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Read each question carefully and then select the best answer.

1
The members of a street gang constitute a primary group.
A)true
B)false
2
The distinction between primary and secondary groups is always clear-cut.
A)true
B)false
3
Out-group members typically feel distinct and superior, seeing themselves as better than people in the in-group.
A)true
B)false
4
Sociologists call any group that individuals use as a standard for evaluating themselves and their own behavior a foucs group.
A)true
B)false
5
Reference groups may help the process of anticipatory socialization.
A)true
B)false
6
Sociological research done on the macro level usually focuses on the study of small groups.
A)true
B)false
7
German sociologist Georg Simmel is credited as the first sociologist to emphasize the importance of interaction processes within groups and to note how they change as group size changes.
A)true
B)false
8
The simplest of all social groups is a triad.
A)true
B)false
9
A coalition is a temporary or permanent alliance geared towards a common goal.
A)true
B)false
10
The McDonald's fast-food industry is an example of a formal organization.
A)true
B)false
11
Georg Simmel first directed researchers to the significance of bureaucratic structure.
A)true
B)false
12
The idea of bureaucratization describes how even a democratic organization will develop into a bureaucracy ruled by a few.
A)true
B)false
13
According to the functionalist theory of formal organizations, workers are motivated almost entirely by economic rewards.
A)true
B)false
14
All states have so-called right to work laws.
A)true
B)false
15
Many union employees encounter role conflict.
A)true
B)false







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