Question 1

Which of the following aspects of pragmatism is critically important for symbolic interactionism?

Accepted Answer

A)  The interactions between actors and the world. 
B)  The world and the actors within it are dynamic processes as opposed to static structures. 
C)  Actors have an ability to interpret the social world. 
D)  The mind is a structure or a thing. 
A)  The interactions between actors and the world. 
B)  The world and the actors within it are dynamic processes as opposed to static structures. 
C)  Actors have an ability to interpret the social world. 
D)  The mind is a structure or a thing. A, B, C

Question 2

According to Charles Morris, which of following is a key difference between George Herbert Mead and John B. Watson? Select all, but only those that apply.

Accepted Answer

A)  Mead claimed Watson was unwilling to consider how behavior was a mental process. 
B)  Mead focuses on overt behavior whereas Watson focuses on covert behavior. 
C)  Mead thought Watson had a simplistic view of behavior because he did not consider the social context. 
D)  Mead argued because he rejected the mind, Watson saw people as little more than puppets. 
A)  Mead claimed Watson was unwilling to consider how behavior was a mental process. 
B)  Mead focuses on overt behavior whereas Watson focuses on covert behavior. 
C)  Mead thought Watson had a simplistic view of behavior because he did not consider the social context. 
D)  Mead argued because he rejected the mind, Watson saw people as little more than puppets. A, C, D

Question 3

Irving Goffman's frames enable individuals to _____, or reconstitute the perceptions and understandings we have of our surroundings.

Accepted Answer

A)  analyze frames 
B)  focus attention 
C)  articulate mechanisms 
D)  transform functions 
A)  analyze frames 
B)  focus attention 
C)  articulate mechanisms 
D)  transform functions D

Question 4

Which basic principle of symbolic interaction outlines how people assess meanings prior to selecting a course of action?

Accepted Answer

A)  Thinking and Interaction 
B)  Learning Meanings and Symbols 
C)  Action and Interaction 
D)  Making Choices 
A)  Thinking and Interaction 
B)  Learning Meanings and Symbols 
C)  Action and Interaction 
D)  Making Choices

Question 5

Which of the following dramaturgical concepts did Ervin Goffman use to describe the physical scene where actors perform?

Accepted Answer

A)  Front 
B)  Setting 
C)  Appearance 
D)  Manner 
E)  Backstage 
A)  Front 
B)  Setting 
C)  Appearance 
D)  Manner 
E)  Backstage

Question 6

According to George Herbert Mead, the _____ is an abstracted individual that embodies the expectations of our community and society more generally that is useful to relatively assess the self.

Accepted Answer

A)  the generalized other 
B)  the I 
C)  the me 
D)  the looking-glass self 
A)  the generalized other 
B)  the I 
C)  the me 
D)  the looking-glass self

Question 7

Social behaviorists like George Herbert Mead challenge radical behaviorists' _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  focus on observable behaviors 
B)  passive conceptualization of actors 
C)  prioritizing of covert thoughts over overt thinking 
D)  assumption that human and animal behaviors are largely the same 
A)  focus on observable behaviors 
B)  passive conceptualization of actors 
C)  prioritizing of covert thoughts over overt thinking 
D)  assumption that human and animal behaviors are largely the same

Question 8

Social behaviorists like George Herbert Mead challenge radical behaviorists' _____. Select all, but only those that apply.

Accepted Answer

A)  focus on observable behaviors 
B)  passive conceptualization of actors 
C)  focus on stimuli and response 
D)  assumption that human and animal behaviors are largely the same 
A)  focus on observable behaviors 
B)  passive conceptualization of actors 
C)  focus on stimuli and response 
D)  assumption that human and animal behaviors are largely the same

Question 9

Herbert Blumer thought _____ incorrectly reduced behavior to nothing more than responses to external stimulus, including large-scale structures and forces. Select all, but only those apply.

Accepted Answer

A)  social behavioralists 
B)  racial behavioralists 
C)  structuralists 
D)  Sigmund Freud 
A)  social behavioralists 
B)  racial behavioralists 
C)  structuralists 
D)  Sigmund Freud

Question 10

A basic principle of symbolic interaction is people learn the shared meanings of symbols.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

What is a critique levied at symbolic interaction?

Accepted Answer

A)  Symbolic interactionists are overly committed to positivistic social science. 
B)  Symbolic interactionists' overly specific concepts cannot explain our abstract reality. 
C)  Symbolic Interactionist ignore the micro level. 
D)  Symbolic Interactionists ignore psychological or the intrapersonal aspects of people. 
A)  Symbolic interactionists are overly committed to positivistic social science. 
B)  Symbolic interactionists' overly specific concepts cannot explain our abstract reality. 
C)  Symbolic Interactionist ignore the micro level. 
D)  Symbolic Interactionists ignore psychological or the intrapersonal aspects of people.

