Groups Created for Certain Purposes and Built for Maximum Efficiency

question 54

Multiple Choice

Groups created for certain purposes and built for maximum efficiency are called:

• A) formal organizations
• B) dyads
• C) social networks
• D) social capitals

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Definitions:

Secondary Socialization

The process of learning appropriate behavior within smaller sections of the larger society, typically occurring during later childhood and adulthood, often through institutions like schools and workplaces.

Marriage Partner

A person with whom another individual enters into a legal or socially recognized marriage, committing to a mutual relationship.

Religious Identification

The process by which individuals affiliate themselves with a particular religion or religious group.

Thomas Theorem

The sociological theory proposing that if people define situations as real, their consequences are also real, highlighting the subjective nature of reality.