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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
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