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CHAPTER 4
SOCIAL STRUCTURES
Multiple Choice
1.
Which one of the
following statements is false about social structures?
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a.
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Social structures are highly visible systems
that coordinate human activities.
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b.
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Sociologists study social structures that
involve as few as two people or that are global in scale.
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c.
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Social structures encompass four components:
statuses, roles, groups, and institutions.
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d.
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Social structures shape relationships with
and opportunities to connect to others.
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ANS:
A
REF:
115
OBJ: comprehension
TOP: Mod 4.1
2.
When people enter a
doctor’s office, they step into what sociologists call a(n)
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a.
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primary group.
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c.
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ideal type.
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b.
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voluntary organization.
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d.
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social structure.
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ANS:
D
REF:
116
OBJ: comprehension
TOP: Mod
4.1 MSC: SG
3. The status of physician can be a(n) ____________ if everyone, no
matter the setting, seeks health-related advice from that person.
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a.
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ascribed status
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c.
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master status
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b.
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achieved status
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d.
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status set
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ANS:
C
REF:
117
OBJ: application TOP: Mod 4.1
4. Sociologists use the word social status to mean
a
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a.
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role.
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c.
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prestigious position.
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b.
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rank.
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d.
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position in a social structure.
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ANS:
D
REF:
117
OBJ: comprehension
TOP: Mod 4.1
5. __________ is a largely invisible structure that coordinates
human activities in broadly predictable ways.
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a.
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A role set
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c.
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A social structure
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b.
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Impression management
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d.
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Social behavior
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ANS:
C
REF:
17
OBJ: comprehension
TOP: Mod 4.1
6. Joel Goddard is a laid-off Ford worker, a male, a father, and a
husband. This sentence describes Goddard’s
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a.
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achieved statuses.
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c.
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status set.
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b.
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ascribed statuses.
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d.
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social structure.
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ANS:
C
REF:
117
OBJ: application TOP: Mod 4.1
MSC: SG
7.
Ascribed statuses
result from
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a.
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chance.
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c.
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ability.
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b.
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effort.
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d.
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choice.
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ANS:
A
REF:
119
OBJ: comprehension
TOP: Mod 4.1
8. Achieved statuses result from
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a.
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chance.
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c.
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fate.
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b.
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luck.
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d.
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effort.
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ANS:
D
REF:
117
OBJ: comprehension
TOP: Mod
4.1 MSC: SG
9.
Doctor-patient,
professor-student, a family, and a large corporation are examples of
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a.
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social status.
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c.
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organic solidarity.
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b.
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social structures.
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d.
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mechanical solidarity.
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ANS:
B
REF:
117
OBJ: application TOP: Mod 4.1
10. Sometimes one status in a status set is so important to a
person’s social identity, it overshadows all other statuses a person occupies.
That “so important” status is known as __________ status.
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a.
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an achieved
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c.
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a master
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b.
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an ascribed
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d.
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a premier
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ANS:
C
REF:
118
OBJ: comprehension
TOP: Mod 4.1
11. Registered nurse, nurse aid, and respiratory therapist are
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a.
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ascribed statuses.
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c.
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master statuses.
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b.
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social statuses.
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d.
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primary groups.
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ANS:
B
REF:
118
OBJ: application TOP: Mod 4.1
12. An ascribed status, __________, influences the choice to become
a speech-language pathologist.
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a.
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height
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c.
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educational level
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b.
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gender
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d.
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social class
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ANS:
B
REF:
118
OBJ: application TOP: Mod 4.1
13. The distinction between role and status is subtle: people
__________ statuses and _____________ roles.
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a.
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occupy; enact
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c.
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choose; take on
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b.
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enact; occupy
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d.
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take on; choose
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ANS:
A
REF:
119
OBJ: comprehension
TOP: Mod
4.1 MSC: SG
14. _________________ is behavior expected of a status in relation
to another social status.
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a.
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An attribution
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c.
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An obligation
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b.
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A role
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d.
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A right
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ANS:
B
REF:
119
OBJ: comprehension
TOP: Mod 4.1
15. John was born with Down Syndrome, an ascribed status that can be
considered
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a.
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a role performance.
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c.
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a role expectation.
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b.
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an ideal type.
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d.
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a master status.
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ANS:
D
REF:
119
OBJ: application TOP: Mod 4.1
16. The social status of school principal is associated with a
____________ that includes relationships with students, parents, teachers, and
school staff.
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a.
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status set
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c.
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role set
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b.
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role performance
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d.
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primary group
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ANS:
C
REF:
119
OBJ: application TOP: Mod 4.1
17. The United States, relative to other countries, spends the most
on healthcare (as a percentage of GDP). This practice speaks to the
_____________ shaping physician-patient relationships.
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a.
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role conflict
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c.
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cultural context
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b.
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division of labor
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d.
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statuses and roles
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ANS:
C
REF:
120
OBJ: application TOP: Mod 4.1
18. Jerome and Rhonda hold the status of military doctors. As
physicians, they have an obligation to preserve life. At the same time, they
are employed to care for patients who are often deliberately placed in
health-threatening situations. The predicament represents an example of role
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a.
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strain.
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c.
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obligation.
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b.
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conflict.
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d.
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rights.
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ANS:
A
REF:
120
OBJ: application TOP: Mod 4.1
MSC: SG
19. Role ______________ is a predicament in which contradictory
expectations are associated with a single role.
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a.
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conflict
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c.
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enactment
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b.
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reversal
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d.
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strain
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ANS:
D
REF:
120
OBJ: comprehension
TOP: Mod 4.1
20. Role _____________ is a predicament in which expectations
associated with two or more roles a person enacts contradict one another.
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a.
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conflict
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c.
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enactment
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b.
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reversal
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d.
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strain
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ANS: A
REF:
120
OBJ: comprehension
TOP: Mod 4.1
21. As a patient, Shelby is expected to follow her doctor’s
treatment plan. However, a prescribed drug makes her feel very drowsy,
preventing her from carrying out her role as a mother. Shelby feels she is not
alert enough to properly care for her daughter. Shelby is experiencing
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a.
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role strain.
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c.
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a role set.
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b.
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status inconsistency.
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d.
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role conflict.
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ANS:
D
REF:
120
OBJ: application TOP: Mod 4.1
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