Exam 5: Society,social Structure,and Interaction in Everyday Life

Our perceptions and behavior are influenced by how we initially define situations.In other words,we act on reality as we see it.This concept is referred to as the:

Explain what is meant by the term "dumpster diving:" and discuss the life of a "dumpster diver."

In Gemeinschaft societies such as the United States,a prevailing core value is that people should be able to take care of themselves.

According to Durkheim,social interaction in industrial societies is less personal,more status- oriented,and more focused on specific goals and objectives.This type of interaction is referred to as:

Define social structure and describe how social marginality and stigma play a role in our society.

A(n)______________status is a social position a person assumes voluntarily as a result of personal choice,merit,or direct effort.

The methods and tools that are available for acquiring the basic needs of daily life are referred to as:

When people are proud of a particular social status that they occupy,they often choose to use visible means to let others know about their position.______________are material signs that inform others of a person's specific status.

A physician that wants to provide their patients with the best possible health care but is required by insurance companies or governmental regulations to keep costs down will experience:

From sociologist Emile Durkheim's perspective,______________refers to the social cohesion found in industrial societies,in which people perform very specialized tasks and feel united by their mutual dependence.

Examples of______________groups would include schools,churches,and corporations.

The Gemeinschaft refers to:

A(n)______________is a false belief or prediction that produces behavior that makes the originally false belief come true.

Describe ethnomethodology and note its strengths.

According to Durkheim,social interaction in preindustrial societies is characterized by face-to- face,intimate,and primary group relationships.This type of interaction is referred to as:

A______________is a set of organized beliefs and rules that establishes how a society will attempt to meet its basic social needs.

______________ theorists emphasize that social structure is essential because it creates order and predictability in a society.Social structure is also important for our human development.

In______________societies,the basic social unit is the kinship group or family.People do not have private households or residences.Instead,they live in small groups of about twenty-five to forty people.

Describe what symbolic interactionists mean by the social construction of reality.

According to sociologist Arlie Hochschild,feeling rules apply to our occupational roles.Although all jobs place some burden on our feelings,______________occurs only in jobs that require personal contact with the public or production of a state of mind (such as hope,desire,or fear)in others.