Question 1

Ex-spouse, school dropout, and debarred lawyer are examples of

Accepted Answer

A)  ascribed status. 
B)  social classes. 
C)  lack of status. 
D)  achieved status.

Question 2

Daughter, son, father, and mother are examples of statuses associated with which social institution?

Accepted Answer

A)  The family 
B)  Medicine 
C)  Religion 
D)  The economy

Question 3

"If people define situations as real, they are real in their consequences." This statement was made by sociologist(s)

Accepted Answer

A)  Emile Durkheim. 
B)  W. I. and Dorothy S. Thomas. 
C)  Mark Snyder. 
D)  Erving Goffman.

Question 4

According to Goffman's scheme, we have _____ where we can have some privacy and let our hair down.

Accepted Answer

A)  front stages 
B)  bleachers 
C)  back stages 
D)  precast dramas

Question 5

Culture has a(n) _____ effect on people's lives.

Accepted Answer

A)  profound 
B)  moderate 
C)  occasional 
D)  no

Question 6

"Maximize profits" and "the customer is always right" are examples of norms associated with which social institution?

Accepted Answer

A)  Medicine 
B)  Economy 
C)  Family 
D)  Politics

Question 7

Clerks in stores smiling at customers are

Accepted Answer

A)  a sign that the clerks are attracted to the customers. 
B)  accepted in all cultures. 
C)  universally encouraged. 
D)  not accepted in all cultures.

Question 8

_____ lay(s) out what is expected of people.

Accepted Answer

A)  Roles 
B)  Sociology 
C)  Parts 
D)  Master status

Question 9

The typical patterns of a group of students and teachers, or of men and women, was laid out before they were born. This pattern is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  behavior. 
B)  ordination. 
C)  social structure. 
D)  classical structure.

Question 10

Who surrounds themselves with a personal bubble (personal space)?

Accepted Answer

A)  No one 
B)  Children only 
C)  Adults up to middle age 
D)  Everyone

Question 11

Aletha had an accident in which she fell into hot cooking grease. Despite many operations and treatments, her face, neck, and hands were forever altered. Regardless of her accomplishments or occupation, Aletha's disfigurement was viewed by many others as her

Accepted Answer

A)  ascribed status. 
B)  master status. 
C)  status symbol. 
D)  status set.

Question 12

Priest, minister, rabbi, and imam are examples of statuses associated with the social institution of

Accepted Answer

A)  religion. 
B)  the law. 
C)  the family. 
D)  medicine.

Question 13

A backward collar is a(n) _____ for a priest.

Accepted Answer

A)  negative status symbol 
B)  standard in all cultures 
C)  status symbol 
D)  ascribed status

Question 14

_____ is the level of analysis that sociologists use to focus on the broad features of society.

Accepted Answer

A)  Interactional sociology 
B)  Macrosociology 
C)  Chaos theory 
D)  Microsociology

Question 15

Social class is based on

Accepted Answer

A)  income, education, and occupational prestige. 
B)  birth. 
C)  marriage. 
D)  religion.

Exam 4: Social Structure and Social Interaction