So1050 sociology | SOCIOLOGY SO1050 | Ultimate Medical Academy–Tampa
How do social structures affect the way we live?
This assignment helps you apply your knowledge from this week’s modules and readings.
Throughout your healthcare career, you will interact with a diverse group of people. It is important to understand how socialization and social structures affect how we act and see ourselves and others. Practicing integrity, tolerance and respect are values which lead to career success.
social Structure and Interaction
Answer the following questions.
1. Which of these is not generally considered a component of the social structure?
Select only one.
☐ societal institutions
☐ rules
☐ values and beliefs
☐ social roles
2. A status set comprises all the statuses that a person occupies at a given time.
Select only one.
☐ True
☐ False
3. Occupation is an example of a(n) _______ status.
Select only one.
☐ ascribed
☐ evolving
☐ primary
☐ achieved
4. Teacher, student, professional athlete, rock musician, and homeless person are all examples of __________.
Select only one.
☐ roles
☐ labels
☐ statuses
☐ classes
5. Define and explain the difference between role conflict and role strain.
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6. Describe a situation when you have experienced role conflict.
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Class and Stratification in the United States
Answer the following questions.
7. __________ is the sociological term for the hierarchical arrangement of large social groups based on the control of basic resources.
Select only one.
☐ Bureaucracy
☐ Ethnocentrism
☐ Social stratification
☐ Social layering
8. Among high-income nations, the United States has the greatest amount of income inequality.
Select only one.
☐ True
☐ False
9. Poor people in the United States____________.
Select only one.
☐ have longer life expectancies
☐ have children that are at much lower risk of dying during their first year of life
☐ receive more preventive medical and dental checkups than do members of the middle class because of welfare benefits
☐ are at greater risk for heart disease and cancer than more affluent persons
10. Explain the difference between income and wealth.
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11. Describe what you believe is meant by the phrase “the American Dream.”
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Global Stratification
Answer the following questions.
12. Many of the poorest people in the world live in high-income countries.
Select only one.
☐ True
☐ False
13. __________ refers to countries with at least a moderate level of economic development and a moderate standard of living.
Select only one.
☐ First World
☐ Second World
☐ Third World
☐ Fourth World
14. The terms used to describe global stratification and economic inequality are the same today as they were 70 years ago.
Select only one.
☐ True
☐ False
15. Define the term: global stratification
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16. Define and explain the differences between absolute and relative poverty.
Absolute poverty:
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Relative poverty:
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17. A politician once said: “The top 1% of wealthiest Americans own as much wealth as 90% of the rest of Americans.” What do you believe to be true and/or untrue about this statement?
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