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| Give 3 examples of expressive needs: |
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| Intimacy, companionship, and emotional support |
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| Another name for a "Risky Shifts" is: |
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| Rosabeth Moss Kanter's study of organizational structure indicated that: |
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| The stressful effects of tokenism on women and minorities can have very negative consequences |
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| The tendency for group members to reach a consensus opinion, even if that decision is downright stupid |
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Solomon Asch's conformity experiment focused upon the: |
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| Distorting pressure of group influence |
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Erwin Goffman referred to coercive organizations as:
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| __________ is not one of the classic types of organizations identified by Etzioni. |
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| "Individuals subordinated to systems of power experience stress and alienation as a result." This statement most closely reflects: |
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| The Chicago School sociologist who introduced the concept of the primary group |
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| Primary groups are a major influence on: (2) |
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-your social life
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| Teenagers, truck drivers, and the elderly are all examples of: |
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| Rigid adherence to rules that produces a slavish conformity, whether or not it accomplishes the purpose for which the rule was originally designed |
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| The tendency for triads to segregate into a pair and an isolate |
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| The PTA, the Kiwanis Club, and political parties are all examples of: |
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| "McDonaldization of society" |
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| the impact of the problems and peculiarities of bureaucracy on society overall (George Ritzer) |
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| Phillip Zimbardo calls the conviction that only one is impervious to social influence |
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| In the "small world problem" networks are: |
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| Instrumental in making the world a lot smaller than you might think |
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| Black national leaders form close networks with ______ than do Whites |
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| Thomas Pettigrew's summarization of the research on attrubution theory shows that: |
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| Individuals commonly distort the motives and acts of other people when they are out-group members |
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| The most convincing explanation as to what causes risky shifts |
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| Which early sociological theorist analyzed the classic characteristics of bureaucracy ( 'ideal type') was: |
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| While small numbers of minorities and women do get promoted in organizations, women and minorities are only promoted up to a point |
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| Latin term meaning "the third one gains". |
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