Deck 6: Societies to Social Networks

Question 1

Of all societies, _____ are the most egalitarian.

A) hunters and gatherers
B) those in a biotech society
C) people living after the Industrial Revolution
D) members of an information society

Answer 1

A

Question 2

A consequence of animal domestication and plant cultivation was

A) no food surplus.
B) smaller human groups.
C) less dependable food supply.
D) larger human groups.

Answer 2

D

Question 3

What is the largest and most complex type of group?

A) Hunting and gathering society
B) Shaman
C) Society
D) Agricultural revolution

Answer 3

C

Question 4

_____ consists of people who share a culture and a territory.

A) society
B) group
C) industrial society
D) horticultural society

Question 5

What happened in the first revolution?

A) Many people starved.
B) Agriculture greatly increased in scale.
C) Plants were cultivated and animals were domesticated.
D) The plow was invented.

Question 6

_____ society is based on the harnessing of machines powered by fuels.

A) horticultural
B) agricultural
C) pastoral
D) industrial

Question 7

People who have something in common, and who believe that what they have in common is significant, form a

A) hunting and gathering society.
B) group.
C) domestication revolution.
D) pastoral society.

Question 8

Which was the first social revolution?

A) Domestication
B) Information
C) Biotech
D) Industrial

Question 9

The invention of the microchip was key to the _____ revolution.

A) first
B) second
C) third
D) fourth

Question 10

What was pastoral society based upon?

A) Use of hand tools
B) Large-scale agriculture
C) The pasturing of animals
D) Invention of the plow

Question 11

In the _____ revolution, machines powered by fuels replaced most animal and human power.

A) industrial
B) agricultural
C) domestication
D) French

Question 12

The _____society increasingly centers on modifying genetics to produce food, medicine, and materials.

A) industrial
B) pastoral
C) biotech
D) information

Question 13

The information society is also called the _____ society.

A) IBM
B) new hunting and gathering
C) Apple
D) postindustrial

Question 14

An agricultural society is based on

A) pasturing animals.
B) large-scale agriculture.
C) invention of the plow.
D) the use of hand tools.

Question 15

In a horticultural society, people cultivated plants using

A) machines.
B) hand tools.
C) the plow.
D) the microchip.

Question 16

A _____ society is a human group that depends on hunting and gathering for its survival.

A) horticultural
B) biotech
C) pastoral
D) hunting and gathering

Question 17

A shaman is a tribe's healing specialist who attempts to control the

A) effects of a biotech society.
B) spirits thought to cause a disease.
C) transition to an industrial society.
D) avatars.

Question 18

_____ pastoral societies follow their animals to fresh pasture.

A) Nomadic
B) Postindustrial
C) Horticultural
D) Biotech

Question 19

Individuals who temporarily share the same physical space, but who do not see themselves as belonging together, make up a(n)

A) aggregate.
B) category.
C) in-group.
D) clique.

Question 20

The _____ revolution led to agricultural societies.

A) agricultural
B) industrial
C) domestication
D) pastoral

Question 21

_____ consists of people who share similar characteristics, but who do not think of themselves as belonging together.

A) out-group
B) reference group
C) category
D) primary group

Question 22

_____ is a group of three people.

A) triad
B) large group
C) dyad
D) example of groupthink

Question 23

Arbitration and coalitions are characteristics of

A) dyads.
B) triads.
C) all groups.
D) equality.

Question 24

A small group characterized by intimate, long-term, face-to-face association and cooperation is a(n)

A) primary group.
B) reference group.
C) secondary group.
D) out-group.

Question 25

One feels loyalty toward a(n)

A) in-group.
B) aggregate.
C) out-group.
D) category.

Question 26

When _____ groups are dysfunctional, and fail to meet the basic needs of members, they produce dysfunctional adults.

A) secondary
B) reference
C) primary
D) aggregate

Question 27

Triads tend to produce

A) dyads.
B) coalitions.
C) groups of four.
D) groups of six.

