Chapter 4

Question 1

definition of a bureaucracy is:

a) the awareness on the part of a social class of its members’ common interests which often generates a commitment to work together to attain collective goals
b) a social group that coordinates ppl, capital and tools through formalized roles, statuses and relt’ps to achieve a specific set of objectives
c) an organization w/a formal structure designed to operate w.efficiency in either gov’t or non-gov’t settings

Answer 1

c) (b is class consciousness and a is formal organization)

Question 2

definition of identity is:

a) all the ways in which we view and describe ourselves and in which other perceive us based on the roles we play
b) the rules or expectations that serve as common guidelines for behaviour in daily life
c) the idea that ppl come to see and value themselves as they believe other do

Answer 2

a) (b is norms and c is looking-glass self)

Question 3

scenario: you want to hang out with your friends tonight but you got picked up an extra shift at work. What is this an example of?
a) role strain
b) role exit
c) role sanction

Answer 3

a)

Question 4

what is positive and negative role sanctioning?

Answer 4

sanctioning is used as a tool to reinforce certain norms through either positive sanctioning (rewards) or by negative sanctioning (shunning)

Question 5

how to social norms, roles and social scripts work together?

Answer 5

social norms create the appropriate behaviour in social situations which then forms social scripts which are the guidelines to social interaction based on the role(s)

Question 6

what’s the difference b/t roles and statuses?

Answer 6

• roles are the expected behaviour of someone when they are occupying a specific position
• status is a person’s social position which carries rights and obligations