Social Structures TEST 2

What is the process by which people act toward or respond to others in society?

• Social Structure

• Social Interaction

• Role Performance

• Master Status

Which of the following is an example of an ascribed status?

• Education

• Occupation

• Gender

• Marital Status

What is the term for the socially determined behaviors expected of someone performing a particular role?

• Role Performance

• Role Expectations

• Social Interaction

• Achieved Status

Which status plays the greatest role in shaping a person's life and can be either ascribed or achieved?

• Ascribed Status

• Achieved Status

• Master Status

• Social Interaction

What is role conflict?

• When a person has difficulty meeting the expectations of a single status.

• When fulfilling the role expectations of one status makes it difficult to fulfill the role expectations of another status.

• The process of disengaging from a role that was previously central to a person's social identity.

• The different roles attached to a single status.

What is role strain?

• When a person struggles to balance being a full-time employee and a parent.

• When a person has difficulty meeting the expectations of a single status.

• The behavior expected of someone occupying a particular status.

• The process people go through to detach from a role.

What does role exit involve?

• The different roles attached to a single status.

• The process of disengaging from a role that was previously central to a person's social identity.

• When fulfilling the role expectations of one status makes it difficult to fulfill the role expectations of another status.

• A socially defined position in a group or in society.

What is an achieved status?

• A position assigned according to qualities beyond a person’s control.

• A socially defined position in a group or in society.

• A position acquired through a person’s own direct efforts.

• A rank that takes precedence over all others of its type.

What is a role set?

• A group of friends

• Multiple statuses held by one person

• A collection of books

• A set of rules

What is a social institution?

• A place to buy groceries

• A group organized to satisfy basic needs of society

• A type of music

• A form of exercise