Question 28

A _____ group, compared with a primary group, is larger, relatively temporary, more anonymous, formal, impersonal, and based on some interest or activity.

A) primary
B) secondary
C) tertiary
D) categorical

Question 29

_____ are the social ties radiating outward from the self that link people together.

A) Cliques
B) Reference groups
C) All groups
D) Social networks

Question 30

One feels antagonism to a(n)

A) out-group.
B) primary group.
C) aggregate.
D) in-group.

Question 31

In _____, everyone can interact directly with all the other members.

A) large groups
B) a society
C) group dynamics
D) small groups

Question 32

In a dyad, how many relationships are possible?

A) One
B) Two
C) Three
D) Six

Question 33

Stanley Milgram researched the

A) use of out-groups.
B) small world phenomenon.
C) reasons people join primary groups.
D) use of in-groups.

Question 34

When it comes to inequality, our social networks

A) reflect it.
B) help to perpetuate it.
C) both reflect it and help to perpetuate it.
D) are unrelated to inequality.

Question 35

_____ refer(s) to the ways that individuals affect groups, and the ways that groups influence individuals.

A) Dyads
B) Group dynamics
C) Leadership styles
D) Groupthink

Question 36

When we evaluate ourselves, we use

A) reference groups.
B) categories.
C) out-groups.
D) primary groups.

Question 37

Secondary groups tend to break down into

A) social networks.
B) other secondary groups.
C) primary groups.
D) reference groups.

Question 38

When a cluster of people within a larger group choose to interact with one another, they form a(n)

A) social network.
B) society.
C) clique.
D) aggregate.

Question 39

As she was walking through the park, Consuela was struck by the sounds of two improvising musicians. They were standing on the grass near some benches, one playing a guitar and the other a flute, and Consuela stopped to listen to them. Half a dozen other people also stopped. The people listening to the musicians made up a(n)

A) category.
B) aggregate.
C) social network.
D) secondary group.

Question 40

The smallest possible group consists of

A) one person.
B) two people.
C) three people.
D) 10 people.

Question 41

In just a few words, what is the effect of growing group size?

Question 42

_____ leader tries to gain consensus among group members.

A) democratic
B) expressive
C) laissez-faire
D) authoritarian

Question 43

The most permissive leadership style is the _____ leader.

A) instrumental
B) laissez-faire
C) authoritarian
D) democratic

Question 44

Any leadership style might create resentment, but the one most likely to do so is the _____ leadership style.

A) democratic
B) expressive
C) authoritarian
D) instrumental

Question 45

Solomon Asch's classic experiment showed that the group

A) is so powerful that most people will say things they know are not true.
B) is much weaker than the individual.
C) could care less about conformity.
D) is so powerful that all group members will say things they know are not true.

Question 46

_____ leader increases harmony and minimizes conflict in a group.

A) expressive
B) authoritarian
C) aggressive
D) instrumental

Question 47

A _____ influences other people.

A) dyad
B) leader
C) group dynamic
D) triad

Question 48

Fifteen is the largest number of relationships possible in a group of

A) three.
B) six.
C) nine.
D) 15.

Question 49

Is the small world phenomenon an academic myth? Why or why not?

Question 50

Give one example of an aggregate and one example of a category.

Question 51

What were the social transformations of society?

Question 52

A leader focused on tasks, on keeping the group moving toward its goals, is a(n) _____ leader.

A) expressive
B) instrumental
C) laissez-faire
D) authoritarian

Question 53

What is groupthink? Give an example.

Question 54

Leaders are more likely to be

A) short.
B) unpleasant.
C) unremarkable in appearance.
D) tall.

Question 55

A group of students was setting up tables for a picnic. Barb gave everyone orders about how to do it, demonstrating a(n) _____ leadership style.

A) democratic
B) expressive
C) laissez-faire
D) authoritarian