Exam 5: Interaction, Groups, and Organizations: Connections That Work

Which of the following is an ascribed status?

Grandma Elly feels role conflict because she wants to be a good grandma and give her grandson, Jackson, a cookie but knows that a good grandma wouldn't ruin her grandson's appetite with sweets. Grandma Elly is experiencing role conflict.

Lee promised his brother Kirby that he would watch the Cincinnati Bengals's football game with him at home. However, Lee's friend Sue won tickets on a local radio station and she wants Lee to come to the game with her. Because Lee is torn between his role as Sue's friend and Kirby's brother, Lee is experiencing:

Because norms govern social behavior, social interaction is rarely misinterpreted.

The main purpose of a bureaucracy is to:

In the United States, status is stable and does not change over time.

The amount of personal space an individual needs to feel comfortable varies by cultural setting.

List and briefly discuss the characteristics of Weber's ideal-type bureaucracy.

According to Durkheim's discussion of suicide, anomic suicide refers to:

Through our social networks, we are linked to:

Role conflict differs from role strain in that conflict is between the roles within one status.

Compare and contrast egoistic, anomic, and altruistic suicide as Durkheim described them.

According to the text, the belief that minorities (sexual, racial, religious, etc.) are detrimental to workplace efficiency is false because:

Compare and contrast ascribed, achieved, and master statuses. Provide an example of each.

After getting her bachelor's degree in sociology, Megan wants to go to law school to study international law, but she wants to take a year off from studying. Her options for the next year are to go to Japan to teach English to Japanese children, or work at the McDonald's back in her hometown. Using evidence from the text, which should she choose?

Global organizations such as the United Nations are linked to individuals through social networks.

Which of the following is an achieved status?

Ben has a new job and admires his new boss, Ray, because he is intelligent, aggressive, honest, and (most importantly) successful. Ray is most likely part of Ben's reference group.

After experiencing combat, many veterans experience internal disorder, conflict, and a sense of normlessness because of the chaos created by war. Émile Durkheim would say that they are feeling:

Carolina's daughter wants to go to a local concert that will keep her out past curfew. Although Carolina feels that as a good mom she should be her daughter's friend and consider her daughter's wishes, she also believes that a good mother should provide structure by maintaining rules. Carolina is experiencing: