Sociology Unit 2 Review

What is the correct explanation of Mead's ideas of the "Me" and the "I"

• The "Me" is spontaneous while the "I" focuses on appropriate social behavior

• The "I" is about conforming to social rules and the "Me" is creative

• The "I" is creative and impulsive and the "Me" conforms behavior to social norms

• The "Me" is impulsive and the "I" is creative

What is the difference between formal and informal sanctions?

• Formal sanctions are applied by anyone in the group and informal are only through officials

• Formal sanctions are used by official members of a society to enforce norms while informal sanctions are enforced by any member of the society

• Formal sanctions are designed to force new behaviors by official society members while informal sanctions are enforcing old behaviors

• Formal sanctions are enforcing old norms in society while informal sanctions are creating new behaviors

What is a norm?

• societies unofficial rules of behavior

• legal rules of a society

• unofficial rules that reflect specific moral behavior

• unacceptable behavior with serious moral implications in that society

What is globalization?

• The isolation of communities within a single country

• The growing connection between communities within a single country

• The growing links between international communities

• The unequal connections among isolated groups

A social position that assigned to a person, not earned or chosen is

• achieved status

• ascribed status

• assigned status

• antithesis status

What is the caste system?

• Inherited social classes with no social mobility that dictacts all aspects of life

• The informal stratification of social classes in the world

• Inherited social classes that allow for social mobility

• The formal stratification of scoiety with the abilty to advance your social class

Social interaction is

• the enforcing of new norms in society

• rigid rules defining the only acceptable behaviors

• the shaping of behavior through interactions with others

• unhealthy and unnecessary in modern societies

Resocialization is

• the destruction of cultures and societies

• the beginning of a new society

• adopting new behaviors and norms

• the adopting of new family members

Which is the correct stages of role taking?

• Imitation stage - imitates without understanding

  Play stage - imagines how others act

  Game stage - incorporates rules & learn norms

• Play stage - imitates without understanding

  Imitation stage - learns norms and uses rules

  Game stage - imagines how others act

• Game stage - learns rules and behaviors

  Imitation stage - imagines how others act

  Play stage - imitates without understanding

• Imitation stage - imagines how others act

  Play stage - imitates without understanding

  Game stage - learns norms and uses rules

What is the looking-glass self?

• An accurate reflection of ourselves as an individual

• Our interpretation of who we are based on how we think others see us

• Our understanding of ourselves based on only our personal reflections

• The reaction of others to our behaviors