Society and Social Interaction Quiz

According to Durkheim, what type of social order is maintained by the collective consciousness of a culture?

• Mechanical Solidarity

• Organic Solidarity

• Anomie

• Conflict Theory

What is the term for a position within a group or society?

• Status

• Role

• Group

• Institution

Which type of status is acquired on the basis of merit?

• Ascribed status

• Achieved status

• Occupied status

• Prescribed status

What are the expectations that define the behavior people view as appropriate and inappropriate for the occupant of a status called?

• Statuses

• Roles

• Groups

• Institutions

What is the term for a situation where a single status may have more than one role attached to it?

• Role Set

• Role Conflict

• Role Strain

• Role Performance

What is the term for a conflict among the roles corresponding to two or more statuses?

• Role Set

• Role Conflict

• Role Strain

• Role Performance

What is the term for a tension among the roles connected to a single status?

• Role Set

• Role Conflict

• Role Strain

• Role Performance

These societies contained a strict hierarchical system of power based around land ownership and protection

• Horticultural

• Agricultural

• Feudal

• Hunter-Gathering

According to Durkheim, what type of social order is based on an acceptance of economic and social differences?

• Anomie

• Mechanical Solidarity

• Organic Solidarity

• Conflict Theory