embeddedness |
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Question 9(10 points)
A/An ________ is a
group that helps us understand or make sense of our position in society
relative to other groups.
Question 9 options:
social network |
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reference group |
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secondary group |
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small group |
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Question 10(10 points)
In the context of
social networks, a tie is ________
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a symbol that is given meaning |
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a direct path to another member of |
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the sum of the stories we tell |
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a set of stories that explains our |
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Question 11(10 points)
________ refers to the
degree to which ties are reinforced through indirect paths within a social
network.
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Isomorphism |
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The strength of weak ties |
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Embeddedness |
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Connectivity |
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Question 12(10 points)
Martha wants to get a
highly competitive internship with a state legislator. She has talked to her
family members and friends, but no one seems to have any useful contacts. One
day she runs into a former classmate she has not seen for several years and
learns that the classmate has a cousin who worked as the assistant campaign
manager for a state senator in the most recent election. The classmate then
offers to put Martha in touch with his cousin. This is an example of what
concept?
Question 12 options:
the strength of weak ties |
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leveraging social capital |
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embeddedness |
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a structural hole |
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Question 13(10 points)
In a reexamination of
Stanley Milgram’s six degrees of separation theory, Duncan Watts estimated that
about half of the population is connected to each other through six degrees. If
these networks were mapped, what would you call the dead ends where groups lack
connections between clusters?
Question 13 options:
isomorphic ties |
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bridges between disjointed |
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structural holes |
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weak ties |
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Question 14(10 points)
________ is/are the
information, knowledge of people or things, and connections that help
individuals enter preexisting networks or gain power in them.
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A narrative |
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Organizational resources |
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Social capital |
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Embeddedness |
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Question 15(10 points)
What social trend,
related to social capital, did Robert Putnam focus on in his book Bowling
Alone?
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Individual donations to charitable |
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The most tightly knit communities |
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People are finding new way of |
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People are less involved in |
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Question 16(10 points)
Sociologist Robert
Wuthnow acknowledges there have been changes in Americans’ sense of connection
to one another and to communities, and he argues that ________
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those connections have mostly been |
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those connections have not |
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people have to seek alternative |
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these changes have led to high |
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Question 17(10 points)
One advantage of
network analysis is that ________
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it can reveal patterns in social |
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numbers are always more reliable |
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it can be used to look at |
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it can delve more deeply into |
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Question 18(10 points)
Organizational culture refers to ________
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the embedded ties that connect |
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the shared beliefs and behaviors |
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the ways in which power and |
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whether an organization uses an |
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Question 19(10 points)
A company changes from
a hierarchical approach to product development to a team-based approach. This
involves a fundamental change to the company’s ________
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corporate culture. |
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social capital. |
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organizational structure. |
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small- and large-group dynamics. |
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Question 20(10 points)
Many cell phone
companies have similar offers and restrictions for changing numbers, adding
numbers to a plan, getting a new phone, paying for minutes used beyond the
allotted minutes, and so on. These similarities are due to which of the
following processes?
Question 20 options:
market alignment |
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converging organizational |
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institutional culture |
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institutional isomorphism |