Writers Den

1. A defining characteristic of a secondary group is that
   

   it is created for a specific purpose.

   it has relatively fluid boundaries.

   it has formal social control mechanisms.

   it demands only a limited segment of members’ lives.

   all of these

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QUESTION 2

1. According to the sociologist’s point of view, a collection of people who happen to be in the same place at the same time, are a social
   

   group.

   aggregate.

   institution.

   conglomerate.

   category.

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QUESTION 3

1. Mary O’Brien is a sociologist, a wife, a mother, president of the local PTA, and a democrat. These are all examples of ____________ statuses.
   

   conflated

   stressful

   achieved

   inconsistent

   tricky

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QUESTION 4

1. John Smith is a school teacher and a father. The school authorities say that his son, little Billy Smith, cannot be a student in his father’s class. They fear
   

   role conflict.

   role strain.

   status inconsistency.

   status competition.

   role negation.

1 points

QUESTION 5

1. Hospital administrators who care more about earning a profit than caring for the sick are demonstrating
   

   realism.

   subcultural substitution.

   goal displacement.

   role conflict.

   bureaucratism.

1 points

QUESTION 6

1. According to McIntyre (2014, p. 133), Max Weber was “…ambivalent about the fact that modern life was being taken over by bureaucracies.” Knowing that Weber died in 1920, consider what Weber would say about bureaucracy in contemporary society. Have bureaucracies become “iron cages?” Be sure to give an example to support your answer.