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WorksheetsChapter 3 and 4 Test Review
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 12mins
A state of balance between cooperation and conflict is
Exchange
Social Network
Accommodation
Bureaucracy
Which statement describes reciprocity best?
the action of choosing an option that is satisfactory for two or more people or group
the action of doing something for someone after that person had 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 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
When people gather in the same place at the same time but lack social organization or lasting patterns of interaction, they form
a primary group
an aggregate
both a and b
neither a nor b.
Which of the following is true of a formal group?
It is large
It has structure
It has no rules of conduct
It does not set goals
Which of the following is an example of an informal group?
a student government
a sports team
a circle of friends
a military unit
Which term is used to describe a two-person group?
dyad
triad
primary group
secondary group
Which of the following is illustrated by the graphic?
role strain
role conflict
role set
role exit
Which of the following is not an example of ascribed status?
age
knowledge
gender
race
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 of the following terms describes people working together?
cooperation
conflict
competition
all of these
What does personality determine?
how an individual interacts with other people in his or her social environment
how an individual adjusts to his or her environment and reacts in specific situations
both a and b
neither a nor b
Which influences personality and social behavior?
heredity
parental characteristics
birth order
all of these
Which best describes heredity?
the transmission of genetic characteristics from parents to children
the cultural environment inherent to an individual’s place of upbringing
both a and b
neither a nor b
Which best describes the viewpoint of a sociobiologist?
Social behavior is determined by birth order.
Behavioral traits are rooted in genetic makeup.
Instincts can be altered by learning.
none of these
In 1945, Rene Spitz conducted a study of infants in an orphanage. What were the children deprived of?
nutritional food
medical treatment
adequate shelter
human contact
Which personality trait is common in the United States?
competitiveness
individualism
assertiveness
all of these
Feral children strongly suggest that a person’s personality comes from
their heredity only.
their cultural environment only.
their heredity and cultural environment.
none of these.
Schools intentionally try to transmit cultural values such as
style of dress.
good citizenship.
style of dress and good citizenship.
none of these.
Television violence has been connected to
aggressive youth behavior.
insensitivity to the suffering of others.
fearful young viewers.
all of these.
A goal of resocialization in most total institutions is to change an individual’s
instinct
aptitude.
social behavior.
instinct and social behavior.
Social interaction is like a drama being performed on a stage, according to which idea?
looking-glass self
dramaturgy
generalized other
role-taking
