Our expected behaviors, rights, and responsibilities, according to our social statuses, are known as ______.
A. symbols
B. groups
C. roles
D. human agency
Answer: C
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The amount of information that can be processed at any given time is called the
a. cognitive reserve. b. vigilance. c. divided attention. d. attentional capacity.
Elaine is a clinical sociologist who practices marriage and family therapy. She is also a college professor. One of her current students asks her if she can make an appointment for a therapy session. Elaine tells the student that she will refer her to a colleague because she feels that holding therapy sessions with a student might create
A. role strain. B. role conflict. C. role exit. D. status displacement.
Which of the following shows the influence of occupational status on interpersonal interactions?
A. The president of the United States decides that the country needs to increase jobs and decides to increase funding in low-income areas for more teaching positions. B. A boss decides what pay increase a new accountant should receive by reviewing her work performance and attendance record. C. A woman waits patiently for an appointment with her doctor, who is running late, but she becomes irritated later in the day when she is kept waiting for her manicure appointment. D. A young man decides to switch his major from sociology to political science because he thinks he may have greater employment opportunities.
The longer children live in poverty, the __________ they perform on working-memory tests
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).