SOCIOLOGY-REVIEW FOR CH 4 AND 6-STRUCTURE & GROUPS---WITH ANSWERS
what is the difference
between ascribed &
achieved status?
Ascribed-born into like
gender, race
Achieved—school, job,
marriage, earn or decide
When you have to
go to work instead
of studying for your
sociology test, you
are experiencing:
What are the 5 ways
groups interact?
What are the 3 key
characteristics
needed to qualify as
a group?
Communication
Face to face,
regular contact
Shared way of
thinking & behaving
When you don’t
want to disagree
with your group;
you are singularly
focused on one
idea & won’t
accept others.
(tunnel vision)
“groupthink”
My family is a
________ group
because they have
socialized me.
primary
Give an example of
something you
would study in
Macrosociology &
microsociology
Macro-social class,
world poverty,
discrimination in US
What is the
difference between
a status and role?
Difference between
aggregate, category
& group.
Aggregate-same
time same place;
never going to
happen again
CategoryCharacteristic like
all women, all
Hispanics
Cooperation
,conflict, coercion,
conformity, social
exchange
3 key differences between
primary & secondary
groups.
Primary-long term,
personal connection,
intimate relationships,
Secondary-short term,
goal oriented, less
personal
I believe
something to be
true, so it is for
me.
Thomas theorem
Impression
management
Dramaturgical
approach by
goffman
Role conflict
Status-occupy
Role-play
(behavior)
Microboyfriend/girlfriend
relationships
Back stage vs.
front stage
-backstage“let your hair hang
down”; more
informal
Front stage-your
role in society
Change language,
manners etc to fit
the role
Groups who act,
dress & speak
differently than
your group does.
outgroup
What roles do
social institutions
play?(5 functions)
-replace members,
sense of purpose,
preserve order,
produce and
distribute goods
and services,
socialization
Group-sense of
purpose;
interaction
For each of the following
institutions:
What is their main role?
Gov’tmaintain authority
Familysocialization/reproduction
School-education; skills
Main variables to
determine social
class:
Education, income,
wealth & prestige
How can body
language impact
social interaction?
-certain actions
tell people you are
listening, bored,
flirting etc
Lying-smiling
How are hunting &
gathering societies
different from
Post industrial
societies are focused
on:
Types of
leadership
-democratic,
Discuss the 4
different types of
distance zones.
Intimate-18 in or
less
Personal 18 in-4 ft
Social-formal
relationship
Public-stay away
from strangers
What are the social
ties that link people
to yourself?
How did the
agricultural
revolution start?
Domestication of
plants & animals
As a group grows
in size, it becomes:
Harder to organize
agricultural?
H & G-egalitarian, small,
cooperative, small
division of labor
Agricultural-larger
division of labor; not all
equal-men morepower
Techonology & info
laissez faire,
authoritarian
Social network
More disjointed—
smaller informal
groups may form
Possibly more
division of labor