A network of roles according to which each person accepts certain duties towards others makes ?

Related Mcqs:

1. Which sociological perspective makes the distinction between instrumental and expressive roles ?

   A. function perspective
   B. conflict perspective
   C. interactionist perspective
   D. labeling theory

2. Which sociologist distinguished between significant others and generalized others ?

   A. George Herbert Mead
   B. Charles Horton Cooley
   C. Erving Goffman
   D. W.I. Thomas

3. Which sociologist distinguished between significant others and generalized others ?

   A. George Herbert Mead
   B. Charles Horton Cooley
   C. Erving Goffman
   D. W.I Thomas

4. A child who is repeatedly criticized as being lazy and lacking intelligence eventually accepts these criticisms and uses them to justify poor performance in school. This is an example of_____________?

   A. the contact hypothesis
   B. a self-fulfilling prophecy
   C. scapegoating
   D. reverse discrimination

5. Of the two types of religious organizations that have a negative relationship with society which one accepts pluralistic legitimacy ?

   A. a cult
   B. a sect
   C. a church
   D. a denomination

6. A child who is repeatedly criticized as being lazy and lacking intelligence eventually accepts these criticisms and uses them to justify poor performance in school This is an example of___________?

   A. the contact hypothesis
   B. a self-fulfilling prophecy
   C. scapegoating
   D. reverse discrimination

7. According to functionalist’s society must be concerned with motivation because the duties associated with various statuses ?

   A. are not equally pleasant
   B. are equally important
   C. offer individuals varying degrees of personal growth
   D. are usually not defined

8. When a status may have many roles to play It is known as______________?

   A. Role playing
   B. Role sets
   C. Role adjustment
   D. None of these

9. Social occasions in which individuals act out formal roles are called_____________?

   A. front regions
   B. back regions
   C. public regions
   D. social regions

10. Which of the following statements concerning roles is FALSE ?

    A. A single status may have multiple roles attached to it
    B. A role does not exist in isolation but is integrated with the activities of other people
    C. Roles define duties but only statuses define rights
    D. Groups consist of complexes of interlocking roles