Sociology 1310 Exam 2 Questions with Correct Answers Latest Update 2025/2026
social interaction - Answers Sociology of everyday life through interaction and construct
Status - Answers We all have multiple social statuses.
Ascribed, Achieved, Master
Ascribed Status - Answers One that you are born with or can't change about yourself. (gender,
race, age etc.)
Achieved Statues - Answers Accomplishments/your efforts (church choir member, high school
graduate, officer in the military)
Master Statues - Answers Status that dominates your life/most important. It determines your
position in society. It could be the work you do, the family you create, etc. Sometimes we don't
get to choose our Master Statues (Convicted felon- always having to explain yourself. You
cannot do things you used to be able to do before ascribed this status. (Right now- it's being a
college student- whatever's most important)
Roles - Answers A behavior that is expected of a particular status.- each status has multiple
roles. (Varies based on culture)
Role Conflict - Answers Conflict among statuses (When you have work but you need to study for
a test, it causes conflict)
Role Strain - Answers Conflicting demands/expectations in the same status. (When you have
multiple tests to study for)
Role Exit - Answers When whatever status we had, leaves. Whether voluntary or involuntary.
(Ending a relationship, graduating from college, death in the family) Process of disengaging
from a role that is central to your self concept.
4 step process - Answers Doubt, Search for alternatives, departure, and Creations of new
identity.
Doubt - Answers Should I do this?
Search for alternatives - Answers What else can I do?
Departure - Answers Commitment
Social Institutions - Answers The family, Education, Religion, Economic Institution, Political
Institution
The Family - Answers A socially defined set of relationships between two people related by birth,
marriage, adoption, or long-standing ties of intimacy.
social interaction - Answers Sociology of everyday life through interaction and construct
Status - Answers We all have multiple social statuses.
Ascribed, Achieved, Master
Ascribed Status - Answers One that you are born with or can't change about yourself. (gender,
race, age etc.)
Achieved Statues - Answers Accomplishments/your efforts (church choir member, high school
graduate, officer in the military)
Master Statues - Answers Status that dominates your life/most important. It determines your
position in society. It could be the work you do, the family you create, etc. Sometimes we don't
get to choose our Master Statues (Convicted felon- always having to explain yourself. You
cannot do things you used to be able to do before ascribed this status. (Right now- it's being a
college student- whatever's most important)
Roles - Answers A behavior that is expected of a particular status.- each status has multiple
roles. (Varies based on culture)
Role Conflict - Answers Conflict among statuses (When you have work but you need to study for
a test, it causes conflict)
Role Strain - Answers Conflicting demands/expectations in the same status. (When you have
multiple tests to study for)
Role Exit - Answers When whatever status we had, leaves. Whether voluntary or involuntary.
(Ending a relationship, graduating from college, death in the family) Process of disengaging
from a role that is central to your self concept.
4 step process - Answers Doubt, Search for alternatives, departure, and Creations of new
identity.
Doubt - Answers Should I do this?
Search for alternatives - Answers What else can I do?
Departure - Answers Commitment
Social Institutions - Answers The family, Education, Religion, Economic Institution, Political
Institution
The Family - Answers A socially defined set of relationships between two people related by birth,
marriage, adoption, or long-standing ties of intimacy.
