A common thread that runs through all voluntary associations is ________.
A) the size of the group
B) the purpose of the association
C) mutual interest among members
D) an effort to maintain social order
Question 2The difference between status and role is that ________.
A) status identification is strictly enforced, but roles are not
B) we occupy a status that is a social position, but we play a role that is a social expectation
C) status is voluntary, but role is obligatory
D) status determines social position, while role is not significant
Question 3A young woman is contemplating a particular behavior, in this case, dropping out of college. She is also considering an awareness of the self in relationship to others to avoid feelings of shame and embarrassment. This is referred to as her ________.
A) socialized self as subject
B) self-actualized stage
C) social mirror
D) reality principle
Question 4The concept of natural selection, which proposed that genes of a species are not distributed evenly among the offspring, thus enabling certain members of the species to survive while others die out, was developed by ________.
A) Charles Darwin
B) Herbert Spencer
C) William Ogburn
D) Edmund Wilson
Question 5As voluntary organizations, what do the College Young Democrats, Kiwanis Club, Uptown Stamp Collectors' Club, and National Rifle Association all have in common?
A) They are all primary groups.
B) They all offer people an identity.
C) They all bring people into the political mainstream.
D) They all generate social change.
Question 6An attractive African American woman is conducting random interviews on campus to gather data on students' opinions on the reverse discrimination suit filed by white students at the University of Michigan School of Law.
Four out of five of the white respondents and virtually all of the African American respondents favor the court's ruling and supports bonus points being given to applicants of color. Based on this information, what is probably affecting the data collection process?
A) interviewer bias
B) faulty hypothesis
C) inappropriate research method
D) misunderstanding of the subjects' world
Question 7Individuals who are approximately the same age and are linked by common interests, including friends, classmates, and the kids in the neighborhood, are most appropriately referred to as ________.
A) significant others
B) generalized others
C) peers
D) confederates
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