LSU SOCL 3601 Exam With 100%
Correct Answers
social structure and personality perspective - correct answers ✔✔focuses on larger societal
conditions and their connections between individuals
components principle (SSP) - correct answers ✔✔identify elements or components of society
most likely to affect an attitude or behavior
status - correct answers ✔✔position in group or society associated with varying levels of
prestige and respect; vary and intermix
roles - correct answers ✔✔set of expectations for how one should behave in a given position or
status; based on society; reward or punishment based on the following of these rules
social norms - correct answers ✔✔behavioral guidelines or scripts individuals are expected to
use to determine their behavior
social networks - correct answers ✔✔set relationships among individuals in groups; can provide
resources
proximity principle (SSP) - correct answers ✔✔the need to understand the aspects or contexts
of social structure that affect us through interpersonal communication and interaction
psychology principle (SSP) - correct answers ✔✔need to understand how individuals internalize
proximal experiences
,social forces - correct answers ✔✔ways in which society compels individuals to act in
accordance with external norms, rules, or demands; expectations not to be acted against or face
consequences
cognitive sociology - correct answers ✔✔sociology of thinking based on societal norms and
conditions
sociology of sensory perception - correct answers ✔✔examines social aspects of human senses;
thinking is socially and perceptually constructed
group processes perspective - correct answers ✔✔refers to the study of how basic social
processes operate in group contexts
group - correct answers ✔✔any interaction involving more than one person
four basic processes studied in the group processes perspective - correct answers ✔✔power,
status, justice, and legitimacy
power - correct answers ✔✔ability to attain what one desires in a group despite resistance; only
possessed in relation to others; can be subtle or formal
status (GP) - correct answers ✔✔position in a group based on esteem or respect; relies on our
relations to others; may create hierarchy that is not always accurate
justice - correct answers ✔✔perceptions that a social engagement or distribution is fair; think
more about comparisons to others than what one believes they deserve
legitimacy - correct answers ✔✔sense that a social engagement or position is the way things
should be; all about perception of a group and endorsements
, group structures - correct answers ✔✔configurations of groups may determine how the group
effects individuals; size, function, goals
small groups - correct answers ✔✔two or more individuals who are able to engage directly in
face to face interactions (2-20)
dyad - correct answers ✔✔two person group; limited to a single relationship
triad - correct answers ✔✔three person group; creates two additional relationships
primary source of motivation in small groups - correct answers ✔✔to obtain something
material or non-material; money, friendship
primary groups - correct answers ✔✔people that one interacts with regularly; family and
friends; emotional needs
secondary groups - correct answers ✔✔people one affiliates with with to achieve similar goals
or needs; co-workers, teammates; instrumental needs
reference groups - correct answers ✔✔people one does not necessarily know personally but
look at as a source of standards and identity; may not directly interact
collective behavior - correct answers ✔✔action or behavior of people in groups or crowds;
protests, riots, trends, mass hysteria
inter-group dynamics - correct answers ✔✔relationship between two or more groups
Correct Answers
social structure and personality perspective - correct answers ✔✔focuses on larger societal
conditions and their connections between individuals
components principle (SSP) - correct answers ✔✔identify elements or components of society
most likely to affect an attitude or behavior
status - correct answers ✔✔position in group or society associated with varying levels of
prestige and respect; vary and intermix
roles - correct answers ✔✔set of expectations for how one should behave in a given position or
status; based on society; reward or punishment based on the following of these rules
social norms - correct answers ✔✔behavioral guidelines or scripts individuals are expected to
use to determine their behavior
social networks - correct answers ✔✔set relationships among individuals in groups; can provide
resources
proximity principle (SSP) - correct answers ✔✔the need to understand the aspects or contexts
of social structure that affect us through interpersonal communication and interaction
psychology principle (SSP) - correct answers ✔✔need to understand how individuals internalize
proximal experiences
,social forces - correct answers ✔✔ways in which society compels individuals to act in
accordance with external norms, rules, or demands; expectations not to be acted against or face
consequences
cognitive sociology - correct answers ✔✔sociology of thinking based on societal norms and
conditions
sociology of sensory perception - correct answers ✔✔examines social aspects of human senses;
thinking is socially and perceptually constructed
group processes perspective - correct answers ✔✔refers to the study of how basic social
processes operate in group contexts
group - correct answers ✔✔any interaction involving more than one person
four basic processes studied in the group processes perspective - correct answers ✔✔power,
status, justice, and legitimacy
power - correct answers ✔✔ability to attain what one desires in a group despite resistance; only
possessed in relation to others; can be subtle or formal
status (GP) - correct answers ✔✔position in a group based on esteem or respect; relies on our
relations to others; may create hierarchy that is not always accurate
justice - correct answers ✔✔perceptions that a social engagement or distribution is fair; think
more about comparisons to others than what one believes they deserve
legitimacy - correct answers ✔✔sense that a social engagement or position is the way things
should be; all about perception of a group and endorsements
, group structures - correct answers ✔✔configurations of groups may determine how the group
effects individuals; size, function, goals
small groups - correct answers ✔✔two or more individuals who are able to engage directly in
face to face interactions (2-20)
dyad - correct answers ✔✔two person group; limited to a single relationship
triad - correct answers ✔✔three person group; creates two additional relationships
primary source of motivation in small groups - correct answers ✔✔to obtain something
material or non-material; money, friendship
primary groups - correct answers ✔✔people that one interacts with regularly; family and
friends; emotional needs
secondary groups - correct answers ✔✔people one affiliates with with to achieve similar goals
or needs; co-workers, teammates; instrumental needs
reference groups - correct answers ✔✔people one does not necessarily know personally but
look at as a source of standards and identity; may not directly interact
collective behavior - correct answers ✔✔action or behavior of people in groups or crowds;
protests, riots, trends, mass hysteria
inter-group dynamics - correct answers ✔✔relationship between two or more groups
