Ascribed Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

UGBA 105 Midterm 2Symbols of Authority - correct answer Titles, Clothes, Trappings i.e. Doctor, uniform, nice office/prestigious cars Two Types of Status - correct answer Ascribed and Achieved Ascribed Status: - correct answer we are born with it or involuntarily achieve it -> based on gender, race, ethnicity, citizenship Achieved Status: - correct answer determined by one's performance, effort, choice -> engineer, college graduate. We can also alter some ascribed statuses: ci...

UGBA 105 Midterm Final Review Test 2024. Symbols of Authority - correct answer Titles, Clothes, Trappings i.e. Doctor, uniform, nice office/prestigious cars Two Types of Status - correct answer Ascribed and Achieved Ascribed Status: - correct answer we are born with it or involuntarily achieve it -> based on gender, race, ethnicity, citizenship Achieved Status: - correct answer determined by one's performance, effort, choice -> engineer, college graduate. We can also alter so...

1. When using the term behavior, the mental health nurse is referring to: a. an isolated incident. b. the manner in which a person performs. c. a product of a coping strategy. d. failure to adapt. ANS: B Behavior may be defined as the manner in which a person performs any or all of the activities of daily living. REF: Page 1122 TOP: Mental health 2. The nurse clarifies the concept of "mental health" by defining it as: a. a wellness of attitude. b. a person's response to dise...

ascribed status - correct answers a position an individual either inherits at birth or receives involuntarily later in life, Involuntary ex: race/ethnicity, sex, social class of parents, siblings Auguste Comte and positivism - correct answers suggested that we apply the scientific method to the social world, a process known as _________. He wondered what held society together, thought the scientific method was the way to solve this, thus coming up with Sociology background assumption - co...

Stigma -the destructive beliefs and attitudes held by society that are ascribed to groups considered different in some manner, such as people with phycological disorders Four characteristics of stigma -1. a label is applied to a group of people that distinguishes them from others 2. the label is linked to deviant or undesirable attributes by society 3. people with the label are seen as essentially different from those without the label, contributing to an "us" vs. "them" mentality ...

The nurse notes on the admission form that the client has indicated "no religious preference." What does this indicate to the nurse about the client? A.Does not follow the tenets of a specific faith B.Is in denial about their religious beliefs C.Does not believe in God or a "higher power" D.Will not want to pray or visit with the chaplain Answer A. Even though the client may not follow the rituals and customs ascribed to a certain religion, there are no data to suggest that the client ...

Consider the question: Is there an attractive force between a pencil and the earth? Is this a scientific question? [Yes or No] Because III. It can be tested and answered through observations and experiments IV. The answer is already known and we find it online V. There is no way to design an experiment to answer this question. - Answer-Yes because it can be tested and answered though observations and experiments Which of the following properties ascribed to atoms by the Greeks do we still...

CLEP Introductory Sociologyachieved status - correct answer A status that individuals secure on the basis of choice and competition. altruistic suicide - correct answer type of suicide that occurs where ties to the group or community are considered more important than individual identity affiliation motivated - correct answer when one's actions are geared to helping them join or connect with a particular social status agricultural societies - correct answer Societies that cultivate lar...

Overt Curriculum - correct answers openly stated curriculum that teaches subjects like science, math, history, English, etc. Covert Curriculum - correct answers Philip Jackson's Hidden Curriculum the teaching and accepting of social rules, norms, morals, traditions, and the idea that status quo must not be disrupted or challenged radically Meritocracy - correct answers an individualistic view where people are rewarded based on how hard they work a society where status and mobility are b...

Therapeutic modality that takes an affective systemic approach to problems & views relationships as reflecting 3 primary motivations: attachment, identity, and liking, and sees emotional regulation as primary function of coupling & mechanism by which these motivation systems work. correct answers Emotionally-Focused Couple Therapy correct answers Acceptance and Commitment Therapy correct answers (ACT) One of 3rd wave of behavior therapies, along with dialectical behavior therapy, mindful...