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Sociology
Name_______________________________Mods_______
Chapter 3 Review
5 Test Bonus Points (if completed in its entirety and turned in at the beginning of class Wednesday September
30th, 2015)
Directions: Each of the following questions is related to material covered on the test. Complete the questions
for bonus points on the chapter 3 test. Terms appearing in bold are multiple-choice/matching on the test.
Questions appearing in italics are essay questions on the test.
1. Define social structure. Explain how our position in the social structure influences our perceptions,
attitudes, and behaviors.
2. What is the difference between ascribed and achieved status? Give an example of each.
3. What is the difference between role strain and role conflict? Give an example of each.
4. Define and give an example of a social institution.
5. What are the three characteristics of groups?
6. Define social aggregate. Give an example. Explain why this is not considered a group by sociologists.
7. Define and give an example of the two different types of group relationships.
8. Define and give an example of the five different types of groups.
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9. Define and give an example of a bureaucracy.
10. Using all six components of Weber’s model of bureaucracy, explain why our school can be considered a
bureaucracy.
11. Define and give an example of each critique of bureaucracy listed below:
• Peter Principle
• Iron Law of Oligarchy
• Parkinson’s Law
12. Explain and give an example of each of the following types of social interaction:
 Exchange
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Competition
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Conflict
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Cooperation
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Accommodation
13. What is the difference between authoritarian and democratic styles of leadership?
14. What is the Thomas Theorem?
15. Define groupthink.
16. Define ethnomethodology and dramaturgy.
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