Bureaucracies were originally created to:

Bureaucracies were originally created to:
 
  a. organize larger numbers of people
  b. overcome the bottlenecks of groups
  c. replace kinship as the basic organization
  d. all of the above

Question 2

Groups develop bottlenecks because only one topic at a time can be addressed by all group members.
 
  Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

Question 3

Neighborhoods plagued by high levels of _____________ are more likely to experience low levels of social organization.
 
  a. vandalism
  b. white flight
  c. joblessness
  d. gang violence

Question 4

The census has become more accurate. Because of increased accuracy, policy makers depend on census data more, and demand more accurate methodology, forming a reciprocal relationship.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Question 5

According to the author, a latent function of conspicuous consumption is
 
  a. lower prices to consumers.
  b. the satisfaction of the needs for which the goods are explicitly designed.
  c. that it results in a lowering of social status as the conspicuous consumption eats away at discretionary income.
  d. the fact that it results in a heightening or reaffirmation of social status.