Exam 4: Social Structure and Social Interaction

How would the division of labor in New York City compare to the division of labor in a primitive tribe of the Amazon River basin?

The broadest framework that determines what kind of people we will become is social status.

What is the sociological significance of roles?

What impact do stereotypes have on social interaction?

What is meant by the terms "ascribed status" and "achieved status"? Provide an example to illustrate how a person's ascribed status could influence his or her achieved status.

As our military faces the threat of attacks from unidentifiable individuals in civilian areas throughout the world, understanding body language can be utilized as a tool to help them detect threats.

Which of the following is an example of social structure?

Believing that all football players are academically challenged, that all African Americans are great athletes, and that all women can cook well are examples of ________.

In dramaturgy, what is "teamwork"?

In Amsterdam, a 21-year-old prostitute is scantily clothed, exhibiting her attributes in a storefront, smiling at potential patrons as they walk by. Based on this mental image, which statement best describes what is in progress?

What do status and role have in common? How are they different?

In ethnomethodology, the ideas we take for granted that underlie our behavior and that we violate at our risk are called ________.

When Professor Jones is before his class lecturing, he has assumed the front stage, based on the terminology used in dramaturgy.

The social institution that is most recognized for allocating power, determining authority, and preventing chaos is ________.

To show ourselves as expert role players and to gain positive recognition from others, we often have additional people work with us to ensure that our role communicates to others the ideas that we want them to form about us. This is referred to as ________.

What are functional requisites? List and discuss the five functional requisites each society must fulfill to survive.

Anthony, a retired Army officer, is a professor of sociology at a small state university. During the Vietnam War, he was awarded the Medal of Honor and he usually wears a small ribbon on the lapel of his suit coat denoting this. He also wears his West Point ring from the class of 1965. Using the terminology of dramaturgy, the lapel pin and class ring would be classified as ________.

Andrea is an aspiring associate editor for a major publisher. She is single but feels married to her work. Last year she received a $20,000 bonus for the excellent work she did in promoting new textbooks published by her employer. Based on this information, Andrea's ascribed status is ________ and her achieved status is ________.

Ferdinand Tönnies' term for the type of society he referred to as the "intimate community" was ________. The term he used to describe the type of society characterized by "impersonal association" was ________.

Bumper stickers such as "Proud Parent of an Honor Student" and "Warning: This Driver Convicted of DUI" are best described as being ________.