Social Structure and Social Functions Quiz

What term refers to the social position that a person holds?

• Group

• Network

• Status

• Role

Which of the following is an example of achieved status?

• Being a doctor

• Being a son

• Being a student

• Being a prince

What is the expected behavior of someone holding a particular status called?

• Network

• Status

• Group

• Role

Which type of social group is characterized by personal and lasting relationships?

• In-group

• Secondary Group

• Primary Group

• Out-group

What is a web of weak social ties referred to as?

• Network

• Role

• Group

• Status

What process involves learning one's group culture through experience?

• Acculturation

• Assimilation

• Enculturation

• Socialization

Which term describes the violation of cultural norms?

• Socialization

• Social Control

• Deviance

• Conformity

What is the term for the process of learning that helps a person achieve a desired position?

• Assimilation

• Anticipatory Socialization

• Enculturation

• Acculturation

Which of the following is NOT a mechanism of social control?

• Role Conflict

• Laws

• Gossip

• Labelling Theory

According to Merton's Strain Theory, what is 'Innovation'?

• Accepting cultural goals and means

• Rejecting cultural goals

• Accepting goals but using disapproved means

• Creating new cultural goals