Joe is a student, a father, a son, a husband, a Baptist, and a Scout leader. All of these socially ...

Joe is a student, a father, a son, a husband, a Baptist, and a Scout leader. All of these socially defined positions constitute his:
 
  a. status set. b. role identity.
 c. socioeconomic position. d. role diagram.

Question 2

An estimated 30 percent of the U.S. population is __________, which includes occupations such as semiskilled machine operators in factories and people in the service sector, such as clerks and salespeople.
 
  a. upper-middle class
 b. working class
 c. middle class
 d. working poor

Question 3

Describe the process of developing intimate relationships and establishing families.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 4

Occupations such as medical technicians, teachers, and nurses pertain to the __________, which makes up an estimated 30 percent of the U.S. population.
 
  a. middle class
 b. upper class
 c. upper-upper class
 d. upper-middle class

Question 5

A(n) _____ is comprised of all the social positions that a person occupies at a given time.
 
  a. status set b. identity
 c. role diagram d. occupational grouping

Question 6

Explain symbolic interactionist perspectives on families.
 
  What will be an ideal response?