Sociology A Brief Introduction 6th Canadian Edition By Richard T. Schaefer – Test Bank

Sociology A Brief Introduction 6th Canadian Edition By Richard T. Schaefer – Test Bank

Chapter 05
Social Interaction, Groups, and Social Structure

True / False Questions

1. In Canada, the ascribed statuses of race and gender can function as master statuses that have an important impact on one’s potential to achieve a desired professional and social status.
TRUE

Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom’s: Understand
Difficulty: Moderate
Gradable: automatic
Learning Objective: 05-02 What are the elements of social structure?
Topic: 05-03 Statuses

2. A primary group member cannot also be an in-group member.
FALSE

Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom’s: Analyze
Difficulty: Moderate
Gradable: automatic
Learning Objective: 05-02 What are the elements of social structure?
Topic: 05-05 Groups

3. Social behaviour is learned independently of social institutions.
FALSE

Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom’s: Apply
Difficulty: Moderate
Gradable: automatic
Learning Objective: 05-02 What are the elements of social structure?
Topic: 05-08 Social Institutions

4. We change reference groups as we take on different statuses during our lives.
TRUE

Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom’s: Apply
Difficulty: Moderate
Gradable: automatic
Learning Objective: 05-02 What are the elements of social structure?
Topic: 05-03 Statuses
Topic: 05-05 Groups

5. The mass media is an example of a social institution.
TRUE

Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom’s: Remember
Difficulty: Easy
Gradable: automatic
Learning Objective: 05-02 What are the elements of social structure?
Topic: 05-08 Social Institutions

6. Robert was a skilled mechanic, often asked to help newer employees. This could cause him role conflict.
FALSE

Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom’s: Apply
Difficulty: Moderate
Gradable: automatic
Learning Objective: 05-02 What are the elements of social structure?
Topic: 05-04 Social Roles

7. Émile Durkheim argued that mechanical solidarity is characteristic of the interdependence of people in a complex society.
FALSE

Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom’s: Remember
Difficulty: Difficult
Gradable: automatic
Learning Objective: 05-03 What does a global perspective on social structure look like?
Topic: 05-10 Durkheim’s Mechanical and Organic Solidarity

8. A postmodern society is a technologically sophisticated society that is preoccupied with consumer goods and information on a mass scale.
TRUE

Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom’s: Remember
Difficulty: Easy
Gradable: automatic
Learning Objective: 05-03 What does a global perspective on social structure look like?
Topic: 05-09 What Does a Global Perspective on Social Structure Look Like?

9. Large formal organizations do not need to be regulated by supervisory organizations.
FALSE

Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom’s: Analyze
Difficulty: Moderate
Gradable: automatic
Learning Objective: 05-04 How are organizations structured?
Topic: 05-14 Formal Organizations and Bureaucracies

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