Exam 5: Society,Social Structure,and Interaction

Groups are an important component of social structure.A(n) __________ group consists of two or more people who interact frequently and share a common identity and a feeling of interdependence.

State the definition of social structure and explain why it is important for individuals and society.

Family,close friends,and school- or work-related peer groups would all be examples of:

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

In a capitalistic society,social structure helps create a system of domination and subordination that affects certain categories of people,including owners and workers,landlords and tenants,and rich celebrities and poor "nobodies." This view would be representative of which perspective?

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

In relation to stability and change in societies,describe sociologist Emile Durkheim's mechanical solidarity and organic solidarity approach.

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

Traditionally,people of color and white women have been excluded from powerful "old-boy" social networks.

A college professor engages in preparatory work in her office alone.This illustrates what sociologist Erving Goffman called __________ behavior.

In __________ societies,there is a corresponding rise of a consumer society and the emergence of a global village in which people around the world communicate with one another by electronic technologies,such as television,telephone,fax,e-mail,and the Internet.

Sociologist Emile Durkheim stated that as societies became industrialized and developed more specialized economic activities,social solidarity came to be rooted in the member's shared dependence on one another.

A local school is destroyed by a tornado and community residents come together to build a makeshift school.This example illustrates the concept of:

A __________ is a series of social relationships that links an individual to others.

Homeless people have lost the vital link with social structures.Social structures are essential for the survival for society and for the well-being of individuals because they provide a social web of familial support and social relationships that connects each of us to the larger society.

Anthropologist Edward Hall stated that personal space is the immediate area surrounding a person that the person claims as private.

In relation to social interaction (the microlevel perspective),discuss sociologist Erving Goffman's dramaturgical analysis.

Define status and discuss ascribed and achieved status.Provide examples.

According to sociologist Helen Ebaugh,in the __________ stage of role exit,people realize that they must take some final action (such as quitting their job or getting a divorce).

Role strain occurs when incompatible demands are built into a single status that a person occupies.