Sociology & You

Chapter 5: Social Structure and Society

Self-Check Quizzes

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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