Reviewing Social Structure -- Chapter 3

Which status plays the greatest role in shaping a person’s life and determining his or her social identity?

• achieved status

• ascribed status

• master status

• none of these

Which of the following is not an example of ascribed status?

• age

• knowledge

• gender

• race

Which of the following are examples of achieved status?

• basketball player

• actor

• musician

• all of these

The socially determined behaviors expected of a person performing a role are ___.

• role performances

• reciprocal roles

• role strains

• role expectations

What do sociologists term the different roles attached to a single status?

• role set

• role strain

• role conflict

• role accommodation

Which of the following is an example of a role conflict?

• A boss must make employees work harder and maintain good morale.

• A person goes through a divorce and starts dating again.

• An employee must stay home to take care of their sick child.

• none of these

Which is a group with statuses and roles that are organized to satisfy one or more basic needs of a society?

• reference group

• social institution

• in-group

• social network

Which statement best describes reciprocity?

• the action of choosing an option that is satisfactory for two or more people or groups

• the action of doing something for someone after that person has done something for you

• the deliberate attempt to control a person or group by force

• the action of temporarily stopping violence between two nations that are at war

Which are examples of social interaction that take place throughout the world?

• exchange and competition

• conflict and accommodation

• All 4 of those choices listed here

• None of the 4 choices listed here -- those are all types of groups

Which of the following is a deliberate attempt to control or harm someone with few or no rules of conduct?

• exchange

• competition

• conflict

• cooperation