Primary And Secondary Sociology Class
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This is for sociology class. Anyone is welcome to take this quiz anytime. :)
- 1.What statement is the least accurate description of primary and secondary groups?
- A.
Secondary groups are less formal than primary groups.
- B.
Primary groups play a key role in the development of self.
- C.
Secondary groups are larger than primary groups and more anonymous.
- D.
Primary groups provide a buffer from the threatening aspects of society.
- 2.Patrick has been a member of the Democratic Party since he registered to vote over 40 years ago. He eventually became a part of the local party leadership and is now the county party chairman. Patrick's experience in the Democratic Party supports which of the following conclusions about primary and secondary groups?
- A.
Membership in primary groups requires persistent hard work.
- B.
Secondary groups tend to break down into primary groups.
- C.
Secondary groups are less satisfying than primary groups.
- D.
If secondary groups don't become more intimate, they disappear.
- 3.With respect to group size, Georg Simmel noted that:
- A.
As groups grow larger, they become less stable.
- B.
As groups grow larger, they become more intimate.
- C.
As groups grow smaller, they become less stable.
- D.
As groups grow smaller there is a greater confusion of roles.
- 4.The society that is given credit for ushering in "the dawn of civilization" is the __________.
- A.
Pastoral society
- B.
Horticultural society
- C.
Agricultural society
- D.
Industrial society
- 5.Frank works for the Owens Corning Fiberglass Plant as a chemical engineer. He is also a deacon in his local parish. For Frank, Owens Corning serves as a _______________ group and his parish affiliation falls under the classification of a ________________ group.
- A.
Secondary/primary
- B.
Reference group/out-group
- C.
Out-group/in-group
- D.
Primary/secondary
- 6.The term for collective tunnel vision coined by Irving Janis is __________________.
- A.
The Invisible Factor
- B.
The Peter Principle
- C.
Group polarization
- D.
Groupthink
- 7.Another term for a "socioemotive" leader is a/an _____________________ leader.
- A.
Expressive
- B.
Instrumental
- C.
Democratic
- D.
Authoritarian
- 8.Groups toward which we feel antagonisms are known as:
- A.
Out-group
- B.
Reference group
- C.
Primary group
- D.
Professional group
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