Transcript Formative assessment survey

Chapter 4
Social Structure
Preview Quiz
Roles and statuses are
the building blocks of
social structure
TRUE !
When people are aware of
their roles and statuses and
act accordingly, society
functions more smoothly!
Sociologists believe that
how a society is
“structured” can greatly
affect the way people
and groups behave.
TRUE !
Remember the structure of
Ireland from the movie Far
and Away and how it affected
Irish Catholics?
“Role expectations” are
the ways in which
people act while in their
a role.
FALSE !
Role expectations are
how people should act
in a role.
The U.S. is currently
functioning as a “postindustrial” society.
TRUE !
That is because our
economy is largely based
on information services
and no as much
manufacturing!
Groups serve a variety
of beneficial functions for
the overall workings of a
society.
TRUE !
Groups are the
foundation of all social
life in societies!
Negotiations underlie
much of our social
behavior.
TRUE !
Because most elements of
social structure are not static,
they are subject to change
through bargaining and
exchanging.
Sociologists use “status”
to describe only the
influence, wealth, and
fame of a person.
FALSE !
Sociologists use status to refer to
any of the full range of socially
defined positions within a large
group or society - from the lowest
to the highest position.
A master status is a status
that dominates others and
thereby determines a person's
general position in a society.
TRUE !
This status usually
plays the greatest role
in shaping a person’s
life and identity!
Tiger Woods’ “master
status” would be
“husband.”
FALSE !
The master status of Tiger
Woods would be
professional golfer!
The government and
most school districts are
examples of
“bureaucracies.”
TRUE !
Governments and school districts
have a structured hierarchy of
authority with specific, written rules
and procedures!
“Role conflict” describes the
difficulty in achieving success
in one of the many roles that
people have.
FALSE !
This describes “role strain.” “Role
conflict” describes a situation when a
person has trouble achieving two or
more roles at the same time!
From a conflict perspective,
major institutions, such as
education, help to maintain the
privileges of the most powerful
individuals and groups within a
society, while contributing to the
powerlessness of others.
TRUE !
Typical Conflict
Theorist statement!
The first type of pre-industrial
society to emerge in human
history was the “horticultural
society.”
(primitive farming w/o advanced
technology)
FALSE !
Simple “hunting and
gathering”
was first!