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1

Which of these is least likely to be a social role?
A)being interested in dolls, for a ten year old girl
B)being interested in trains and cars, for a three year old boy
C)being interested in sociology, for an elderly male
D)being a good athlete, for an African American teenager
2

Which statement about social roles is true?
A)We can question the social roles that others expect of us.
B)Only African Americans have social roles.
C)We always conform to the social roles others expect of us.
D)Only middle-class Americans have social roles.
3

Which statement about social roles is not true?
A)It may be difficult to conform to the social roles that others expect of us.
B)We can only have one social role.
C)Social roles are associated with social positions or statuses.
D)Social roles are expectations.
4

Which of these is the best definition of a social role?
A)a set of expectations for people who occupy a given social position or status
B)behaviors practiced by people who have an especially large number of friends
C)a list of people in a community who are wealthy and who have high social status
D)behavioral expectations for people who are racial or ethnic minorities
5

Which of these Reel Society characters have social roles?
A)Molly
B)Dave
C)Mark
D)all of the above
6

Being a caring person could be an example of a social role.
A)True
B)False
7

In Reel Society, Molly has no social roles.
A)True
B)False
8

The social roles for a group of people are the same, as long as they are the same age.
A)True
B)False
9

Other people can play a part in defining our social roles.
A)True
B)False
10

Social roles are almost exclusively for actors.
A)True
B)False







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