Chapter 6: Intro to Sociology Questions and Answers

What does a Functionalist consider when studying a phenomenon like the Occupy Wall Street movement? - Answer How the movement contributes to the stability of society by offering the discontented a safe, controlled outlet for dissension What is the largest difference between the Functionalist and Conflict perspectives and the Interactionist perspective? - Answer The first two perspectives address large-scale issues facing groups, while the last examines more detailed aspects What role do secondary groups play in society? - Answer They are transactional, task based, and short term, filling practical needs When a high school student gets teased by her basketball team for receiving an academic award, she is dealing with competing ______________. - Answer Reference Groups Which of the following is NOT an example of an in-group? - Answer A high school What is a group whose values, norms, and beliefs come to serve as a standard for one's own behavior? - Answer Reference Group A parent who is worrying over her teenager's dangerous and self-destructive behavior and low selfesteem may wish to look at her childs - Answer Reference Group, In group, and out group Two people who have just had a baby have turned from a _______ to a _________. - Answer Dyad; Triad Who is more likely to be an expressive leader? - Answer The director of a summer camp for chronically ill children Which of the following is NOT an appropriate group for democratic leadership? - Answer Fire station In Asch's study on conformity, what contributed to the ability of subjects to resist conforming? - Answer The very small group of witnesses, the presence of an ally, and the ability to keep one's answer private