Question 12

Symbolic interactionism can be criticized for having a cognitive bias, or for overlooking the role emotion play in shaping the self and social reality.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Pragmatists claim _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  individuals do not actually remember things that are the most useful to them because they become embedded in the subconscious, not the conscious mind 
B)  reality exist in our minds, it is not "out there" or external to individuals 
C)  people define social and physical objects in useful ways 
D)  actors can only be understood through their thoughts 
A)  individuals do not actually remember things that are the most useful to them because they become embedded in the subconscious, not the conscious mind 
B)  reality exist in our minds, it is not "out there" or external to individuals 
C)  people define social and physical objects in useful ways 
D)  actors can only be understood through their thoughts

Question 14

Ervin Goffman used the concept of _____ to describe how individuals present themselves in favorable ways.

Accepted Answer

A)  impression management 
B)  dramaturgy 
C)  frame analysis 
D)  role distancing 
A)  impression management 
B)  dramaturgy 
C)  frame analysis 
D)  role distancing

Question 15

Pragmatists claim _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  individuals do not actually remember things that are the most useful to them because they become embedded in the subconscious, not the conscious mind 
B)  reality exist in our minds, it is not "out there" or external to individuals 
C)  society as opposed to people define social and physical objects 
D)  actors can only be understood through their actions 
A)  individuals do not actually remember things that are the most useful to them because they become embedded in the subconscious, not the conscious mind 
B)  reality exist in our minds, it is not "out there" or external to individuals 
C)  society as opposed to people define social and physical objects 
D)  actors can only be understood through their actions

Question 16

What is a critique levied at symbolic interaction? Select all, but only those that apply.

Accepted Answer

A)  Symbolic Interactionist have too readily given up on conventional social science techniques. 
B)  Symbolic interaction is fraught with ambiguous concepts. 
C)  Symbolic Interactionist ignore the macro level. 
D)  Symbolic Interactionists ignore psychological or the intrapersonal aspects of people. 
A)  Symbolic Interactionist have too readily given up on conventional social science techniques. 
B)  Symbolic interaction is fraught with ambiguous concepts. 
C)  Symbolic Interactionist ignore the macro level. 
D)  Symbolic Interactionists ignore psychological or the intrapersonal aspects of people.

Question 17

According to Arlie Hochschild, which of the following is entailed in emotion management?

Accepted Answer

A)  People experience appropriate emotions even when unaware of what those socially expected feelings are. 
B)  People accept they cannot control the conditions that arouse feelings. 
C)  People remember emotions and invoke them in later interactions. 
D)  People surface act even when they do not deeply feel appropriate emotions. 
A)  People experience appropriate emotions even when unaware of what those socially expected feelings are. 
B)  People accept they cannot control the conditions that arouse feelings. 
C)  People remember emotions and invoke them in later interactions. 
D)  People surface act even when they do not deeply feel appropriate emotions.

Question 18

According to Arlie Hochschild, which of the following is entailed in emotion management?

Accepted Answer

A)  People are aware of socially expected feelings. 
B)  People accept they cannot control the conditions that arouse feelings. 
C)  People forget past emotions. 
D)  People surface act even when they do not deeply feel appropriate emotions. 
A)  People are aware of socially expected feelings. 
B)  People accept they cannot control the conditions that arouse feelings. 
C)  People forget past emotions. 
D)  People surface act even when they do not deeply feel appropriate emotions.

Question 19

Think about a job you or somehow you know has worked that involved working with others. Then, describe how that job entailed a type of emotion work, perhaps because of the commercialization of feelings.

Accepted Answer

-In the modern service economy, more and

Question 20

Which of the following is a reason why symbolic interaction blurred with other theories in recent years? Select all, but only those that apply.

Accepted Answer

A)  The theory is now fragmented, or no longer isolated to a group of scholars at The Chicago School. 
B)  The theory expanded its concerns well beyond micro-level interactions. 
C)  The theory incorporated ideas from many other fields and traditions. 
D)  The theory has been adopted by scholars who work in other traditions. 
A)  The theory is now fragmented, or no longer isolated to a group of scholars at The Chicago School. 
B)  The theory expanded its concerns well beyond micro-level interactions. 
C)  The theory incorporated ideas from many other fields and traditions. 
D)  The theory has been adopted by scholars who work in other traditions.

Which of the following aspects of pragmatism is critically important for symbolic interactionism?

According to Charles Morris, which of following is a key difference between George Herbert Mead and John B. Watson? Select all, but only those that apply.

