All of the following are ideal type characteristics of bureaucracy except:

a. hierarchy of authority
b. written rules and records
c. impersonality
d. generalization


Answer: d. generalization

Sociology

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The author of the text does not consider __________ to be a part of the new value cluster he discusses

a. acting young b. being entertained c. staying healthy d. respecting elders

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A table designed to assess program throughputs, outputs, or outcomes might use the following variables. Which variable would likely NOT be used?

a. Number and percent of clients who attended at least 80% of the healthy cooking classes b. Number and percent of clients who moved from another state c. Number and percent of clients who had lowered their blood pressure by the end of the program d. Number and percent demonstrating an increase in knowledge and awareness of domestic violence issues

Sociology

The process of debriefing, in the context of research, serves to: a. inform subjects of any potential risks before their participation

b. check periodically with subjects to determine their emotional state. c. remove identifying information from collected data. d. interview subjects and discuss deception after their participation. e. intentionally mislead subjects during a research project.

Sociology

Sociologist Arlie Hochschild suggests that we acquire a set of _____ that shapes the appropriate emotions for a given role or specific situation, including how, where, when, and with whom an emotion should be expressed

a. emotional laborsb. dramaturgical guidelines c. feeling rules d. socioemotional norms

Sociology