SOC 100 Exam 2 Study Guide

Post-industrial societies are characterized by what?

Groupthink is rarely a problem in bureacracies

Reference groups, by definition, are groups to which one belongs.

When an out-group member’s actions are unclear, they it will probably been seen negatively by the in-group

People with a great deal of power or money are much less vulnerable to groupthink than others.

A boyfriend/girlfriend is an example of a dyad.

Karl Marx says society should be studied based on its economy.

Research states "Opposites attract" is more likely the case in attractiveness than is “birds of a feather flock together

Age and race are examples of achieved statuses

Goffmans impression management applies to cyberspace interaction.