Social structure review – Flashcards
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The socially determined behaviors expected of a person performing a role are called role performances.
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A ranked authority structure that operates according to specific rules and procedures.
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Bureaucracy
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Which of the following does the statement, "People are promoted into positions they are not qualified to perform" relate to?
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The Peter Principle
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When people gather in the same place at the same time but lack organization or lasting patterns of interaction, they form a(n)
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Aggregate.
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Impersonal relationships are due to job specialization.
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Organic solidarity
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The concentration of the population in cities is referred to as urbanization.
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A socially defined position in a group or in society.
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Status
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Exchange theory
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Theory that holds that people are motivated by self-interests in their interactions with other people.
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Social network
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Group without clear boundaries or common identity.
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Competition occurs when two or more people or groups work together to achieve a goal that will benefit more than one person.
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A ____ is the way society uses technology to provide for the needs of its members.
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Subsistence strategy
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Conflict is
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The deliberate attempt to control a person by force, to oppose someone, or to harm another person.
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A ____ is simply a means of classifying people according to a shared trait or a common status.
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Social category
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An example of a weakness in bureaucracies.
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Red tape
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Role
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The behavior expected of someone occupying a particular status.
