Which of the following have expressed particular concern about the longevity of union leaders, who are not always responsive to the needs and demands of membership?
functionalists
conflict theorists
interactionists
classical theorists
The destructive consequences of tensions between in-groups and out-groups are stressed by:
Which pioneer of sociology first directed researchers to the significance of bureaucratic structure?
Émile Durkheim
Max Weber
Karl Marx
Ferdinand Tönnies
What are the social implications of a shift towards the virtual office?
Supervisors will find that performance goals must be defined more clearly, which may lead to further bureaucratization.
It will increase autonomy and job satisfaction for many employees.
It will lead to greater worker privacy and job security.
both a and b
Which of the following statements about small groups is correct?
All small groups are primary groups.
All small groups are secondary groups
Many small groups differ from primary groups in that they do not necessarily offer the intimate personal relationships characteristic of primary groups.
both b and c
The president of the United States need not be a good typist; a surgeon need not be able to fill a cavity. This is because of the bureaucratic characteristic of:
division of labor
impersonality
employment based on technical qualifications
written rules and regulations
Close friends who have known each other since childhood would be an example of a(n):
primary group
secondary group
out-group
formal organization
All of the redheaded people in the United States are an example of a(n):
group
aggregate
category
When workers organized unions and forced management to recognize that they were not objects, theorists of formal organizations began to revise the:
scientific management approach
human relations approach
None of these
In larger groups each person has:
Less time to speak
More points of view to absorb
A more elaborate structure within which to function
All of the above
