Question 1

The Knights of The Clouds is a group that was purposely created and officially organized to achieve some specific goals. Sociologists would call this group a

Accepted Answer

A)  formal organization. 
B)  social aggregation. 
C)  official primary group. 
D)  structured society. 
E)  formal institution.

Question 2

The students and faculty at a large Midwestern university would best be described as

Accepted Answer

A)  a primary group. 
B)  a social conglomeration. 
C)  a social category. 
D)  a secondary group. 
E)  a tertiary group.

Question 3

Chief plumber is an achieved occupational status.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

As a student athlete, Mary is expected to practice several hours a day, attend class, study, perform well on exams and papers, and be a model citizen. It is likely that she will experience

Accepted Answer

A)  role strain. 
B)  role disjunction. 
C)  role stress. 
D)  role conflict. 
E)  disruption of her master status.

Question 5

It's fair to say that in the ideal-typical bureaucracy, a basic rule of survival is that "who you know is more important than what you know."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

George H. Cooley asserted that primary groups are quite competitive. Select a primary group to which you belong and describe the elements of competition that exist there.

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The answer of George H. Cooley asserted that primary groups...

Question 7

You are an adamant supporter of the Second Amendment to the US Constitution. This amendment says that Americans have a right to bear arms. You have a life-time membership in the National Rifle Society (NRS) and you speak at pro-gun rallies frequently. However, last week, your two year old daughter found your handgun under your bed and accidentally shot herself in the head. She is in a coma and is not expected to live. Discuss the demands of your two roles that would likely be in conflict.

Accepted Answer

The answer of You are an adamant supporter of the...

Question 8

Which of the following is LEAST likely to be a primary group?

Accepted Answer

A)  clients of Safe Harbor Bank 
B)  three brothers from the same family 
C)  boyfriend and girlfriend 
D)  members of the local fraternity 
E)  members of the neighborhood gang

Question 9

According to sociologists, ________________ occurs when what the individual needs to do to perform one role clashes with what he or she needs to do to perform another role.

Accepted Answer

A)  role clash 
B)  role conflict 
C)  role strain 
D)  role disjunction 
E)  role deviance

Question 10

Wanda Jo, a police officer on duty, responds to a burglary call in her own neighborhood. She discovers her son hiding in the basement of a neighbor's house, clutching the neighbor's video camera. As a sociologist, you know Officer Jo is likely to experience

Accepted Answer

A)  parental angst. 
B)  role stress. 
C)  role conflict. 
D)  status conflict. 
E)  goal displacement.

Question 11

List some of the possible status symbols of the following: President of the United States; college student; wild-west cowboy.

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The answer of List some of the possible status symbols...

Question 12

One important characteristic of bureaucracies is that written records are used as organizational memory.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Doogie Howser graduated from high school at age 11; from college at age 15 and from medical school at age 17. Now, at 18, he's about to begin practicing medicine at Hometown Hospital. Which tricky situation is Dr. Doogie likely to encounter?

Accepted Answer

A)  medical malpractice 
B)  status strain 
C)  role strain 
D)  status inconsistency 
E)  status conflict

Question 14

Pick XXX pairs of words from the following list. Define the terms in each pair. Provide an example with each definition. (In your answer, make sure to indicate which terms you are defining!)
Definitions

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The answer of Pick XXX pairs of words from the...

Question 15

A defining characteristic of a secondary group is that

Accepted Answer

A)  it is created for a specific purpose. 
B)  it has relatively fluid boundaries. 
C)  it has formal social control mechanisms. 
D)  it demands only a limited segment of members' lives. 
E)  all of these

Exam 4: Social Structure

The Knights of The Clouds is a group that was purposely created and officially organized to achieve some specific goals. Sociologists would call this group a

The students and faculty at a large Midwestern university would best be described as

Chief plumber is an achieved occupational status.

As a student athlete, Mary is expected to practice several hours a day, attend class, study, perform well on exams and papers, and be a model citizen. It is likely that she will experience

It's fair to say that in the ideal-typical bureaucracy, a basic rule of survival is that "who you know is more important than what you know."

George H. Cooley asserted that primary groups are quite competitive. Select a primary group to which you belong and describe the elements of competition that exist there.

Which of the following is LEAST likely to be a primary group?

According to sociologists, ________________ occurs when what the individual needs to do to perform one role clashes with what he or she needs to do to perform another role.

Wanda Jo, a police officer on duty, responds to a burglary call in her own neighborhood. She discovers her son hiding in the basement of a neighbor's house, clutching the neighbor's video camera. As a sociologist, you know Officer Jo is likely to experience

List some of the possible status symbols of the following: President of the United States; college student; wild-west cowboy.

One important characteristic of bureaucracies is that written records are used as organizational memory.

Doogie Howser graduated from high school at age 11; from college at age 15 and from medical school at age 17. Now, at 18, he's about to begin practicing medicine at Hometown Hospital. Which tricky situation is Dr. Doogie likely to encounter?

Pick XXX pairs of words from the following list. Define the terms in each pair. Provide an example with each definition. (In your answer, make sure to indicate which terms you are defining!) Definitions

A defining characteristic of a secondary group is that