Sociology 1 Mid-Term Practice Test

Groups help connect us to the larger society

• True

• False

Social roles rarely conflict with each other

• True

• False

You can only hold one status at a time

• True

• False

Social roles are the same for every culture

• True

• False

In a hunting and gathering society, which type of ascribed status is important?

• Occupation

• Age

• Education

• All of the above

Which of the following is an achieved status?

• Age

• Occupation

• Race

• All of the above

Gerhard Lenski argued that what makes society evolve?

• Environment

• Technology

• Sports

• Food

What is the expected behavior for a particular status or social position?

• Social Role

• Social Institution

• Social Network

• Social Media

At which stage in society did education become its own social institution rather than something that the family handled?

• Hunting & Gathering

• Horticultural

• Industrial

• Agrarian

What of the following shapes a person’s identity and often all aspects of their life?

• Ascribed status

• Achieved status

• Master status

• Social status