Exam 4: Social Structure and Social Interaction

Ascribed status is involuntary and achieved status is voluntary.

Which statement regarding status is MOST accurate?

Which sociological perspective is most closely linked to microsociology?

Define role strain and role conflict. Give an example of role strain that you might experience as a college student and an example of role conflict that you have experienced.

What does the author say about the differences between individuals when it comes to making eye contact,smiling,and applying body language? How does this relate to your experiences in the university setting?

Mechanical solidarity is to Gemeinschaft as ________ solidarity is to Gesellschaft.

Give at least three examples of body language.

In Cultural Diversity in the United States: The Amish: Gemeinschaft Community in a Gesellschaft Society,describes the way of life of the Amish. In 2006,several students at an Amish school were murdered by a mentally ill individual. On the anniversary of that event,the Amish refused to have any memorial ceremony to commemorate this tragic occasion. Why do you think this was their decision?

Compare and contrast the defining elements of industrial and postindustrial societies.

The presentation of self in everyday life,also called dramaturgy,was developed by ________.

What are the three primary variables in determining one's social class?

What are the elements that cluster together to determine social class?

John and Doug are both full professors in a state university,holding doctorate degrees from Ivy League schools. Both make about the same salary and enjoy a similar sense of prestige in the community and on campus. Based only on this information,what do John and Doug have in common?

Facial expressions,posture,and gestures are all examples of ________.

Sociologists use two levels of analysis. List the two and discuss the focus of each. What level of analysis accompanies the three theoretical perspectives?

What must be true for division of labor to develop?

Jane is a 49-year-old woman of Irish-German descent. What do these characteristics have in common?

Officer Friel has just pulled over a motorist exceeding the speed limit by 40 miles per hour. When he approached the vehicle,he recognizes the driver as his best friend's daughter. Officer Friel is aware that the young lady has had some money problems and the last thing she can afford is a $200 speeding ticket that will also raise her insurance rates. At this point,which of the following terms BEST describes the position facing Officer Friel?

Ferdinand Tönnies's 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 ________.

Stereotypes deeply influence how we react to one another.