LSU SOCIOLOGY 2001 FINAL EXAM || QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS|| EXPERT VERIFIED SOLUTION
group - ANSWER -a set of people who interact more or less on a
regular basis and who are conscious of their identity as a unit
in-groups - ANSWER -groups where we feel we belong, and a sense of
loyalty
latent functions - ANSWER -unintended, unrecognized consequences
of activities that help some part of the social system
manifest function - ANSWER -intended, obvious consequences of
activities that help some part of the social system
norm - ANSWER -culturally defined standard or rule of conduct
organization - ANSWER -large, complex network of positions created
for a specific purpose and characterized by a hierarchial division of labor
normative organization - ANSWER -people voluntarily join for
personal satisfaction
coercive organization - ANSWER -people are forced to join
utilitarian organization - ANSWER -people voluntarily join for a
material reward
out-group - ANSWER -the groups we don't have a sense of loyalty to,
and we feel a certain amount of antagonism towards
, primary group - ANSWER -collection of individuals who are together
for a relatively long period, whose members have direct contact with and
feel emotional attachment to one another
role - ANSWER -set of expectations associated with a particular status
role conflict - ANSWER -when the demands of one role interfere with
the demands of another
role strain - ANSWER -lack of resources to fulfill the demands of a
particular role
secondary group - ANSWER -relatively impersonal collection of
individuals that is established to perform a specific task
social institution - ANSWER -stable set of roles, statuses, groups and
organizations that provide a foundation for behavior in some major area
of social life
society - ANSWER -a population of people living in the same
geographic area who share a culture and a common identity and whose
members are subject to the same political authority
status - ANSWER -any named social position that a person can occupy
structural-functionalist perspective - ANSWER -the perspective that
posits that social institutions are structured to maintain stability and
order in society
AND ANSWERS|| EXPERT VERIFIED SOLUTION
group - ANSWER -a set of people who interact more or less on a
regular basis and who are conscious of their identity as a unit
in-groups - ANSWER -groups where we feel we belong, and a sense of
loyalty
latent functions - ANSWER -unintended, unrecognized consequences
of activities that help some part of the social system
manifest function - ANSWER -intended, obvious consequences of
activities that help some part of the social system
norm - ANSWER -culturally defined standard or rule of conduct
organization - ANSWER -large, complex network of positions created
for a specific purpose and characterized by a hierarchial division of labor
normative organization - ANSWER -people voluntarily join for
personal satisfaction
coercive organization - ANSWER -people are forced to join
utilitarian organization - ANSWER -people voluntarily join for a
material reward
out-group - ANSWER -the groups we don't have a sense of loyalty to,
and we feel a certain amount of antagonism towards
, primary group - ANSWER -collection of individuals who are together
for a relatively long period, whose members have direct contact with and
feel emotional attachment to one another
role - ANSWER -set of expectations associated with a particular status
role conflict - ANSWER -when the demands of one role interfere with
the demands of another
role strain - ANSWER -lack of resources to fulfill the demands of a
particular role
secondary group - ANSWER -relatively impersonal collection of
individuals that is established to perform a specific task
social institution - ANSWER -stable set of roles, statuses, groups and
organizations that provide a foundation for behavior in some major area
of social life
society - ANSWER -a population of people living in the same
geographic area who share a culture and a common identity and whose
members are subject to the same political authority
status - ANSWER -any named social position that a person can occupy
structural-functionalist perspective - ANSWER -the perspective that
posits that social institutions are structured to maintain stability and
order in society
