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One important characteristic of bureaucracies is that written records are used as organizational memory.

A) True
B) False

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Question 32

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Doogie Howser graduated from high school at age 11; from college at age 15 and from medical school at age 17. Now, at 18, he's about to begin practicing medicine at Hometown Hospital. Which tricky situation is Dr. Doogie likely to encounter?

A) medical malpractice
B) status strain
C) role strain
D) status inconsistency
E) status conflict

F) None of the above
G) A) and B)

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Question 33

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The students and faculty at a large Midwestern university would best be described as

It's fair to say that in the ideal-typical bureaucracy, a basic rule of survival is that "who you know is more important than what you know."

As a student athlete, Mary is expected to practice several hours a day, attend class, study, perform well on exams and papers, and be a model citizen. It is likely that she will experience

George H. Cooley asserted that primary groups are quite competitive. Select a primary group to which you belong and describe the elements of competition that exist there.

List some of the possible status symbols of the following: President of the United States; college student; wild-west cowboy.

According to sociologists, ________________ occurs when what the individual needs to do to perform one role clashes with what he or she needs to do to perform another role.

Which of the following is LEAST likely to be a primary group?

The Knights of The Clouds is a group that was purposely created and officially organized to achieve some specific goals. Sociologists would call this group a

Chief plumber is an achieved occupational status.

Pick XXX pairs of words from the following list. Define the terms in each pair. Provide an example with each definition. (In your answer, make sure to indicate which terms you are defining!) Definitions

A defining characteristic of a secondary group is that

You are an adamant supporter of the Second Amendment to the US Constitution. This amendment says that Americans have a right to bear arms. You have a life-time membership in the National Rifle Society (NRS) and you speak at pro-gun rallies frequently. However, last week, your two year old daughter found your handgun under your bed and accidentally shot herself in the head. She is in a coma and is not expected to live. Discuss the demands of your two roles that would likely be in conflict.

Wanda Jo, a police officer on duty, responds to a burglary call in her own neighborhood. She discovers her son hiding in the basement of a neighbor's house, clutching the neighbor's video camera. As a sociologist, you know Officer Jo is likely to experience