Social Structure Sections 1-2

The networks and connections that guide all human interactions refer to the concept of ___.

• social interaction

• social structure

• status sets

• role sets

A person's status __.

• is a position (noun) they hold in society

• can change many different times each day

• can be seen in 3 different forms

• ALL of these are true about statuses

When referring to positions that a person holds that are out of his/her control, we are talking about __

• ascribed statuses

• achieved statuses

• master statuses

• status sets

Your position as a member of the Marching Dutch, school softball team, or show choir would be an ___

• ascribed status

• achieved status

• master status

• status set

Roles refer to ____

• the networks of interactions between people

• all of the rights and obligations that come from a particular status

• the conflicts and issues that happen when statuses combine

When a student struggles with homework load as well as practicing for jazz band competition, she is experiencing ___

• role stuff

• role conflict

• role drama

• role strain

When different sides agree to end conflict or reach a goal by both conceding something the other side wants, it is __

• Truce

• Competition

• Compromise

• Mediation

More than 90% of our daily interactions involve __

• competition

• exchange

• accommodation

• cooperation

Formal organizations such as businesses often will use ____ as means to encourage the most productivity out of their workers.

• Competition and Conflict

• Exchange and Conflict

• Cooperation and Competition

• Accommodation and Conflict

Everyone has multiple (__) that all require (__) be performed. When this is done in social networks around others than one of the types of (__) is involved.

• statuses, roles, interactions

• roles, statuses, interactions

• interactions, statuses, roles

• statuses, groups, interactions