1. Andrea is an aspiring associate editor for a major publisher. She is single but feels “married to her work.” Last year she received a $50,000 bonus for the excellent work she did in promoting new textbooks published by her employer. Based on this information, Andrea’s ascribed status is _____ and her achieved status is _____.
A) female; married
B) married; female
C) bonus recipient; associate editor
D) married; bonus recipient
E) female; associate editor
2. Status inconsistencies refer to
A) the actual behavior of a person who occupies a status.
B) the behavior expected of a person who has a particular status
C) social positions that we attain through personal effort
D) shifting communication patterns that govern people’s interpersonal relationships
E) the conflict that arises from occupying social positions that are ranked differently
3. Role strain and role conflict may produce
A) tension, hostility, and aggression
B) insomnia, headaches, and ulcers
C) eating disorders, anxiety attacks and nausea
D) tension, hostility, and insomnia
E) all of the above
4. Which of the following is a reason why people may experience role conflict and role strain?
A) Because many people are overextended, some roles are bound to conflict with others
B) People have little or no training for many roles
C) Some role expectations are unclear or contradictory
D) Highly demanding jobs often create difficulties at home
E) All of the above
5. Which of the following is not an example of a social group?
A) twenty college students who meet weekly to promote a local candidate
B) eight teens who chat online about their favorite television characters each afternoon after school
C) an individual who wants to be one of the “cool” kids
D) two best friends who are “like sisters”
D) calculability
E) control
6. The Republican Party, the National Rifle Association and the Teamsters Union are examples of
A) reference groups
B) primary groups
C) secondary groups
D) in-groups
E) out-groups
7. Asch’s studies, in which subjects were asked to match lines on cards, showed that
A) people tend to see most things differently
B) people often lie to those who have authority
C) group membership generates conformity
D) leaders compete for power in social groups
E) All of the above are correct
8. Which of the following is not a component of Ritzer’s “McDonaldization” of society?
A) efficiency
B) predictability
C) creativity
D) calculability
E) control
9. According to feminist theorists, women hit _____, organizational biases that prevent them from achieving the highest leadership positions.
A) Plexiglass
B) a brick wall
C) a glass ceiling
D) discrimination
E) a “Mommy Tax”
10. For sociologists, a social institution refers to
A) the norms that are required to maintain a society over time
B) an organized and established social system that meets one or more of a society’s basic needs
C) general traits that describe a social phenomenon rather than every case
D) a generalization about an observation
E) the combination of five major social needs