Name _______________________
Date________________________
Socialization & Groups Quiz
1. _________________The behavior expected of a person who has a particular status
2. _________________A social position that a person is born into
3. _________________Difficulties playing two or more contradictory roles
4. _________________Examines social interaction as if occurring on a stage where people
play different roles
5. _________________People who share a sense of identity and “we-ness” that typically
excludes and devalues outsiders
6. _________________Proposes that individuals seek through their interaction to maximize
their rewards and minimize their costs
7. ________________A social position that a person attains through personal effort or
assumes voluntarily
8. ________________Difficulty due to conflicting demands within the same role
9. ________________A situation in which if we define something as real and act on it, it can
become real
10. _______________A large usually formal, impersonal, and temporary collection of people
who pursue a specific goal or activity
11. _______________people who shape our behavior, values, and attitudes
12. _______________ General traits that describe a social phenomenon rather than every case
(generalization)
13. _______________ Messages that are sent without using words
14. _______________A small group of people who engage in intimate face-to-face interaction
over an extended period
Ascribed status
Self-fulfilling prophecy
In-group
Secondary group
Primary group
Social exchange theory
Achieved status
Dramaturgical analysis
Role strain
Role
Ideal types
Role conflict
Reference group
Non-verbal communication