In Gerhard Lenski's theory of sociocultural evolution, a society's level of _______________ is critical to the way it is organized.
agriculture
health care
technology
all of the above
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 would experience role exit?
retired person
a recovering alcoholic
nun who leaves her religious order
each of the above
Which of the following is an achieved status?
member of the female sex
bank robber
Native American
senior citizen
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
In sociological terms, which of the following constitute a group?
members of a hospital's business office
all residents of the state of Vermont
women in the United States 50 years and over
The native people of Tasmania, a large island just south of Australia, are now extinct because they failed to:
teach new recruits
preserve order
replace personnel
provide and maintain a sense of purpose
Which sociological perspective emphasizes that, in comparison with women, men can draw on larger social networks that are useful in locating employment opportunities?
functionalist perspective
conflict perspective
interactionist perspective
clinical perspective