Organizations, Social Institutions, and Globalization MCQ
In a bureaucracy, people are usually more concerned with the quality of their work than whether others are obeying the rules.
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False
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According to George Ritzer, McDonaldization is not likely to continue and will ultimately become less pervasive.
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False
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Which of the following statements best describes the concept “the tragedy of the commons”?
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People take more than their fair share of a shared resource and everyone in the community suffers the consequences.
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McDonaldization refers to ______.
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The processes by which the principles of McDonald’s are coming to dominate every aspect of life
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Division of labor, hierarchy of authority, and impersonality are elements of a(n) ______.
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Bureaucracy
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Which of the following is characteristic of a social dilemma?
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People act according to their immediate or short-term interests and so create a situation where all may suffer.
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A(n) ______ is a system in which many people are ruled by a privileged few.
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Oligarchy
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Which sociologist is associated with defining the characteristics of a bureaucracy?
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Max Weber
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Some sociologists argue that when people own a resource they will be more likely to care for it. This is commonly referred to as ______.
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Privatization
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Elaborate systems of rules and regulations that ensure a particular task will be done the same way by each person occupying a position ensure which of the following will occur?
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Impersonality within the organization
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Tragedy of the commons id a situation in which people acting individually and in their own self-interest use up commonly available (but limited) resources, creating disaster for the entire community
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True
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Framework of society—social institutions, organizations, groups, statuses and roles, cultural beliefs, and institutionalized norms—that adds order and predictability to our private lives is called
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Social structure
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Potential for a society’s long-term ruin because of individuals’ tendency to pursue their own short-term interests is called
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Social dilemma
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System of authority in which many people are ruled by a privileged few is called oligarchy
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True
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Company that has manufacturing, production, and marketing divisions in multiple countries is called
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Multinational corporation
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McDonaldization is a process by which the characteristics and principles of the ______ restaurant come to dominate other areas of social life
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Fast Food
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Hierarchy of authority is a ranking of people or tasks in a bureaucracy from those at the top, where there is a great deal of power and authority, to those at the bottom, where there is very little power and authority
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True
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Tendency for people to refrain from contributing to the common good when a resource is available without any personal cost or contribution is called Free-rider problem
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True
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Specialization of different people or groups in different tasks, characteristic of most bureaucracies is called division of labor
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True
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De-skilling is a subdivision of _____ jobs into small, highly specific tasks requiring less skilled employees
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Low level
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Bureaucracy is a large hierarchical organization governed by
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Formal rules
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