Chapter 5 example #37830

Sociologist Georg Simmel (1950) argues that "size matters" in a group primarily because the number of people in a group determines:

Which sociologist distinguished between primary and secondary groups?

According to Simmel, which of the following groups is the most fragile?

Juan and Sylvester are collaborating on a project at work, but are having trouble agreeing on objectives and goals. Henry senses the trouble they are having and steps in to help them complete their goals. The manager is pleased with Henry's success in diffusing a potentially problematic situation and promotes Henry to project leader. Henry assumed which of Simmel's roles?

A person who intentionally tries to drive a wedge between two other people is termed by Simmel as:

A classroom would not typically fall under Simmel's classification of a small group because:

According to Simmel, the essential feature of a party is that it is:

A family is an example of which type of group identified by Cooley?

Which of the following conducted experiments and established a test that demonstrates the power of group conformity?

Powerful groups that are often the majority, such as heterosexuals in the United States, are known as:

Which of the following types of groups do people compare themselves to, even if they don't know each other personally?

While a social network is ____________, a social tie ____________.

Sociologists refer to the degree to which ties are reinforced through indirect paths within a social network as:

Weak ties are valuable parts of a social network because:

A process by which organizations face the same conditions, and ultimately tend to end up like each other, is known as: