Seeing Sociology An Introduction 1st Edition By Joan Ferrante – Test Bank
CHAPTER 4
SOCIAL STRUCTURES
Multiple Choice
1.Which one of the following statements is false about social structures?
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a. |
Social structures are highly visible systems that coordinate human activities. |
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b. |
Sociologists study social structures that involve as few as two people or that are global in scale. |
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c. |
Social structures encompass four components: statuses, roles, groups, and institutions. |
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d. |
Social structures shape relationships with and opportunities to connect to others. |
ANS:AREF:115OBJ: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. |
primary group. |
c. |
ideal type. |
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b. |
voluntary organization. |
d. |
social structure. |
ANS:DREF:116OBJ: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. |
ascribed status |
c. |
master status |
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b. |
achieved status |
d. |
status set |
ANS: C REF: 117 OBJ: application TOP: Mod 4.1
4. Sociologists use the word social status to mean a
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role. |
c. |
prestigious position. |
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b. |
rank. |
d. |
position in a social structure. |
ANS:DREF:117OBJ:comprehension
TOP: Mod 4.1
5.__________ is a largely invisible structure that coordinates human activities in broadly predictable ways.
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a. |
A role set |
c. |
A social structure |
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b. |
Impression management |
d. |
Social behavior |
ANS:CREF:17OBJ: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. |
achieved statuses. |
c. |
status set. |
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b. |
ascribed statuses. |
d. |
social structure. |
ANS: C REF: 117 OBJ: application TOP: Mod 4.1
MSC: SG
7. Ascribed statuses result from
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a. |
chance. |
c. |
ability. |
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b. |
effort. |
d. |
choice. |
ANS:AREF:119OBJ:comprehension
TOP: Mod 4.1
8. Achieved statuses result from
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a. |
chance. |
c. |
fate. |
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b. |
luck. |
d. |
effort. |
ANS:DREF:117OBJ: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. |
social status. |
c. |
organic solidarity. |
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b. |
social structures. |
d. |
mechanical solidarity. |
ANS: B REF: 117 OBJ: application TOP: Mod 4.1
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