West Los Angeles College

SOCIOLOGY 001

Quiz 7: Ch 6

1)By definition, groups must consist of at least                    people.

2. Georg Simmel is known for his work with:

3. In a triad, when two of the people are interacting and form a dyad, the sociological term for the third person is     .

4. In his study of the effect of size on group dynamics, Simmel found that

5. Which of the following is an example of a primary group?

6. Cooley originally used the term primary for some groups because they are the first groups humans are part of as children.

are small and intimate;                 are larger and short-lived.

7. Secondary groups are most likely to take on characteristics of primary groups in times of high stress or crisis such as natural disasters.

In their study of groups of different sizes, sociologists have found that

8. Primary groups provide for an individual's needs; secondary groups provide for an individual's                   needs.

9. Which of the following is true of reference groups?

10. An out-group is all of these except:

11. The idea of strength in weak ties refers to: