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
Related Mcqs:
- Which of the following statements about crime and deviance is false ?
A. the concept of ‘deviance’ is much broader than ‘crime’
B. deviance and crime very often overlap
C. the concept of deviance can be applied to individuals and groups
D. deviance is normally sanctioned by law - Social occasions in which individuals act out formal roles are called___________?
A. front regions
B. back regions
C. public regions
D. social regions - 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 - A network of roles according to which each person accepts certain duties towards others makes ?
A. Social background
B. Social Order
C. Social stratification
D. None of these - Social occasions in which individuals act out formal roles are called_____________?
A. front regions
B. back regions
C. public regions
D. social regions - Which sociological perspective makes the distinction between instrumental and expressive roles ?
A. function perspective
B. conflict perspective
C. interactionist perspective
D. labeling theory - According to Piaget the phase at which children master abstract logical notions are able to grasp causality and can recognize false reasoning is the ?
A. sensorimotor stage
B. preoperational stage
C. concrete operational phase
D. formal operational stage - Which of the following statements about values is correct ?
A. Values never change
B. Values of a culture may change but most remain relatively stable during any one person’s lifetime
C. Values are constantly changing sociologists view them as being very unstable
D. All of the above statements are correct - Which of the following statements about norms is correct ?
A. People do not follow norms in all situations In some cases they evade
B. In some instances behavior that appears to violate society,s norms the norms of a particular group
C. Norms are violated in some instances because one norm conflicts with another
D. all of the above - Which of the following statements about norms is correct ?
A. People do not follow norms in all situations in some cases they evade a norm because they know it is weakly enforced
B. In some instances, behavior that appears to violate society’s norms may actually represent adherence to the norms of a particular group
C. Norms are violated in some instances because one norm conflicts with another
D. all of the above
