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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
Sociologists who focus more on power, the consequences of difference, and resource distribution suggest that 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
The first type of preindustrial society to emerge in human history was the horticultural society.
A)True
B)False
8
Hunting-and-gathering societies could be viewed as examples of Gemeinschafts.
A)True
B)False
9
The distinction between primary and secondary groups is always clear-cut.
A)True
B)False
10
Out-group members typically feel distinct and superior, and see themselves as better than people in the in-group.
A)True
B)False
11
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
12
Reference groups may help the process of anticipatory socialization.
A)True
B)False
13
According to the functionalist theory of formal organizations, workers are motivated almost entirely by economic rewards.
A)True
B)False
14
Female police officers often encounter role conflict.
A)True
B)False







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