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Which of the following is an example of a negative consequence of bureaucratization?


A) the Peter principle
B) employees deprived of a voice in decision making
C) the stifling of initiative and imagination
D) All of these answers are correct.

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Ferdinand Tönnies would view hunting-and-gathering societies as examples of a


A) Gemeinschaft.
B) Gesellschaft.
C) Gesundheit.
D) Glockenspiel.

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According to the classical theory of formal organizations,workers are motivated almost entirely by


A) economic rewards.
B) fear of their superiors.
C) norms of conformity to the group.
D) the need for job satisfaction.

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Which term is used by sociologists when speaking of any group that individuals use as a standard for evaluating themselves and their own behavior?


A) primary group
B) secondary group
C) tertiary group
D) reference group

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The destructive consequences of tensions between in-groups and out-groups would probably be stressed by which sociological perspective?


A) functionalist perspective
B) conflict perspective
C) interactionist perspective
D) global perspective

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A society that depends on mechanization to produce its goods and services is called a(n)


A) industrial society.
B) postindustrial society.
C) postmodern society.
D) preindustrial society.

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Which of the following terms is used to refer to organized patterns of beliefs and behavior centered on basic social needs?


A) social networks
B) social institutions
C) functional prerequisites
D) communities

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Activists in a large city join forces to create a new organization with the goal of preserving landmark buildings that have historical importance.At first,the organization functions democratically,but over time it is taken over by three people.These leaders establish a bureaucratic structure that helps them to maintain control of the organization.These developments can be best explained by


A) Parkinson's law.
B) the Peter principle.
C) the iron law of oligarchy.
D) the scientific management approach.

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The mass media are an example of a social institution.

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Jan,Randy,and Terry are science majors,and when they graduate from college,they find jobs as a nurse,a midwife,and a hospital administrator,respectively.These new positions are examples of


A) statuses.
B) social roles.
C) groups.
D) social networks.

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Which type of group plays a pivotal role in the socialization process and the development of roles and statuses?


A) secondary groups
B) primary groups
C) aggregates
D) formal organizations

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In the most technologically advanced form of preindustrial society,members are engaged primarily in food production.They increase their crop yields through such innovations as the plow.This type of society is called a(n)


A) hunting-and-gathering society.
B) agrarian society.
C) horticultural society.
D) postmodern society.

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A domestic abuse counselor fails to listen to an injured woman because the woman has no valid proof of U.S.citizenship.This is an example of


A) goal displacement.
B) goal multiplication.
C) trained incapacity.
D) hierarchy of authority.

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The industrial revolution,pushing societies from agrarian-based economies to those dependent on mechanization,first appeared when?


A) 1910-1940
B) 1870-1905
C) 1835-1870
D) 1760-1850

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According to the human relations approach to formal organizations,workers are motivated almost entirely by economic rewards.

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Which functionalist theorist views the transition from industrial to postindustrial societies as a positive development because he sees a general decline in organized working-class groups and a rise in interest groups concerned with such national issues as health,education,and the environment?


A) Everett Hughes
B) William I.Thomas
C) Daniel Bell
D) Karl Marx

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In the U.S. ,the ascribed statuses of race and gender can function as master statuses that have an important impact on one's potential to achieve a desired professional and social status.

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Describe some of the potential negative consequences of the process of bureaucratization.

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Age is an achieved status.

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Helen Rose Fuchs Ebaugh studied


A) role conflict among internal affairs officers in police departments.
B) role exit.
C) social networking among Black businesswomen.
D) sociocultural evolution.

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