Question 1

Emotional labour may produce feelings of estrangement from one's "true" self.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

Using an example,discuss the benefits of using breaching experiments to study social structure.

Accepted Answer

Breaching experiments uncover people's background expectancies by breaking "rules" or acting as though they do not understand some basic rule of social life so that they can observe other people's responses.Examples will vary.

Question 3

Nonverbal communication does NOT include vocal features such as inflection,volume,or pitch.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

Occupation is an ascribed status.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Our perception of reality is caused by what is happening; there is very little subjective input.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Suppose you witnessed a customer at a local grocery store accidentally knock down a large display of cereal boxes,and then heard the customer say,"Where did all that wind come from?" Following Goffman,what kind of strategy would you have observed the customer using?

Accepted Answer

A)  studied nonobservance 
B)  front and back stage behaviour 
C)  studied observance 
D)  face-saving behaviour 
A)  studied nonobservance 
B)  front and back stage behaviour 
C)  studied observance 
D)  face-saving behaviour

Question 7

What has research on gender differences in nonverbal communication revealed about how women show their interest and involvement with others?

Accepted Answer

A)  Women typically maintain eye contact during conversation. 
B)  Women typically avoid eye contact during conversation. 
C)  Women typically stare at others in order to show their interest. 
D)  Women typically assert their own,dominant status through prolonged eye contact when not speaking. 
A)  Women typically maintain eye contact during conversation. 
B)  Women typically avoid eye contact during conversation. 
C)  Women typically stare at others in order to show their interest. 
D)  Women typically assert their own,dominant status through prolonged eye contact when not speaking.

Question 8

All achieved statuses are things that people want to attain.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Explain how emotional labour can produce feelings of estrangement from one's "true" self.

Accepted Answer

When we sell our personality i

Question 10

Susan is a teacher,a mother,a wife,a volunteer,and a gardener.What is this collection of socially defined positions called?

Accepted Answer

A)  her social position 
B)  her social status 
C)  her status set 
D)  her master status 
A)  her social position 
B)  her social status 
C)  her status set 
D)  her master status

Question 11

Salome is working at a car dealership cleaning and doing odd jobs to help pay for her university courses.When the mother of one of her classmates comes in,Salome only talks of university and emphasizes that this is just a temporary job.What is Salome doing?

Accepted Answer

A)  role expectation 
B)  role performance 
C)  role conflict 
D)  role distancing 
A)  role expectation 
B)  role performance 
C)  role conflict 
D)  role distancing

Question 12

Selina works for IBM,the computer company.What is IBM an example of for Selina?

Accepted Answer

A)  primary group 
B)  secondary group 
C)  social group 
D)  life group 
A)  primary group 
B)  secondary group 
C)  social group 
D)  life group

Question 13

What term is used for the process by which our perception of reality is shaped largely by the subjective meaning that we give to an experience?

Accepted Answer

A)  self-fulfilling prophesy 
B)  regulation of the content of social interaction 
C)  social construction of reality 
D)  interaction order 
A)  self-fulfilling prophesy 
B)  regulation of the content of social interaction 
C)  social construction of reality 
D)  interaction order

Question 14

What is the process by which people act toward or respond to other people?

Accepted Answer

A)  social structure 
B)  social interaction 
C)  psychological behaviour 
D)  group interaction 
A)  social structure 
B)  social interaction 
C)  psychological behaviour 
D)  group interaction

Question 15

What is social construction of reality? Which theoretical perspective developed it?

Accepted Answer

Social construction of reality is the pr

Question 16

According to Goffman,what kind of behaviour is someone displaying when they show they are aware that others are present but do not make them the object of their attention?

Accepted Answer

A)  civil inattention 
B)  selective attention 
C)  passive rudeness 
D)  reserved non-attention 
A)  civil inattention 
B)  selective attention 
C)  passive rudeness 
D)  reserved non-attention

Question 17

Distinguish between a primary group and a secondary group.

Accepted Answer

A primary group is a small,less speciali

Question 18

If you follow Durkheim's reasoning for why industrial societies have organic solidarity,which of the following statements might you make?

Accepted Answer

A)  Individuals rely on each other,similar to the way that the organs of the body function together. 
B)  The relationships between people have a specific birth,growth,and death cycle. 
C)  The social interaction is generally face-to-face and intimate. 
D)  People are bound together by shared values. 
A)  Individuals rely on each other,similar to the way that the organs of the body function together. 
B)  The relationships between people have a specific birth,growth,and death cycle. 
C)  The social interaction is generally face-to-face and intimate. 
D)  People are bound together by shared values.

Question 19

What does a functionalist believe is needed to provide meaning and a sense of purpose?

Accepted Answer

A)  a democratic government 
B)  social institutions 
C)  primary groups 
D)  social solidarity 
A)  a democratic government 
B)  social institutions 
C)  primary groups 
D)  social solidarity

Question 20

The need for personal space is NOT related to age.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 5: Society, social Structure, and Interaction

Emotional labour may produce feelings of estrangement from one's "true" self.

Using an example,discuss the benefits of using breaching experiments to study social structure.

Nonverbal communication does NOT include vocal features such as inflection,volume,or pitch.

Occupation is an ascribed status.

Our perception of reality is caused by what is happening; there is very little subjective input.

Suppose you witnessed a customer at a local grocery store accidentally knock down a large display of cereal boxes,and then heard the customer say,"Where did all that wind come from?" Following Goffman,what kind of strategy would you have observed the customer using?

What has research on gender differences in nonverbal communication revealed about how women show their interest and involvement with others?

All achieved statuses are things that people want to attain.

Explain how emotional labour can produce feelings of estrangement from one's "true" self.

Susan is a teacher,a mother,a wife,a volunteer,and a gardener.What is this collection of socially defined positions called?

Salome is working at a car dealership cleaning and doing odd jobs to help pay for her university courses.When the mother of one of her classmates comes in,Salome only talks of university and emphasizes that this is just a temporary job.What is Salome doing?

Selina works for IBM,the computer company.What is IBM an example of for Selina?

What term is used for the process by which our perception of reality is shaped largely by the subjective meaning that we give to an experience?

What is the process by which people act toward or respond to other people?

What is social construction of reality? Which theoretical perspective developed it?

According to Goffman,what kind of behaviour is someone displaying when they show they are aware that others are present but do not make them the object of their attention?

Distinguish between a primary group and a secondary group.

If you follow Durkheim's reasoning for why industrial societies have organic solidarity,which of the following statements might you make?

What does a functionalist believe is needed to provide meaning and a sense of purpose?

The need for personal space is NOT related to age.

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