The document asks four questions about sociological concepts: (1) It asks about the social construction of reality and how social interaction shapes identity. (2) It asks about groups discussed in readings and bureaucracies. Bureaucracies are often labeled as inefficient. (3) It asks how much of personality comes from social roles versus personal decisions, and what would happen without conforming. (4) It defines bureaucracies as formal groups and asks why they are seen as inefficient but important.

1. Answer follow question
1. Explain what sociologists mean by the social construction of
reality. How has the social construction of reality affected you?
How does social interaction shape who we are and how we see
ourselves?
2.
What are some of the various groups discussed in our readings
for this week? What groups have you been a part of? What is a
bureaucracy and why do they often get labeled as inefficient?
3.
How much of who we are as people do you think comes from
our expectations and roles in society and how much do we
decide? What would happen if we didn't try to conform at all?
4.
what are bureaucracies? How are these related to groups? What
type of group are they? Formal or informal? Why are they
classified as inefficient by some and why have they become so
important in our society today?