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Role conflict and role strain are essentially the same thing.

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Ferdinand Tӧnnies used the term __________ for traditional society in which social relationships are based on personal bonds of friendship and kinship and on intergenerational stability.


A) ​gemeinschaft
B) ​verstehen
C) ​gesellschaft
D) ​bourgeoise

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Which of these is not true about postindustrial society?


A) ​there has been an information explosion
B) ​most people work in service or information-related occupations
C) ​mechanized production of goods within the society
D) ​knowledge becomes a commodity

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Social structure creates stability and order in a society, but also creates boundaries and establishes unequal relations between groups of people.

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Which of these is the best example of a secondary group?


A) ​the people working together in the same department
B) ​a group of best friends
C) ​a parent and child
D) ​a sociology class

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Role performance always matches role expectations.

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Social networks function equally well for members of all social classes.

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For any particular status, __________ refers to how a person actually behaves within her role.


A) ​role expectation
B) ​symbolic performance
C) ​role performance
D) ​status expectation

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