social stratification

upward mobility

meritocracy

matriarchy

Men and women are arrested an equal amount of times for violent crimes.

Men are more likely to be arrested than are women.

Law enforcement and society in general are more likely to view women as criminals.

For property crimes, women are about twice as likely to be arrested than men.

True

False

social role

social structure

social network

social institution

her ascribed status

her master status

her achieved status

her social role

joining a clique

ascribing status

achieving status

networking

Peer pressure can have a strong influence on individuals.

Social groups always conform to have identical opinions.

An individual cannot be influenced by people they do not know well.

People will do what is right regardless of what those surrounding them are doing.

Most groups will not benefit from the trade.

Groups will try to use exchanges to better the group.

Competition and conflict will disrupt the trading process.

Exchanges will be very formal, so they are taken seriously.

There are negative results.

The results can range from conflict to cooperation.

Society suffers because the groups cannot get along.

They usually engage in some form of violence.

They focus on forming lasting relationships.

They are the most influential groups in a teenager’s life.

They are generally larger groups.

They don’t participate in a common goal.