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Dr. Zalewski expects her students to be on time for class, holds them for the entire class period, and has firm deadlines set for reports and other assignments. Sociologically, which statement best describes Dr. Zalewski's approach to teaching?

A) Dr. Zalewski is engaged in the macrosociological approach.
B) Dr. Zalewski is advocating social inequality by maintaining different standards than other faculty.
C) Dr. Zalewski has set up a system of academic social stratification.
D) Dr. Zalewski has created a strong sense of social structure in her classroom.

E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

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Based on dramaturgy, what is the definition of social setting?

A) the sign-vehicle where action unfolds
B) the players involved in the production
C) the audience viewing what transpires
D) the scenery that is a part of the social environment

E) A) and C)
F) B) and D)

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What are the elements that cluster together to determine social class?

Conflict theorists and functionalists would most likely focus on such things as social class and group relationships and would use the macrosociological approach.

The typical patterns of a group, such as its usual relationships between men and women or students and teachers, are referred to as ________.

All master statuses are achieved statuses.

The difference between status and role is that ________.

John and Doug are both full professors in a state university, holding doctorate degrees from Ivy League schools. Both make about the same salary and enjoy a similar sense of prestige in the community and on campus. Based only on this information, what do John and Doug have in common?

Status inconsistency is always detrimental to society and creates interpersonal conflicts that must be resolved.

What is another term for "the definition of the situation"?

The anthropologist recognized for his work on personal space was ________.

Define role strain and role conflict. Give an example of role strain that you might experience as a college student and an example of role conflict that you have experienced.

According to Durkheim, when a society increases in size, its division of labor becomes more specialized. People begin to depend upon one another and become interdependent. This form of social cohesion was a concept that he termed ________.

What two sociological perspectives are most linked to macrosociology?

Why is dramaturgy aligned with the microsociological approach?

To belong to a group is to yield to others the right to make certain decisions about our behavior.

Signs that identify a position in society that someone occupies are referred to as ________.

Roles are like fences - they allow a certain amount of freedom but that freedom does not go very far.

Theorists who would argue that the mass media represents the interests of society's political and economic elites would be most aligned with the ________ perspective.

Facial expressions, posture, and gestures are all examples of ________.