How would an organization minimize the occurrence of groupthink?
A) using a highly authoritative leader
B) hiring the most intelligent applicants
C) giving free rein to diverse opinions
D) submitting to public review and scrutiny
C
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Who wrote, “People engage in conspicuous consumption?”
a. Thorstein Veblen b. Karl Marx c. Joseph Schumpeter d. Emile Durkheim
Assisted living provides
a. assistance to maximize the independence of the elderly residents, but in a homelike setting. b. hands-on skilled nursing care and assistance of the elderly with all of their needs. c. an on-campus grocery store, bank, and medical clinic for its residents. d. at-home assistance and health care for elderly who wish to remain in their homes.
Which of the following is not consistent with the "tool kit" view of culture?
a. Culture provides a range of choices to be applied in the definition and solution of the problems of living. b. Different people use different tools for different types of situations. c. Culture is a group of symbols, stories, rituals, and worldviews used to solve different kinds of problems. d. The content of any particular culture is not fully consistent. e. Culture guides behavior by providing the values or ends toward which behavior is directed.
The government monitoring of U.S. citizens' telephone conversations without judicial approval is considered a violation of their privacy. This type of unsolicited monitoring is considered to be most problematic under which of the following sociological perspectives?