SOCIOLOGY EXAM 2 COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS TESTED
ANSWERS
◉B
Answer: The ideal-type characteristics of bureaucratic
organizations, as specified by Max Weber, include an emphasis on
A. relationships.
B. division of labor.
C. a flat organizational structure.
D. employment based on personal reputation
◉C
Answer: A homeless man appears at the door of a shelter 10
minutes after the deadline for intake. He is refused shelter for the
night because he arrived late. Applying the terms for problems
that are frequent within bureaucracy, this is an example of
A. impersonality.
B. trained incapacity.
C. goal displacement.
D. bureaucratic alienation.
,◉B
Answer: The tendency for a bureaucracy to be ruled by the few is
termed
A. hierarchy of authority.
B. iron law of oligarchy.
C. the "top-down" approach.
D. authoritarian leadership.
◉C
Answer: Part of the movement to humanize bureaucracy includes
A. strengthening existing hierarchical structures.
B. greater responsibility for organizational leaders.
C. a greater emphasis on sharing ideas and problem-solving
approaches.
D. putting the needs of the organization above competing
responsibilities.
◉C
Answer: The "me" is the __________ element of the self, which is
composed of the internalized attitudes and demands of other
members of society and the individual's awareness of those
demands.
,A. subjective
B. neutral
C. objective
D. imaginary
◉B
Answer: Which of these is not an example of a rite of passage?
A. a wedding
B. a weekly religious service
C. an annual dinner honoring all retiring employees
D. a quinceanera
◉A
Answer: Schools have become more important socialization
instruments as the number of one-parent families and families in
which both parents work outside the home has increased.
A. True
B. False
◉B
, Answer: According to sociologists Langhout and Mitchell, the
__________ results in minority children being punished
disproportionately in schools.
A. authoritarian agenda
B. hidden curriculum
C. discipline scenario
D. media program
◉C
Answer: From a contemporary __________ perspective, children are
active and creative agents, not just passive recipients of the
socialization process. From this view, children construct their own
peer culture by borrowing from adult culture.
A. conflict
B. postmodernist
C. symbolic interactionist
D. functionalist
◉B
Answer: Piaget believed that in each stage of human development
(from birth through adolescence), children's activities are
governed by their __________.
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS TESTED
ANSWERS
◉B
Answer: The ideal-type characteristics of bureaucratic
organizations, as specified by Max Weber, include an emphasis on
A. relationships.
B. division of labor.
C. a flat organizational structure.
D. employment based on personal reputation
◉C
Answer: A homeless man appears at the door of a shelter 10
minutes after the deadline for intake. He is refused shelter for the
night because he arrived late. Applying the terms for problems
that are frequent within bureaucracy, this is an example of
A. impersonality.
B. trained incapacity.
C. goal displacement.
D. bureaucratic alienation.
,◉B
Answer: The tendency for a bureaucracy to be ruled by the few is
termed
A. hierarchy of authority.
B. iron law of oligarchy.
C. the "top-down" approach.
D. authoritarian leadership.
◉C
Answer: Part of the movement to humanize bureaucracy includes
A. strengthening existing hierarchical structures.
B. greater responsibility for organizational leaders.
C. a greater emphasis on sharing ideas and problem-solving
approaches.
D. putting the needs of the organization above competing
responsibilities.
◉C
Answer: The "me" is the __________ element of the self, which is
composed of the internalized attitudes and demands of other
members of society and the individual's awareness of those
demands.
,A. subjective
B. neutral
C. objective
D. imaginary
◉B
Answer: Which of these is not an example of a rite of passage?
A. a wedding
B. a weekly religious service
C. an annual dinner honoring all retiring employees
D. a quinceanera
◉A
Answer: Schools have become more important socialization
instruments as the number of one-parent families and families in
which both parents work outside the home has increased.
A. True
B. False
◉B
, Answer: According to sociologists Langhout and Mitchell, the
__________ results in minority children being punished
disproportionately in schools.
A. authoritarian agenda
B. hidden curriculum
C. discipline scenario
D. media program
◉C
Answer: From a contemporary __________ perspective, children are
active and creative agents, not just passive recipients of the
socialization process. From this view, children construct their own
peer culture by borrowing from adult culture.
A. conflict
B. postmodernist
C. symbolic interactionist
D. functionalist
◉B
Answer: Piaget believed that in each stage of human development
(from birth through adolescence), children's activities are
governed by their __________.
