Review: Social Structure (Soc, ch 3)

Question 1

The group that a person belongs to and identifies with

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in-group

Question 2

When a person has difficulty meeting the role expectations of a single status.

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role strain

Question 3

Status or Role? How a person acts based on how others label them.

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Role

Question 4

Winston and Sarah met on Match.com. Which of the following groups are they both a part of?

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An electronic community

Question 5

A small group who interact over a relatively long period of time directly and personally

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primary group

Question 6

A ranked authority structure that operates according to specific rules and procedures.

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bureaucracy

Question 7

A state of balance between cooperation and conflict.

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accommodation

Question 8

Football player, scholarship recipient, and volunteer are all examples of a(n)--?

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Achieved status

Question 9

Mark has to rehearse for a play, make his kids dinner, and clean the house. This shows --?

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Role conflict

Question 10

Ascribed or Achieved? A status you did something to earn.

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Achieved

Question 11

What invention made postindustrial societies possible?

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the computer

Question 12

Suzanne's boss wants her to show up to work on time. She does, thereby fulfilling a --?

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Role expectation

Question 13

Role Expectation or Role Performance? How you actually behave based on a status.

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Role performance

Question 14

The deliberate attempt to oppose, harm, control by force, or resist the will of someone else.

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conflict

Question 15

How you are expected to act when performing a role.

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role expectations

Question 16

Producing manufactured goods is the main economic activity.

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Industrial society

Question 17

A group in which interaction is impersonal and temporary

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secondary group

Question 18

Because Vincent has a son, he loves him. When they play catch, he is fulfilling a--?

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Role

Question 19

A group with no official structure or established rules of conduct.

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informal group

Question 20

Because Vincent has a son, he loves and cares for him. "Father" is his--?

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Status

Question 21

All of the following are forms of social interaction EXCEPT --

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rationalization

Question 22

A group of people who interact regularly over the internet.

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electronic community

Question 23

Earl jokes during sermons to keep his congregation's attention. Telling jokes is part of his--?

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Role

Question 24

Why do individuals have many different statuses?

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They belong to more than one group.

Question 25

Ways societies use technology to provide for the needs of their members.

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subsistence strategies

Question 26

Based on own direct efforts. Include special skills, knowledge, or abilities.

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achieved status

Question 27

John has to score points, but he also has to pass the ball. This is an example of--?

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Role strain

Question 28

Daughter, sister, granddaughter, and teenager are all examples of a(n)--?

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Ascribed status

Question 29

A group with whom individuals identify and whose attitudes and values they adopt

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reference group

Question 30

Availability of which of the following necessities limits the size of a society?

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Food

Question 31

Andrea has a degree in neuroscience. "Neuroscientist" is a --?

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Status

Question 32

Kathy cares for her daughters and listens to their problems. When she does, this is--?

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Role performance

Question 33

Based on inherited traits or automatically assigned when you reach a certain age

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ascribed status

Question 34

Interaction that occurs when people work together to achieve a goal that will benefit many.

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cooperation

Question 35

"I have a dead-end job in middle management." This employee is expressing feelings of ____ from working in a ____.

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alienation, bureaucracy

Question 36

Melissa is late to work every day, even though she should be on time. This is an example of --?

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Role performance

Question 37

Role Strain or Role Conflict? Having trouble doing something because you have multiple statuses

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Role conflict

Question 38

Earl tells jokes during every sermon to keep his congregation's attention. "Preacher" is his -?

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Status

Question 39

What invention made agricultural societies possible?

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the plow

Question 40

Food production is the main economic activity.

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Preindustrial society

Question 41

Roxanne is a project manager, a wife, and a soccer mom. These are her --?

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Achieved statuses

Question 42

From job description: "promoting the hospital; maintaining a satisfied patient base." This is-?

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Role expectation

Question 43

How people actually behave in a role.

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role performance

Question 44

The web of relationships formed by the sum total of a person's interactions with other people.

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social network

Question 45

The feeling of powerlessness in, and dissociation from, social situations.

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alienation

Question 46

Roxanne needs to work late, but her son has soccer practice. She is experiencing --?

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Role conflict

Question 47

Any group that a particular person does not belong to or identify with

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out-group

Question 48

A former prisoner is having trouble getting a job because employers expect him to have bad habits. He struggles with--

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Role exit

Question 49

Interaction that occurs when two or more oppose each other for a goal that only one can attain

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competition

Question 50

Delores works with people whom she barely thinks about outside of work. What kind of group are her coworkers?

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Secondary group

Question 51

Status or Role? A label given to a person.

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Status

Question 52

Why can individuals be easily replaced in secondary groups?

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Another person can perform the same tasks just as well.

Question 53

The exchange of goods or services.

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barter

Question 54

A group with clearly defined structure, goals, and activities

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formal group

Question 55

The economic emphasis is on providing information and services.

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Postindustrial society

Question 56

What kind of interaction is used when people work together to rebuild homes after a major flood?

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Cooperation

Question 57

Role Expectation or Role Performance? How people think you will behave based on your status.

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Role expectation

Question 58

The status that tends to rank above all others. Plays the greatest part in shaping your life

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master

Question 59

Charlie goes to work every day. This is how he is fulfilling a --?

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Role

Question 60

Role Strain or Role Conflict? Having trouble doing something based on two demands from one role

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Role strain

Question 61

People waiting in a line at a movie theater are an example of --

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an aggregate.

Question 62

What has the following? *Division of labor, Ranking of authority, Employment based on formal qualifications

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Weber's Model of Bureaucracy

Question 63

The process people go through to detach themselves from a role central to their self-identity.

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role exit

Question 64

Specialization by individuals or groups in the performance of specific economic activities.

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division of labor

Review: Social Structure (Soc, ch 3)

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Review: Social Structure (Soc, ch 3)

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