Formal Organizations
Multiple-Choice Questions
1. food systems are those in which the goal is to maximize profit by speeding up production and
... [Show More] increasing the amount produced while cutting labor costs and the costs of ingredients.
a. Industrial
b. Mechanized
c. Fortune 500
d. Formal
ANS: A SEC: Why Focus On? TYP: comprehension SOURCE: new
2. Which of the following is false with regard to industrial food systems such as McDonald’s?
a. They produce high calorie, nutrient-low, processed food that is more available, affordable, and aggressively marketed than nutritious food.
b. They aim to keep production costs low by purchasing locally-grown foods that do not need to be transported.
c. They aim to maximize profit by speeding up the production process, increasing the amount produced, and cutting labor and ingredient costs.
d. They depend heavily on pharmaceuticals, chemicals, and fossil fuels to manufacture and transport food products.
ANS: B SEC: Why Focus On? TYP: comprehension SOURCE: new; study guide
3. From a sociological perspective, formal organizations
a. cannot be studied apart from the people who create them.
b. have a life that depends on the people that belong to them.
c. continue to exist even as their members die, quit, or return.
d. are coordinating mechanisms without clear objectives.
ANS: C SEC: Formal Organizations TYP: comprehension
4. From a sociological point of view, a formal organization is
a. a legally recognized group of people.
b. a coordinating mechanism created by people to achieve stated objectives.
c. the building in which people meet.
d. a money making enterprise.
ANS: B SEC: Formal Organizations TYP: comprehension SOURCE: study guide
5. Which of the following is the best example of a formal organization?
a. the class of ‘05
b. shoppers in a mall
c. Wal-Mart
d. the country of India
ANS: C SEC: Formal Organizations TYP: application SOURCE: study guide
6. Sociologists classify formal organizations as
a. primary groups.
b. secondary groups.
c. multinational organizations.
d. global corporations.
ANS: B SEC: Formal Organizations TYP: comprehension
7. Primary groups are characterized by
a. weak ties.
b. objectivity.
c. face-to-face contact.
d. impersonal associations.
ANS: C SEC: Formal Organizations TYP: comprehension
8. Family, military units, and peer groups are examples of
a. primary groups.
b. secondary groups.
c. utilitarian organizations.
d. coercive organizations.
ANS: A SEC: Formal Organizations TYP: comprehension
9. Which one of the following is not a secondary [Show Less]