Exam 5: Society, social Structure, and Interaction

How does smiling reflect gendered power differences?

Alex has just moved out of his parent's house for the first time.He hasn't sorted out with his parents who pays for groceries or when they spend time together.What would a sociologist suggest is happening to Alex?

Mark works as a CEO for a global company and travels at least two weeks every month.Which of the following in Mark's life is likely to be most adversely affected by his employment?

David has an evening meeting on Tuesday.The meeting is at the same time as his daughter's spring recital.What is David experiencing?

Emotional labour can produce a feeling of estrangement from oneself.

To celebrate her promotion at work,Stella bought a new Hermes purse.What is the purse an example of?

To what did Henley (1977)attribute the different amounts of physical contact given to male babies compared to female babies?

Statuses exist independently of the specific people occupying them.

List and describe the main components of social structure.

Sven has been living in Canada for two years.He often finds himself straddling the cultures of his birth country and his adopted country.What term captures this state?

In what perspective are both the ethnomethodological and dramaturgical approaches strongly rooted?

Demonstrate how homelessness is related to the social structure of Canadian society.

What term is used for a traditional society in which social relationships are based on personal bonds of friendship and kinship and on intergenerational stability?

Compare and contrast role conflict and role strain.

What term refers to a classification scheme containing two or more mutually exclusive categories that are used to compare different kinds of behaviour or types of societies?

Tim is looking at the interaction between various social institutions,such as the church,the local government,and the local economy in his hometown.He is examining how these interact with social roles.What is Tim studying?

What kind of group would be formed if a community wanted to get involved in developing a park and playground on the site of a new school?

Compare and contrast a functionalist and a conflict perspective on the role of social institutions in society.

Which of the following argues that the organization of economic production is the most important structural aspect of society?

What type of social group are family members,close friends,and peers examples of?