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CHAPTER 5 QUIZ
Question 1
pts
The study that analyzed the sexual networks of teens at 12 high schools is an example of how
network analysis can inform transmission phenomena such as the spread of sexually transmitted
infections (STIs). An advantage of network analysis over interpretive sociology is that it can:
reveal the meanings people give to their sexual encounters.
reveal patterns in social structures that might not become evident through answers to direct
questions.
go beyond what people say they do to reveal the complex interplay between biology and social
behavior.
go beyond people’s own descriptions to look at numbers, which are always more reliable than
people’s descriptions.
Question 2
pts
Stigmatized groups, such as felons in the United States, are known as:
secondary groups.
primary groups.
in-groups.
out-groups.
,Question 3
pts
Any social network that is defined by a common purpose and that has a boundary between its
members and the rest of the social world is known within sociology as a(n):
narrative.
political party.
large group.
organization.
Question 4
pts
Sociologist Georg Simmel (1950) argues that “size matters” in a group primarily because the number
of people in a group determines:
the structure social relations will take.
whether or not the group can become a social network.
whether or not the group can tell a narrative about itself.
, what people think about others.
civic disengagement and a decline in social capital.
Question 5
pts
Pierre, Micaela, and Jon are friends, but Pierre and Micaela are much closer to each other than
either of them is to Jon. Why do they stay friends with Jon at all? The concept of triadic
closure suggests that:
the three friends need to equalize their ties to one another, or the friendships will end.
over time, Jon will develop stronger ties to either Pierre or Micaela.
Pierre and Micaela will soon exclude Jon.
the weaker ties to Jon are reinforced by the stronger ties between Pierre and Micaela.
Question 6
pts
The examples of more and more people bowling and eating alone are used to highlight a more
general trend involving:
social isolationism and alienation in modern society.
the decline in social and emotional support.
the breakdown in the nuclear family.
CHAPTER 5 QUIZ
Question 1
pts
The study that analyzed the sexual networks of teens at 12 high schools is an example of how
network analysis can inform transmission phenomena such as the spread of sexually transmitted
infections (STIs). An advantage of network analysis over interpretive sociology is that it can:
reveal the meanings people give to their sexual encounters.
reveal patterns in social structures that might not become evident through answers to direct
questions.
go beyond what people say they do to reveal the complex interplay between biology and social
behavior.
go beyond people’s own descriptions to look at numbers, which are always more reliable than
people’s descriptions.
Question 2
pts
Stigmatized groups, such as felons in the United States, are known as:
secondary groups.
primary groups.
in-groups.
out-groups.
,Question 3
pts
Any social network that is defined by a common purpose and that has a boundary between its
members and the rest of the social world is known within sociology as a(n):
narrative.
political party.
large group.
organization.
Question 4
pts
Sociologist Georg Simmel (1950) argues that “size matters” in a group primarily because the number
of people in a group determines:
the structure social relations will take.
whether or not the group can become a social network.
whether or not the group can tell a narrative about itself.
, what people think about others.
civic disengagement and a decline in social capital.
Question 5
pts
Pierre, Micaela, and Jon are friends, but Pierre and Micaela are much closer to each other than
either of them is to Jon. Why do they stay friends with Jon at all? The concept of triadic
closure suggests that:
the three friends need to equalize their ties to one another, or the friendships will end.
over time, Jon will develop stronger ties to either Pierre or Micaela.
Pierre and Micaela will soon exclude Jon.
the weaker ties to Jon are reinforced by the stronger ties between Pierre and Micaela.
Question 6
pts
The examples of more and more people bowling and eating alone are used to highlight a more
general trend involving:
social isolationism and alienation in modern society.
the decline in social and emotional support.
the breakdown in the nuclear family.
