Exam 7: Interaction, Groups, and Organizations

Which type of social network provides emotional and other assistance to cope with stress and troubles?

Maggie has many social statuses,including mother,wife,daughter,high school principal,and softball player.She often feels she cannot meet all of the responsibilities in her life.For example,last week she had to miss a softball game because she needed to work late and also missed her son's school play.Maggie is experiencing which of the following?

Liza only hangs out with other people just like her in terms of her ethnicity,age,education,religion and so forth.What is a consequence of Liza spending most of her time in such groups?

An ascribed status is one that

Which of the following would be an example of a backstage performance?

Maria just entered high school.She hopes one day to join the volleyball team and looks to the young women on the team as role models.She dresses like them,follows the same fitness routines,and reads the same volleyball magazines.To Maria,the volleyball team is a

Scientific management is when jobs are

How do we relate to a reference group?

What changes when a dyad relationship become a triad?

All statuses are equally important for the individual and within the larger society.

How does a master status differ from other social statuses?

Solomon Asch's experiments concluded that

Darren has three children.To Darren,being a good dad is being a good provider,and he spends many overtime hours earning extra money.But when he works overtime,he feels he isn't spending enough time with his children.Darren is experiencing

A server at a restaurant accidentally took the incorrect dish to a customer.The customer loudly berated the server over the mistake.The server apologized profusely,forced a smile,and quickly corrected the order.After her shift,the server complained to a coworker about how rude the customer had been and how angry she had been as a result.What represents the worker's front-stage performance?

One example of a dyad is a married couple who are also business partners.

Sociologists believe that successful interaction requires each participant to take the perspective of the other to achieve some common understanding.

Uncritical thinking of social groups where consensus is reinforced rather than critical discussion is referred to as

With which of the following statements would Peter Berger and Thomas Luckmann most likely disagree?

When the responsibilities or expectations of a single status compete with one another,which of the following occurs?

What do sociologists call the common understanding between people that arises from shared knowledge,reality,or an experience?