SOCIOLOGY 1000 EXAM #2 MIZZOU
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Social Structure - ANSWER Regular patterns of social interaction ad persistent social
relationships. (Normative, Occupational, Stratification)
Links Individual to a broader society.
Social Status - ANSWER Position in society, Occupational position, expected to
behavior based on that
Ascribed status - ANSWER no choice to be in a certain position. (male, female, race)
Achieved Status - ANSWER earned this title
Master Status - ANSWER Position so important, trumps over everything (athlete,
president). Also have a disease or committed a crime
Manifest Status - ANSWER Defines or structures role in a position
Latent Status - ANSWER Irrelevant to situations, has no bearing on situations or
interactions
Roles - ANSWER Behaviors, attitudes, and beliefs (Priest= believe in what they preach)
Role Performance - ANSWER Role can evolve over time. Actions occupy social status
based on role.
Role Making - ANSWER Modifications or changes in roles as a result of individual
action
Role Strain - ANSWER Difficulties meeting expectations of a single role (single mother
or father)
Role Conflict - ANSWER Different Roles have incompatible expectations (teacher has
his own kid in the class)
Role Segregation - ANSWER Avoid statuses invoking incompatible roles. (Avoid
romantic involvement with students)
Role Distancing - ANSWER Separate identity from things you have to do. (a job you
don't want people to see you doing)
Separate identity from action (when a person has an attitude while doctors are trying to
help)
, Self-fulfilling Prophecy - ANSWER Assume something about someone so we act
accordingly
Snyder - ANSWER Tested physical attractiveness over the phone. Given picture of
person before.
Critical - ANSWER 1. Independent
2. Reflexive (step back)
3. Open-minded
4. Focused
Thinking - ANSWER 1. Blends abstract and concrete
2. Systematic
3. Discerning
4. Capable
Independent Thinking - ANSWER Take a position (clarify concepts). Compare position
to other views (use own inclinations for perspective, define whether you accept or reject
an idea). Justify and defend position
Reflexive - ANSWER 1. Looking at yourself from a distance (being objective)
2. Meta-thinking (how you think through a problem)
3. Recognize our biases (Role-thinking)
4. Examples (Perception of racism, biases, making assumptions)
Open-minded - ANSWER 1. Willing to be persuaded
2. Tolerant for ambiguity
3. Confidence and trust in reasoning
4. Helps address rebuttals
5. Avoiding basic dualism (see everything as right vs. wrong which is bad)
Focus - ANSWER 1. Identify Question or theme
2. Implicit issues need to be made explicit
Systematic - ANSWER 1. Explicate the logical implications (easy to focus on only one
thing)
2. Assess the valued consequences (those who benefit and those who do not)
3. Puts argument in broader context (be better understood, timing)
Abstract Reasoning - ANSWER 1. Reason at different levels, generalize from the
particular to the abstract.
2. Interpret
3. Generalize
Discerning - ANSWER 1. Relativity (Different views are equally valid, It is confusing
because some opinions are stronger in worth than others)
2. Use relevant evidence and rigorous methods
CORRECT 100%
Social Structure - ANSWER Regular patterns of social interaction ad persistent social
relationships. (Normative, Occupational, Stratification)
Links Individual to a broader society.
Social Status - ANSWER Position in society, Occupational position, expected to
behavior based on that
Ascribed status - ANSWER no choice to be in a certain position. (male, female, race)
Achieved Status - ANSWER earned this title
Master Status - ANSWER Position so important, trumps over everything (athlete,
president). Also have a disease or committed a crime
Manifest Status - ANSWER Defines or structures role in a position
Latent Status - ANSWER Irrelevant to situations, has no bearing on situations or
interactions
Roles - ANSWER Behaviors, attitudes, and beliefs (Priest= believe in what they preach)
Role Performance - ANSWER Role can evolve over time. Actions occupy social status
based on role.
Role Making - ANSWER Modifications or changes in roles as a result of individual
action
Role Strain - ANSWER Difficulties meeting expectations of a single role (single mother
or father)
Role Conflict - ANSWER Different Roles have incompatible expectations (teacher has
his own kid in the class)
Role Segregation - ANSWER Avoid statuses invoking incompatible roles. (Avoid
romantic involvement with students)
Role Distancing - ANSWER Separate identity from things you have to do. (a job you
don't want people to see you doing)
Separate identity from action (when a person has an attitude while doctors are trying to
help)
, Self-fulfilling Prophecy - ANSWER Assume something about someone so we act
accordingly
Snyder - ANSWER Tested physical attractiveness over the phone. Given picture of
person before.
Critical - ANSWER 1. Independent
2. Reflexive (step back)
3. Open-minded
4. Focused
Thinking - ANSWER 1. Blends abstract and concrete
2. Systematic
3. Discerning
4. Capable
Independent Thinking - ANSWER Take a position (clarify concepts). Compare position
to other views (use own inclinations for perspective, define whether you accept or reject
an idea). Justify and defend position
Reflexive - ANSWER 1. Looking at yourself from a distance (being objective)
2. Meta-thinking (how you think through a problem)
3. Recognize our biases (Role-thinking)
4. Examples (Perception of racism, biases, making assumptions)
Open-minded - ANSWER 1. Willing to be persuaded
2. Tolerant for ambiguity
3. Confidence and trust in reasoning
4. Helps address rebuttals
5. Avoiding basic dualism (see everything as right vs. wrong which is bad)
Focus - ANSWER 1. Identify Question or theme
2. Implicit issues need to be made explicit
Systematic - ANSWER 1. Explicate the logical implications (easy to focus on only one
thing)
2. Assess the valued consequences (those who benefit and those who do not)
3. Puts argument in broader context (be better understood, timing)
Abstract Reasoning - ANSWER 1. Reason at different levels, generalize from the
particular to the abstract.
2. Interpret
3. Generalize
Discerning - ANSWER 1. Relativity (Different views are equally valid, It is confusing
because some opinions are stronger in worth than others)
2. Use relevant evidence and rigorous methods