Irving Goffman's frames enable individuals to _____, or reconstitute the perceptions and understandings we have of our surroundings.

Which basic principle of symbolic interaction outlines how people assess meanings prior to selecting a course of action?

Which of the following dramaturgical concepts did Ervin Goffman use to describe the physical scene where actors perform?

According to George Herbert Mead, the _____ is an abstracted individual that embodies the expectations of our community and society more generally that is useful to relatively assess the self.

Social behaviorists like George Herbert Mead challenge radical behaviorists' _____.

Social behaviorists like George Herbert Mead challenge radical behaviorists' _____. Select all, but only those that apply.

Herbert Blumer thought _____ incorrectly reduced behavior to nothing more than responses to external stimulus, including large-scale structures and forces. Select all, but only those apply.

A basic principle of symbolic interaction is people learn the shared meanings of symbols.

What is a critique levied at symbolic interaction?

Symbolic interactionism can be criticized for having a cognitive bias, or for overlooking the role emotion play in shaping the self and social reality.

Pragmatists claim _____.

Ervin Goffman used the concept of _____ to describe how individuals present themselves in favorable ways.

Pragmatists claim _____.

What is a critique levied at symbolic interaction? Select all, but only those that apply.

According to Arlie Hochschild, which of the following is entailed in emotion management?

According to Arlie Hochschild, which of the following is entailed in emotion management?

Think about a job you or somehow you know has worked that involved working with others. Then, describe how that job entailed a type of emotion work, perhaps because of the commercialization of feelings.

Which of the following is a reason why symbolic interaction blurred with other theories in recent years? Select all, but only those that apply.

A Historical Sketch of Sociological Theory: the Early Years

Karl Marx

Emile Durkheim

Max Weber

George Simmel

A Historical Sketch of Sociological Theory: the Later Years

Structural Functionalism, Systems Theory, and Conflict Theory

Varieties of Neo-Marxian Theory

Ethnomethodology

Exchange, Network, and Rational Choice Theories

Contemporary Feminist Theory

Micro-Macro and Agency-Structure Integration

Contemporary Theories of Modernity

Theories of Race and Colonialism

Globalization Theory

Structuralism, Poststructuralism, and Postmodern Social Theory

Social Theory in the Twenty-First Century

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Exam 9: Symbolic Interactionism

Which of the following aspects of pragmatism is critically important for symbolic interactionism?

According to Charles Morris, which of following is a key difference between George Herbert Mead and John B. Watson? Select all, but only those that apply.

Irving Goffman's frames enable individuals to _____, or reconstitute the perceptions and understandings we have of our surroundings.

Which basic principle of symbolic interaction outlines how people assess meanings prior to selecting a course of action?

Which of the following dramaturgical concepts did Ervin Goffman use to describe the physical scene where actors perform?

According to George Herbert Mead, the _____ is an abstracted individual that embodies the expectations of our community and society more generally that is useful to relatively assess the self.

Social behaviorists like George Herbert Mead challenge radical behaviorists' _____.

Social behaviorists like George Herbert Mead challenge radical behaviorists' _____. Select all, but only those that apply.

Herbert Blumer thought _____ incorrectly reduced behavior to nothing more than responses to external stimulus, including large-scale structures and forces. Select all, but only those apply.

A basic principle of symbolic interaction is people learn the shared meanings of symbols.

What is a critique levied at symbolic interaction?

Symbolic interactionism can be criticized for having a cognitive bias, or for overlooking the role emotion play in shaping the self and social reality.

Pragmatists claim _____.

Ervin Goffman used the concept of _____ to describe how individuals present themselves in favorable ways.

Pragmatists claim _____.

What is a critique levied at symbolic interaction? Select all, but only those that apply.

According to Arlie Hochschild, which of the following is entailed in emotion management?

According to Arlie Hochschild, which of the following is entailed in emotion management?

Think about a job you or somehow you know has worked that involved working with others. Then, describe how that job entailed a type of emotion work, perhaps because of the commercialization of feelings.

Which of the following is a reason why symbolic interaction blurred with other theories in recent years? Select all, but only those that apply.

A Historical Sketch of Sociological Theory: the Early Years

Karl Marx

Emile Durkheim

Max Weber

George Simmel

A Historical Sketch of Sociological Theory: the Later Years

Structural Functionalism, Systems Theory, and Conflict Theory

Varieties of Neo-Marxian Theory

Ethnomethodology

Exchange, Network, and Rational Choice Theories

Contemporary Feminist Theory

Micro-Macro and Agency-Structure Integration

Contemporary Theories of Modernity

Theories of Race and Colonialism

Globalization Theory

Structuralism, Poststructuralism, and Postmodern Social Theory

Social Theory in the Twenty-First Century

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