Ross, Rachel, Nick, and Sophie are city employees in a group tasked with ways to spruce up the downtown. Rachel is the most dedicated worker of the group and always stays late, but has never made any great contribution.
Ross used to be mayor and has started several successful festivals that have revitalized the downtown. Nick is a lazy and pessimistic worker, so the others simply ignore him. Sophie is new to the group and unfamiliar with the city. Who would MOST LIKELY be allowed to violate norms without being punished?
A) Rachel
B) Ross
C) Nick
D) Sophie
Question 2
The engineering staff at Ritchie & Sons Company has developed an informal rule that no one disagrees with the suggestions made by the vice president of engineering, Dan Capp. Dan has not kept up with the latest engineering technologies.
In what situation would deviance be MOST acceptable to the other members of the group?
A) A new member of the staff who recently graduated from college challenges Dan.
B) A veteran engineer recently hired to join this staff challenges Dan.
C) A long time veteran of the staff who has rarely helped others challenges Dan .
D) A long time veteran of the staff who has helped other staff members challenges Dan.
The giant grass hoppers are invading the city!
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Philip Johnson, Seagram Building, New York City.
Members of the British Punitive Expedition to Benin City
Monophyletic vs. paraphyletic group
Group Performance
The population of a city has continued to grow since 1950.