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Read each question carefully and then select the best answer.

1
Sociologists use the term status to describe only the influence, wealth, and fame of a person.
A)true
B)false
2
Gender is an example of an ascribed status.
A)true
B)false
3
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
4
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
5
According to Émile Durkheim, societies with minimal division of labor have a collective consciousness called organic solidarity.
A)true
B)false
6
The Gesellschaft community is typical of rural life.
A)true
B)false
7
Gerhard Lenski sees human societies as undergoing a process of change characterized by a dominant pattern known as sociocultural evolution. This term refers to long-term trends in societies resulting from the interplay of continuity, innovation, and selection.
A)true
B)false
8
The first type of preindustrial society to emerge in human history was the horticultural society.
A)true
B)false
9
Hunting-and-gathering societies could be viewed as examples of Gemeinschafts.
A)true
B)false
10
The distinction between primary and secondary groups is always clear-cut.
A)true
B)false
11
Out-group members typically feel distinct and superior, and see themselves as better than people in the in-group.
A)true
B)false
12
Any group that individuals use as a standard for evaluating themselves and their own behavior is referred to by sociologists as a peer group.
A)true
B)false
13
Reference groups may help the process of anticipatory socialization.
A)true
B)false
14
According to the functionalist theory of formal organizations, workers are motivated almost entirely by economic rewards.
A)true
B)false
15
Many unionized employees encounter role conflict.
A)true
B)false







Schaefer, Sociology Brief, 7eOnline Learning Center

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