Question 1

Jan, Randy, and Terry are science majors, and when they graduate from college, they find jobs as a nurse, a midwife, and a hospital administrator, respectively. These new positions are examples of

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A)   statuses.
B)   social roles.
C)   groups.
D)   social networks.E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 2

Which term is used to refer to incompatible expectations that arise when the same person holds two or more social positions?

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A)   role strain
B)   role conflict
C)   role ambiguity
D)   role exitE) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 3

Formal organizations may vary in

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A)   size.
B)   degree of efficiency.
C)   specificity of goals.
D)   All of these answers are correct.E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 4

Émile Durkheim argued that mechanical solidarity is characteristic of the interdependence of people in a complex society.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

A college is run by a board of trustees, which hires a president, who in turn selects vice presidents, deans, and other administrators. This is an example of the bureaucratic characteristic of

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A)   written rules and regulations.
B)   division of labor.
C)   impersonality.
D)   hierarchy of authority.E) A) and D)
F) None of the above

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Émile Durkheim argued that mechanical solidarity is characteristic of the interdependence of people in a complex society.

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Which term is used to refer to incompatible expectations that arise when the same person holds two or more social positions?

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