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Social Groups

Which of the following is NOT one of the seven characteristics of Weber,s ideal type of bureaucracy ?

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Which of the following is NOT one of the seven characteristics of Weber,s ideal type of bureaucracy ?

A. clear-cut division of labor
B. pyramidal hierarchy of authority
C. qualifications based on “whom you know”
D. written record of decisions rules procedures and activities

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Which of the following in NOT a criterion for groupthink to emerge ?

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Which of the following in NOT a criterion for groupthink to emerge ?

A. Members demand conformity and apply pressure to those who express doubts about a proposed course of action
B. Members withhold dissent and exercise self- censorship
C. Members an illusion of invulnerability
D. Members a common socioeconomic background

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Which of the following statements accurately describes the importance of groups in social life ?

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Which of the following statements accurately describes the importance of groups in social life ?

A. The social support and feedback of others hinders us as we try to confront difficulties
B. Accidents alcoholism psychiatric disorders tuberculosis and even death rates are higher among people who live with more than seven others in a group living situation
C. The most effective strategy for undergraduate success is to abstain from group interaction because it slows down one’s individual learning process
D. Support groups have been found to add an average of 18 months to the lives of women in advanced stages of cancer

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Scientific theories in the nineteenth century tried to explain race in naturalistic terms Which of the following ideas was not considered ?

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Scientific theories in the nineteenth century tried to explain race in naturalistic terms Which of the following ideas was not considered ?

A. genetics
B. evolution
C. height
D. brain size

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Which sociologist writing in 1906 noted that individuals make distinctions between members of their own group (thein-group) and everyone else (the out-group) ?

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Which sociologist writing in 1906 noted that individuals make distinctions between members of their own group (thein-group) and everyone else (the out-group) ?

A. Charles Horton Cooley
B. Emile Durkheim
C. William I. Thomas
D. William Graham Sumner

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Which of the following statements about small groups is correct________________?

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Which of the following statements about small groups is correct________________?

A. all small groups are primary groups
B. all small groups are secondary groups
C. many small groups differ from primary groups in that they do not necessarily offer the intimate personal relationships characteristic of primary groups
D. both b and c

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