SOC 100 Chapter 4/5 Review

Which of the following is not an example of a social agent of socialization?

• peer groups

• colleagues

• government

• family

Which of the following examples align with the definition of role conflict?

• A parent with an opportunity to pursue their dream career, but the income would be much less to provide for their family.

• A full time college student with an internship also working a full time job to cover tuition.

• A high school student who must work to help support the family but also needs to succeed in athletics to earn an college scholarship.

• All of these.

A _______ refers to a group of people who live in a definable community and share the same culture.

The concept of __________ is a condition in which the beliefs and ideologies of the dominant class or individual are not in their best interest.

• class consciousness

• mechanical solidarity

• false consciousness

• anomie

A feeling of disenchantment amidst industrialization and rationalization in which individuals feel trapped by institutions and bureaucracy amidst universality that eliminates personal connections is referred to as the ________.

• anomie

• social integration

• proletariat

• iron cage

An aspect of impression management, or dramaturgy, the _________ is how we believe we must appear in certain roles based on how we believe others expect to perceive us in various roles.

• self-identity

• looking-glass self

• socialization

• role performance

Industrial societies are those in which the exchange of information is the primary economic activity.

• True

• False

Social _____ are patterns of behavior that we recognize in each other that are representative of a person’s social status.

• statuses

• socialization

• roles

• identities

Social _______ describes the responsibilities and benefits that a person experiences according to their position in society.

• statuses

• roles

• identities

• collegiality

Societies which embrace social differences can encounter states of anomie, or normlessness in which society no longer has a stable collective conscience.

• True

• False