​For any particular status, __________ refers to how a person actually behaves within her role.

__________ is the term for the process by which members of a cohesive group arrive at a decision that many individual members privately believe is unwise.

​A young woman graduates from high school with honors and attends a prestigious university, where she completes her degree; she gets a good job; she marries and starts planning for the future. This woman’s behavior is an example of __________.

Organized crime thrives primarily because________________________.​

Research shows that __________ are more likely to be perceived as members of the dangerous classes and receive stricter sentences in criminal courts.​

​Which of these statements about personal space is false?

The official poverty line in the Shoals is around $45,000 a year for a family of 4.

A(n) __________ is a collection of people who happen to be in the same place at the same time but share little else in common.​

​Sociologists define a(n) __________ as a larger, more specialized group in which members engage in more impersonal, goal-oriented relationships for a limited period of time.

​Wearing a wedding ring proclaims that a person is married, owning a Rolls-Royce announces that one has “made it,” and pushing a shopping cart is an indicator that one is homeless. These are examples of __________.