Sociology in Our Times 6th Canadian Edition by Murray – Test Bank
Chapter 6–Groups and Organizations
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which statement best describes Napoleon’s defeat at Waterloo in 1815?
a. |
It was an example of how organizational structures must adapt to new conditions. |
b. |
Napoleon was a skilled sociologist of organizational structures |
c. |
It was an example of how warfare requires unique sociological insights in order to be successful. |
d. |
It was an example of how sociology is of little value in the context of military and warfare. |
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: Page 144 BLM: Remember
2. According to sociologists, what is a social group?
a. |
any collection of people |
b. |
a collection of people gathered in the same place at the same time |
c. |
a collection of people who share a common feature |
d. |
a collection of two or more people who interact frequently with one another, share a sense of belonging, and have a feeling of interdependence |
ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: page 144 BLM: Remember
3. What is a collection of two or more people who interact frequently with one another, share a sense of belonging, and have a feeling of interdependence?
a. |
a social group |
b. |
an aggregate |
c. |
a category |
d. |
a secondary group |
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: page 144 BLM: Remember
4. What is a collection of people gathered in a city park on a Sunday afternoon in July?
a. |
an informal organization |
b. |
an aggregate |
c. |
a category |
d. |
a secondary group |
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: page 144 BLM: Higher Order
5. What kind of group are patrons in a restaurant and passengers on a train examples of?
a. |
an aggregate |
b. |
a category |
c. |
an informal organization |
d. |
a primary group |
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: page 144 BLM: Higher Order
6. What term do sociologists use to refer to a number of people who may never have met one another but are all the same age (e.g., 22 years old)?
a. |
a social group |
b. |
a category |
c. |
an aggregate |
d. |
a secondary group |
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: page 144 BLM: Higher Order
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