Sociology Chapter 4 Vocabulary

Sociologists use __________ to analyze the broad features of society.

• interactional sociology

• macrosociology

• chaos theory

• microsociology

Sociologists use __________ to analyze social interactions.

• microsociology

• behavioral sociology

• macrosociology

• order theory

Social class is based on __________.

• birth

• marriage

• religion

• income, education, and occupational prestige

Girish is a husband, a son, an entrepreneur, and an amateur ornithologist. A sociologist would say that these statuses or positions make up Girish’s __________.

• role

• social class

• status set

• culture

A(n) __________ status is given to you; you do not earn it.

• achieved

• ascribed

• earned

• marital

Ex-con, class president, and doctor are examples of __________.

• ascribed status

• social status

• lack of status

• achieved status

Aletha had an accident in which she fell into hot cooking grease. Despite many operations and treatments, her face, neck, and hands were forever altered. Regardless of her accomplishments or occupation, many others viewed Aletha’s disfigurement as her __________.

• ascribed status

• master status

• status symbol

• status set

A 90-year-old college student exemplifies __________.

• status shock

• prestige

• status inconsistency

• role

__________ indicate what is expected of people.

• roles

• Sociology

• Parts

• Master Status

__________ refer(s) to the typical ways society meets its essential needs

• religion

• social institutions

• status

• social class