Sociologists use the term ___________________ to refer to any of the full range of socially defined positions within a large group or society, from the lowest to the highest position.

A _____________ system is a social ranking based primarily on economic position in which achieved characteristics can influence social mobility.

____________ is a prejudgment that can be either positive or negative.

_____________ is using unconventional means (like crime) to achieve a culturally approved goal (like wealth).

________________ see social change as evolutionary.

________________ functions of institutions are open, stated, conscious functions.

________________ are rules of conduct that guide people’s behavior in particular situations.

________________ is evaluating and judging another culture based on how it compares to one’s own cultural norms.

Proponents of the ________________ perspective generalize about everyday forms of social interaction in order to understand society as a whole.

________________ is the totality of learned, socially transmitted customs, knowledge, material objects, and behavior.