A. a position
B. a role
C. a performance
D. an impression
Related Mcqs:
- The socially defined expectations that a person in given status follows are called___________________?
A. a position
B. a role
C. a performance
D. an impression - A society which is socially isolated but still provides for all the needs of its members, is called______________?
A. Total institution
B. Isolated Society
C. Closed society
D. None of these - Everything which is socially learned and shared is called______________?
A. society
B. Culture
C. behavior
D. None of these - A person’s overall position in society is called______________?
A. achieved status
B. ascribed status
C. master status
D. status set - Mobility taking place in personal terms within the lifespan of the same person is called______________?
A. Inter-generational mobility
B. Intra-generational mobility
C. Structural mobility
D. None of these - The tourist gaze is socially organized by professional experts and puts the tourist in search of_____________?
A. the familiar
B. the exotic
C. the historic
D. the amusing - The term ______ refers to the socially shared and organized ways of thinking feeling and acting that concern ultimate meanings about the existence of the supernatural or “beyond” ?
A. animism
B. religion
C. socialization
D. totemism - Merton describes types of response to a situation where there are widely socially endorsed values but limited means of achieving them Which of his types describes an acceptance of the values but willingness to use any means to achieve them ?
A. conformists
B. innovators
C. ritualists
D. retreatists - which of the following is NOT a feature of all socially stratified systems ?
A. people share characteristics without necessarily identifying with each other
B. people’s life-chances and experiences depend heavily on their social ranking
C. the ranks of different social categories tend to change very slowly over time
D. stratification occurs because of inequalities in assets or property - Which sociological perspective argues that stratification is universal, and that social inequality is necessary so that people will be motivated to fill socially important positions ?
A. functionalist perspective
B. conflict perspective
C. interactionist perspective
D. labelling perspective
