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1) macrosociology
2) microsociology
3) status
4) social class
5) status symbols
6) master status
7) status inconsistency
8) social group
9) social institution
10) functional requisites
11) mechanical solidarity
12) organic solidarity
13) Gemeinschaft
14) Gesellschaft
15) Thomas theorem
A) a status that cuts across other statuses that an individual occupies
B) the position that someone occupies is society or in a social group
C) items used to identify the position that someone occupies in society
D) the basic tasks that a society must fulfill if it is to survive
E) people who have something in common and believe that what they have in common is significant
F) analysis of social life that focuses on broad features of society
G) analysis of social life that focuses on social interaction
H) Durkheim's term for the unity that people feel as a result of performing the same or similar tasks
I) Tönnies' term for a type of society in which life is intimate
J) Tönnies' term for a type of society that is dominated by impersonal relationships, individual accomplishments, and self-interest
K) ranking high on one dimension of social class and low on others
L) the definition of the situation, that is, "if people define situations as real, they are real in their consequences."
M) Durkheim's term for the interdependence that results from the division of labor
N) the organized, usual, or standard ways in which society meets its basic needs
O) a large group of people who rank close to one another in wealth, prestige, and power

Answer 1

1) F; 2) G; 3) B; 4) O; 5) C; 6) A; 7) K; 8) E; 9) N; 10) D; 11) H; 12) M; 13) I; 14) J; 15) L