4.2 Formal Organizations SP25

Question 1

A company that promotes its employees based on skill and not favoritism is a

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Meritocracy

Question 2

Schools, prisons, and churches are all large groups that are designed to achieved their objectives. As a result they are

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Formal Organizations

Question 3

My uncle suffered from Schizophrenia and was placed in a mental hospital. The mental hospital is a

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Coercive Organization

Question 4

A country ran by a few elites is a

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Oligarchy

Question 5

My football coach always compares us to the husker team because he think they provide a good standard. They are a

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Reference Group

Question 6

My mother voluntarily joined the parent teacher association (PTA) at my school b/c she found it rewarding. The PTA is a

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Normative Organization

Question 7

An organization initially intended to be democratic but as it got larger and larger a small group of people gained power

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Iron Law of Oligarchy

Question 8

While I was close w/ my colleagues at my previous job we haven’t kept in touch since I left. Therefore they are a

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Secondary Group

Question 9

The Bay of Pigs Invasion in 1961 showed the dangers of

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Group Think

Question 10

Our school is an example of a(n) ______ b/c of the clear hierarchy of authority and the existence of written rules.

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Bureaucracy

Question 11

College graduates share common characteristics but are not tied to each other are called what?

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Category

Question 12

It seems like my boss at work allows us to manage ourselves and make our own decisions. They’re a _____ leader.

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Laissez-faire

Question 13

Bellevue West would be consider a ___________ because many people at East feel distant towards them.

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Out-Group

Question 14

I still keep in touch with my friends from college as they played a critical role in my life. They are part of my ____

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Primary Group

Question 15

My boss at work constantly gives us orders and assigns many tasks. They’re a _____ leader.

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Authoritarian

Question 16

My group project leader made sure everyone agreed on everything we were going to do. They’re a _____ leader

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Democratic

Question 17

Schools have focussed on becoming efficient, predictable, calculable, and controlled. This is an example of

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McDonaldization of Society

Question 18

My group project leader remained focused on accomplishing our goal of finishing the project fast. They’re a _____ leader

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Instrumental

Question 19

My 2 besties from grade school still communicate. We have had our ups and downs but we always pick up where we left off.

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Triad

Question 20

Solomon Asch’s line experiment in which people are willing to go against their own perceptions showed the importance of

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Conformity

Question 21

My best friend and I are intensely close but I wonder if we will remain friends after we graduate. We are a(n)

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Dyad

Question 22

My boss at work makes sure we all feel supported. They’re a _____ leader.

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Expressive

Question 23

Two or more people who interact with each other and identify each other is called what?

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Social Group

Question 24

A crowd of people at a concert who are in the same place but do not interact is an example of what?

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Aggregate

Question 25

I chose to get a Costco membership because of the discounts the store has to offer. Costco is a

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Utilitarian Organization

4.2 Formal Organizations SP25

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4.2 Formal Organizations SP25

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