Exam 4: Social Structure and Interaction in Everyday Life

Teacher, student, professional athlete, rock musician, and homeless person are all examples of __________ .

A(n)__________ status is a social position conferred at birth or received involuntarily later in life, based on attributes over which the individual has little or no control, such as race/ethnicity, age, and gender.

Role conflict and role strain are essentially the same thing.

Discuss the views of functionalist and conflict theorists regarding social institutions.

According to__________ , interaction is based on assumptions of shared expectancies. For example, when you are talking with someone, what expectations do you have that you and the person with whom you are speaking will take turns speaking?

The sociological term for any physical or social attribute or sign that devalues a person's social identity and disqualifies that person from full social acceptance is __________ .

The sociological term for a set of social relationships that link one individual to others is __________ .

Role performance always matches role expectations.

Describe ethnomethodology and explain its strength as a method for understanding social interaction.

Which of these statements about emotional labor and emotion management is false?

Within industrial and postindustrial societies, a person's occupation is a key defining characteristic.

Define roles, role expectations, role performance, role conflict, and role strain.

Ferdinand Tӧnnies used the term __________ for traditional society in which social relationships are based on personal bonds of friendship and kinship and on intergenerational stability.

Sociologists define a(n) __________ as a larger, more specialized group in which members engage in more impersonal, goal-oriented relationships for a limited period of time.

Recent research indicates that female student-athletes have their own ways of dealing with the "female/athlete paradox," which is an example of__________ .

It is not always clear when the provider-dependent aspect of the parent-child relationship ends. Should it end at age 18 or 21? When a person is no longer in school? This is an example of__________ .

The social structure is essential for a society, but is not an essential part of any particular individual's life.

Being homeless, having immigrant status, wearing a prison uniform, and having a visible physical disability are all examples of __________ _.

For any particular status, __________ refers to how a person actually behaves within her role.

__________ refers to the state of being part insider and part outsider in the social structure, such as that of immigrants who simultaneously share the life and traditions of two distinct groups.