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
Which of the following statements is not correct?
Sociologists use the term negotiated order to underscore the fact that social order is continually being constructed and altered through negotiation
Negotiation is a cultural universal.
Most elements of social structure are not static and are therefore subject to change through bargaining and exchanging (negotiation).
Negotiation is a macro-level process that does not usually involve interactions between small groups, such as families.
Which of the following would experience role exit?
retired person
a recovering alcoholic
nun who leaves her religious order
each 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
You are a student at XYZ College and you have your sociology and history final exams on the same morning. You know that preparing for both exams at the same time is going to lead to lower grades in one or both of the exams. The conflict that you are experiencing as you try to fulfill both of your responsibilities at the college is an example of:
role conflict
role exit
role strain
role dissonance
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
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
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
functional prerequisites
In Zimbardo's mock prison experiment at Stanford University:
The social interactions between the prisoners and the guards influenced the social structure of the prison.
The social structure of the prison influenced the social interactions between the prisoners and the guards.
There was no relationship between social interaction and social structure.
Zimbardo believed that social structure and social interaction influence each other.
