A. consists of the interpersonal networks that arise in a formal organization
B. is defined and prescribed by the formal organization
C. develops because rules are too specific to provide workable solutions for general situations
D. increases the hassle of “red tape”
Related Mcqs:
- The term informal economy is used to describe ?
A. work where no money changes hands
B. the activities of small businesses
C. transactions outside the sphere of regular employment
D. organizations with less rigid rules and procedures - The term informal economy is used to describe_____________?
A. work where no money changes hands
B. the activities of small businesses
C. transactions outside the sphere of regular employment
D. organizations with less rigid rules and procedures - Informal control exists in______________?
A. Primary groups
B. Secondary groups
C. In social settings
D. None of these - If we fail to respect and obey social norms we may face punishment through informal or formal ?
A. techniques of neutralization
B. deviance
C. cultural transmission
D. sanctions - Primary groups are judged by them______________?
A. efficiency
B. emotional Satisfaction
C. task
D. none of these - Which sociologist writing in 1906 noted that individuals make distinctions between members of their own group (thein-group) and everyone else (the out-group) ?
A. Charles Horton Cooley
B. Emile Durkheim
C. William I. Thomas
D. William Graham Sumner - The shift from custodial to joint parenthood after divorce means that_______________?
A. fathers are more likely to be absent from their children’s lives
B. one parent has total responsibility for the child’s welfare and socialization
C. both parents are expected to co-operate in the continued care of their children
D. parents must provide for all of their children in equal measure - In “Gesellschaft” the society of tradition is replaced with the society of ______________?
A. Impersonal relations
B. Contract
C. Modern ideas
D. None of these - Ethnic identity refers to______________?
A. the objective categories of ethnicity used in the census
B. a felt sense of group of group membership on basis of religion language or history
C. the imposition of a racial label on a minority by a powerful majority
D. the fragmented and pluralistic nature of ethnicity - It is difficult to ascertain the true extent of domestic violence because___________?
A. there is a large dark figure of unreported incidents
B. the changing definitions of legal categories have made it harder to convict offenders
C. researchers are not allowed access to official statistics
D. there is no valid or reliable way of researching such a sensitive topic
