Chapter 5:
Social Structure and Society
1.
The underlying patterns of social relationships in a group are called __________.
a.
culture
b.
a status set
c.
social structure
d.
social interaction
2.
Gender is an example of __________.
a.
an ascribed status
b.
an achieved status
c.
a master status
d.
a status set
3.
Which of the following is NOT an ascribed status?
a.
age
b.
occupation
c.
race
d.
gender
4.
A(n) __________ status is a position that strongly affects most other aspects of a person’s life.
a.
achieved
b.
ascribed
c.
primary
d.
master
5.
A(n) __________ is a behavior that individuals are expected to perform toward others.
a.
obligation
b.
right
c.
role
d.
expectation
6.
The process of influencing each other as people relate is called __________.
a.
role performance
b.
role strain
c.
social interaction
d.
social structure
7.
__________ exists when the performance of a role in one status clashes with the performance of a role in another status.
a.
Role performance
b.
Role strain
c.
Role interaction
d.
Role conflict
8.
A(n) __________ society is one that survives primarily through the growing of plants.
a.
hunting and gathering
b.
horticultural
c.
pastoral
d.
agricultural
9.
Mechanization and urbanization are features of __________ societies.
a.
agricultural
b.
pastoral
c.
industrial
d.
postindustrial
10.
A type of social unity in which members’ interdependence is based on specialized functions and statuses is __________.
a.
organic solidarity
b.
mechanical solidarity
c.
social solidarity
d.
functional solidarity
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Chapter 4
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Chapter 6
Chapter 7
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Chapter 10
Chapter 11
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