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The most important factor associated with the number and composition of strong ties a person has is:
 
  a. having children.
  b. gender.
  c. income.
  d. education.

Question 2

The people most likely to bully others have:
 
  a. high network centrality.
  b. medium network centrality.
  c. low network centrality.
  d. no network centrality.

Question 3

Strong ties in a social network lead to all of the following EXCEPT:
 
  a. lower risks of suicide and depression.
  b. better health.
  c. increased participation in civic and political issues.
  d. bigger family units.

Question 4

A social network includes:
 
  a. only primary groups that provide social support, like our family and friends.
  b. only secondary groups, like our co-workers.
  c. all the relationships we have.
  d. only relationships that are important to the individual.

Question 5

An individual's total set of relationships is called his/her:
 
  a. social bond.
  b. social network.
  c. primary group.
  d. secondary group.

Question 6

Sociologist Diane Vaughan investigated the tragedy of the 1986 Challenger explosion and found that engineers suspected damage to the O-rings, but convinced each other the O-rings would not fail. This is an example of:
 
  a. groupthink.
  b. tame shift.
  c. the minority report.
  d. risky shift.

Question 7

When pressures to agree within a group are so strong that they stifle critical thinking and group members simply hide their real opinions, the group has experienced:
 
  a. groupthink.
  b. convergence.
  c. choice shift.
  d. minority objection.

Answer to q. 1

d

Answer to q. 2

b

Answer to q. 3

d

Answer to q. 4

c

Answer to q. 5

b

Answer to q. 6

a

Answer to q. 7

a