Taken together, all the fans at a basketball game have the characteristics necessary to be referred to as a social group.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Question 2Margie comes to the conclusion that individual privacy is unachievable, but grudgingly gives consent to being watched in return for services. From a structural strain point of view Margie is engaged in
a. innovation.
b. ritualism.
c. retreatism.
d. rebellion.
Question 3Groups tend to:
a. descend to the level of the worst member.
b. mimic or copy the behavior of the most successful member.
c. often pattern their rules after historical precedents that are part of collective memory.
d. ascend to the level of a core of regular leaders.
Question 4Joe values privacy and is not willing to consent to surveillance. To access advantages that come with surveillance such as reward points, Joe gives a nonworking phone number. From a structural strain perspective Joe is engaged in
a. rebellion.
b. conformity.
c. innovation.
d. ritualism.
Question 5The strength of weak ties refers to:
a. the influence of family and primary groups even at a geographic distance.
b. how institutions use bureaucratic rules to bind diverse people together.
c. the likelihood of finding something you need through an acquaintance in a network.
d. how pattern-driven human beings are because we copy one another in social action.
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