Chapter 5 Sociology Quiz

The underlying patterns of a relationship in a group

• social status

• status

• ascribed status

• achieved status

A position a person occupies within a social structure

• social structure

• status

• ascribed status

• achieved status

A position that is neither earned nor chosen but assigned

• social structure

• status

• ascribed status

• achieved status

A position that is earned or chosen

• status

• achieved status

• social structure

• ascribed status

All the statuses that a person occupies at a particular time

• status set

• master status

• social structure

• achieved status

A position that strongly affects most other aspects of a persons life

• winner status

• achieved status

• ascribed status

• master status

An expected behavior associated with a particular status

• right

• role

• obligation

• role performance

A behavior that individuals can expect from others

• right

• role

• obligation

• social interaction

A behavior that individuals are expected to perform towards others

• role

• right

• social performace

• obligation

The process of influencing each other as people relate

• role performance

• social interaction

• obligation

• role strain