Which sociologist saw that the "definition of the situation" could mold the thinking and personality of the individual?
Philip Zimbardo
Herbert Blumer
William I. Thomas
Erving Goffman
It is the fourth week of the semester and your class has decided that your sociology instructor, Professor Jones, is excellent! Professor Jones is a disabled middle-aged male. For students in this class, Professor Jones's master status is:
excellent instructor
disabled
middle-aged
male
Which of the following is an ascribed status?
daughter
long-distance runner
doctor
each of the above
Which of the following statements about small groups is correct?
All small groups are primary groups.
All small groups are secondary groups.
Many small groups differ from primary groups in that they do not necessarily offer the intimate personal relationships characteristic of primary groups
both b and c
In studying the social behavior of word processors in a Chicago law firm, sociologist Mitchell Duneier drew on the:
functionalist perspective
conflict perspective
interactionist perspective
macrosociological perspective
During the Second World War, Christians living in Nazi Germany had to choose between trying to protect Jewish friends and associates and turning them in to the authorities. This is an example of:
cultural universalism
role strain
functional prerequisites
role conflict
Which of the following would experience role exit?
retired person
a recovering alcoholic
nun who leaves her religious order
Which sociological perspective emphasizes that the performance of major social institutions is generally efficient and desirable?
