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1. The framework of society that surrounds us and consists of the ways that people and groups are related to one another, giving direction to and setting limits on our behavior, is known as .

2. Large numbers of people who have similar amounts of income and education and who work at jobs that are roughly comparable in prestige are known as a(n) .

3. is a social position you occupy that has certain obligations and responsibilities, but sometimes also privileges and authority.

4. The social prestige or value that any social role or social location will have, whether high or low, is known as .

5. is the kind of social prestige that we gain through our accomplishments and successes throughout life.

6. is the kind of social prestige that is handed down to us regardless of our abilities because of what social position we are born into.

7. is an analysis of social life that focuses on social interaction and small groups of people, and is usually used by symbolic interactionists.

8. An analysis of social life that focuses on broad features of society and large groups of people and organizations, usually used by functionalists and conflict theorists, is known as .

9. Objects of material culture that identify a social status, such as fashionable clothing, a badge and uniform, or a wedding ring are known as , which can also take the form of nonmaterial things such as titles or honorifics.

10. means that someonemight rank high on some dimensions of social status but low on other dimensions.

11. The social prestige of all the roles, positions, and social locations that an individual occupies togetheris known asa(n) .

12. A status that cuts across or overrides someone's other statuses is known as a(n) .

13. Efforts to manage the impressions that others receive of you is known as .

14. When the expectations of a single role become too much of a burden for a person to handle, this is known as .

15. When the expectations of two or more roles are at odds with one another, creating a stressful problem for people, this is known as .

16. An approach, pioneered by Erving Goffman, in which social life is analyzed in terms of drama or stage play is known as .

17. is a place where people rest from their performances, discuss their presentations, and plan future performances.

18. True or False?Impression management is an individual effort and can never involve a group or team of people: .

19. True or False?Culture is a subject of research interest for both macro- and microsociology: .

20. True or False?Occupational prestige scores that rate the social status of many different occupations are based solely on how much money people make: .

21. Written response:The trust or confidence that Americans have in their country's major social institutions, from education and religion to business, the press, and congress, has been in steady decline over the past few decades. What do you think accounts for this decline in confidence?