Question 1

What are the three primary variables in determining one's social class?

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A)  race, sex, residence
B)  income, education, occupational prestige
C)  race, sex, income
D)  income, education, sexE) None of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 2

Which statement regarding status is most accurate?

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A)  All master statuses are achieved.
B)  Ascribed statuses are voluntary and achieved statuses are involuntary.
C)  Status provides the guidelines for how we are to act and feel.
D)  Status symbols are always positive, serving as positive reinforcements for following norms.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 3

What is the sociological significance of social structure?

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It guides ...

Question 4

Explain what W. I. and Dorothy S. Thomas meant when they said, "If people define situations as real, they are real in their consequences." What is this quote called?

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They meant that our behavior evolves fro...

Question 5

Ascribed status is involuntary and achieved status is voluntary.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

As societies grow larger, they divide work among members based on some standardized characteristic such as age or sex. This is referred to as ________.

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A)  social solidarity
B)  social imperative
C)  division of labor
D)  class structureE) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 7

Sociologists use two levels of analysis. List the two and discuss the focus of each. What level of analysis accompanies the three theoretical perspectives?

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The two levels of analysis are the macro...

Question 8

Compare and contrast Durkheim's classifications of society to the typology developed by Tönnies.

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Durkheim classified his societies as bei...

Question 9

Which of the following perspectives is most appropriate for a research sociologist to use?

Accepted Answer

A)  microsociology
B)  macrosociology
C)  neither macro nor microsociology
D)  both macro and microsociology, depending upon the situationE) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 10

What are sign-vehicles? List the three sign-vehicles and provide a brief explanation of each.

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Goffman describes three sign-vehicles - ...

Question 11

Expectations that guide our behavior are called ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  values
B)  norms
C)  statuses
D)  rolesE) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 12

The difference between role and status is that we occupy a status and play a role.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

What are the similarities and differences between role conflict and role strain?

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Both involve conflicts in performing mul...

Question 14

Which of the following groups is LEAST qualified as a social institution?

Accepted Answer

A)  a neighborhood street gang
B)  a family
C)  a religious group
D)  a military unitE) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 15

When we communicate information about ourselves, we use the social setting, our appearance, and our manners to make impressions on others. Erving Goffman referred to these methods as ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  sign-vehicles
B)  status symbols
C)  sanctions
D)  role cuesE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 16

Give at least three examples of body language.

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any movements or actions invol...

Question 17

Why are the Amish classified as a Gemeinschaft society?

Accepted Answer

Their society is bound by inti...

Question 18

In studied nonobservance, the individual in a compromised position is able to successfully rationalize the reason for his or her awkward behavior.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Which of the following represents an achieved status?

Accepted Answer

A)  being a high school drop-out
B)  acting like your mother when she was your age
C)  having a prescribed sex (male or female) 
D)  knowing your particular ethnic descentE) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 20

The amount of personal space people require is a cultural universal that is consistent from one culture to the next.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 4: Social Structure and Social Interaction

What is the sociological significance of social structure?

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Sociologists use two levels of analysis. List the two and discuss the focus of each. What level of analysis accompanies the three theoretical perspectives?

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