Sociology Chapter 3 Test

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What is conflict?

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the deliberate attempt to control someone

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Which status plays the greatest role in shaping a person’s life and determining his or her social identity?

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master status

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Which term is used to describe a two-person group?

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dyad

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Going through a divorce is an example of a

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role exit.

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A state of balance between cooperation and conflict is

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accommodation

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When fulfilling the role expectations of one status interferes with a second status.

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role conflict

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ranked authority structure that operates according to specific rules and procedures

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bureaucracy

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society characterized by the production of information and the provision of services

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postindustrial society

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any group to which a person does not belong or identify with

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out-group

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Group in which interaction is impersonal and temporary.

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secondary group