Exam 2: The Structure of Social Groups

One of the earliest sociological studies, which was conducted in Europe, showed that one's attachment to social groups affects the probability of ________.

All of the following refer to reasons why inconsistent role performance exists among individuals who occupy similar statuses EXCEPT

An aggregate is a collection of individuals who happen to be at the same place at the same time.

________ is the term used by sociologist George Ritzer to describe the increasing bureaucratization of social life.

Asch's experiment with subjects who compared the length of a line drawn on a card examined how the group affects the individual's ________.

________ is the study of patterns that emerge in society when people interact with each other over time.

Anomic suicide refers to a condition in which the group's expectations are ambiguous or conflicting.

If you are one of seven people on an elevator, you are part of a/an ________.

All of the following are examples of primary groups EXCEPT

A case of enduring social interaction is a

As an employee at a grocery store or a student in a sociology course , you would be part of a/an ________.

The person who commits egoistic suicide tends to be

Folkways involve

Sanctions make up a system of social rewards and punishments that act to constrain the individual and maintain social control within a group.

The aggregate is a social formation created and maintained through enduring and patterned interaction.

In the case of an African-American doctor, who is a well-respected member of the community, a husband, and a father of two children, not being accepted into a private club because of his race would be an example of being African-American acting as a ________.

Role refers to the behavioral expectation for the occupant of a various position.

Secondary groups spawn the formation of primary groups.

________ was the nineteenth-century sociologist who found that social groups affect the probability of suicide.

The behavior expected of a person who occupies a status in a group is called master status.