Read each question carefully and then select the best answer.

1		The ability to define social reality reflects a group's power within a society.
			A)	True
			B)	False
2		Negotiations underlie much of our social behavior.
			A)	True
			B)	False
3		Sociologists use status to describe only the influence, wealth, and fame of a person.
			A)	True
			B)	False
4		Gender is an example of an ascribed status.
			A)	True
			B)	False
5		A master status is a status that dominates others and thereby determines a person's general position in a society.
			A)	True
			B)	False
6		Sociologists use the term role conflict to describe the difficulty that arises when the same social position imposes conflicting demands and expectations.
			A)	True
			B)	False
7		The first stage in the four-stage model of role exit is a search for alternatives.
			A)	True
			B)	False
8		In the workplace, networking pays off more for men than for women.
			A)	True
			B)	False
9		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.
			A)	True
			B)	False
10		According to Durkheim's theory, societies with minimal division of labor have a collective consciousness called organic solidarity.
			A)	True
			B)	False
11		The Gesellschaft community is typical of rural life.
			A)	True
			B)	False
12		Sociocultural evolution refers to the process of change and development in human societies that results from cumulative growth in their stores of cultural information.
			A)	True
			B)	False
13		The first type of preindustrial society to emerge in human history was the horticultural society.
			A)	True
			B)	False
14		Hunting-and-gathering societies could be viewed as examples of Gemeinschaft.
			A)	True
			B)	False
15		The label of "HIV-positive" often functions as a master status.
			A)	True
			B)	False