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1.
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Theory that holds that people are motivated by self-interests in their interactions with other people is called _____.
exchange theory
types of societies
types of social interactions
urbanization
2.
1 point
_____ occurs when a person has difficulty meeting the role expectations of a single status.
role performance
role expectation
role strain
reciprocal roles
3.
1 point
A socially defined position in a group in a society is _____.
social category
role
social network
status
4.
1 point
Interaction undertaken in an effort to receive a reward or a return for their actions is called _____.
cooperation
conflict
accomadation
exchange
5.
1 point
The deliberate attempt to control a person by force, to oppose someone, or to harm another person is _____.
mediation
accomodation
competition
conflict
6.
1 point
A state of balance between cooperation and conflict is _____.
accomodation
exchange
role expectation
competition
7.
1 point
When two or more groups opposing each other to achieve a goal that only one can attain, it is called _____.
competition
accommodation
conflict
compromise
8.
1 point
A set of people who interact in the basis of shared expectations and who possess some degree of common identity is _____.
group
social structure
aggregate
status
9.
1 point
The exchange of a good or service is _____.
arbitration
barter
accommodation
solidarity
10.
1 point
A large, complex secondary group that has been established to achieve specific goals is called a _____.
formal organization
in-group
secondary group
primary group
11.
1 point
Socially determined behaviors expected of a person performing a role are called _____.
status
role expectation
mediation
role strain
12.
1 point
The network of interrelated statuses and roles that guide human interaction is called _____.
social structure
role expectation
social control
triad
13.
1 point
A _____ is simply a means of classifying people according to a shared trait or a common status.
social movement
social category
group
social structure
14.
1 point
A small group of people who interact over a relatively long period of time on a direct and personal basis is a _____.
in-group
reference group
primary group
secondary group
15.
1 point
A group in which interaction is impersonal and temporary in nature is _____.
reference group
bureaucracy
secondary group
primary group
16.
1 point
The tendency of organizations to become increasingly dominated by small groups of people is _____.
fascism
organic solidarity
iron law of oligarchy
urbanization
17.
1 point
A _____ is the way society uses technology to provide for the needs of its members.
social movement
social category
subsistance strategy
social status
18.
1 point
People who influence the attitudes and opinions of others are said to be _____.
cooperators
leaders
annoying
arbitrators
19.
1 point
A place where people interact with one another regularly on the Internet is _____.
social structure
e-community
disneyland
reference group
20.
1 point
The behavior expected of someone occupying a particular status is _____.
role strain
role
role expectation
social control
21.
1 point
A ranked authority structure that operates according to specific rules and procedures is _____.
primary group
bureaucracy
accomadation
social category
22.
1 point
The idea that if you do something for someone then that person owes you something in return is called _____.
reciprocity
iron law of oligarchy
exchange theory
compromise
23.
1 point
A three person group is a ______.
social category
aggregate
triad
dyad
24.
1 point
The concentration of the population in cities is called _____.
industrialization
legalization
calvertification
urbanization