Sociology Chapter 6

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1. Martin Luther King Jr. would be an example of a transformational leader.

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This sixth chapter of sociology will test your knowledge on such subjects as the Asch Task, reference groups, transformational leaders, bureaucracies, Martin Luther King Jr., the Stanley Miligram experiment and the bystander effect. How much do you know about them?

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2. Research indicates that people are highly susceptible to group pressure. Many will do what others tell them to do, even when the consequences could involve injury to others, as demonstrated by Stanley Milgram.

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False

3. The majority of people in the Stanley Milgram experiment continued to give shocks even when they thought they were hurting someone.

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False

4. What was shown in the Asch Task (experiment)?

Group conformity

Obedience to authority

Small group insecurity

Triad dynamics

5. Larger groups tend to be more stable than smaller groups of two (dyads) or three (triads).

True

False

6. A reference group is ____________.

A group toward which one feels antagonism or contempt

Usually a small group characterized by face-to-face interaction and a strong sense of commitment

A group that provides a standard for judging one's attitudes or behaviors

A group one belongs to and toward which one feels loyalty and respect

7. Which of the following is true about the bystander effect?

Ambiguity, cohesiveness and diffusion of responsibility are all variables of this effect.

Individuals may not offer any means of help to a victim when other people are present

All of the above are true.

A and B are correct but C is not.

A and C are correct but B is not.

8. The Kitty Genovese story was an example of:

Group think

Bystander effect or diffusion of responsibility

Authoritarian conformity

Group conformity

9. Which of the following statements is not true about bureaucracies?

All modern organizations are to some degree bureaucratic.

Bureaucracy is characterized by a clearly defined hierarchy of authority.

Members of the organization own the material resources with which they operate.

There are written rules governing the conduct of officials (who work full-time for a salary).

10. ________ happens when members of a group ignore ways of thinking and plans of action that go against the group consensus.

Group censorship

Peer pressure

Group think

Group preservation

11. Transformational leaders are concerned with getting the job done, while transactional leaders are more concerned with the nature of the group itself.

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False

12. Match the following

Groups toward which one feels particular loyalty and respect—the groups to which "we" belong.

A person who is able to influence the behavior of other members of a group.

Sets of informal and formal social ties that link people to each other.

Groups toward which one feels antagonism and contempt—"those people."

Groups that are characterized by intense emotional ties, face-to-face interaction, intimacy, and a strong, enduring sense of commitment.

Groups characterized by large size and by impersonal, fleeting relationships.

A collection of people who regularly interact with one another on the basis of shared expectations concerning behavior and who share a sense of common identity.

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