Which of the following is least likely to form a secondary group?
a. coaches and their professional football team
b. a husband and wife
c. auto dealers and their customers
d. military recruits and their drill instructors
e. managers and their workers
Question 2Which of these is not generally considered a characteristic of religious cults?
a. a democratic authority structure.
b. rejection of the secular world.
c. strict discipline of adherents.
d. belief in the group's superiority.
e. conviction of sole possession of truth and wisdom.
Question 3All of the following are types of groups discussed in the chapter except ____.
a. in-groups and out-groups
b. primary group
c. secondary group
d. demonstrative group
e. reference group
Question 4Which of the following is not an example of a cult?
a. the Unification Church
b. the Divine Light Mission of Maharaj Ji
c. the Quakers
d. Heaven's Gate
e. Scientology
Question 5A secondary group is
a. composed of people who are emotionally close, know one another well, seek one another's company because they enjoy being together, and share a we feeling.
b. composed of people who share some ways of thinking, feeling and behaving, but may never actually meet.
c. composed of people who act impersonal and task-oriented, and involving only a single segment of the lives and personalities of its members.
d. composed of people we use to evaluate ourselves.
e. an impersonal group of people who share a common characteristic.
Question 6A(n) ____ typically forms by breaking away from an established religious organization that is felt to have lost its religious piety.
a. cult
b. sect
c. ecclesia
d. church
e. denomination
Question 7Which of these is not considered a function of primary groups?
a. providing emotional support
b. socialization of infants and children
c. adult socialization
d. promoting conformity and social control
e. to accomplish an important goal or task
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