Question 1

Which term refers to the transfer of information between persons without the use of speech?

Accepted Answer

A)  on-stage dramatization 
B)  nonverbal communication 
C)  emotional interaction 
D)  back stage implication 
A)  on-stage dramatization 
B)  nonverbal communication 
C)  emotional interaction 
D)  back stage implication

Question 2

Ethnomethodologists are interested in answering the questions: How do we know how to interact in a given situation? What rules do we follow?

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Race,gender,ethnicity,class,and age are all examples of what kind of status?

Accepted Answer

A)  traditional 
B)  emergent 
C)  ascribed 
D)  achieved 
A)  traditional 
B)  emergent 
C)  ascribed 
D)  achieved

Question 4

According to the structural functional perspective,why are social institutions necessary?

Accepted Answer

A)  They meet certain human biological needs. 
B)  They ensure specific groups conform to ideologist and behaviour patterns. 
C)  They provide symbolic meaning to individuals. 
D)  They perform essential tasks to meet society's needs. 
A)  They meet certain human biological needs. 
B)  They ensure specific groups conform to ideologist and behaviour patterns. 
C)  They provide symbolic meaning to individuals. 
D)  They perform essential tasks to meet society's needs.

Question 5

Shiva,Tina,and Sam have been best friends since Grade 3.What are they an example of?

Accepted Answer

A)  a primary social group 
B)  a social network 
C)  a secondary social group 
D)  a friendship group 
A)  a primary social group 
B)  a social network 
C)  a secondary social group 
D)  a friendship group

Question 6

Bill collectors being encouraged to show anger and make threats to customers is an example of emotional labour.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Define impression management and provide an example of how people manage impressions in the classroom.

Accepted Answer

People's efforts to present th

Question 8

The text cites an investigation involving students' interactions and discussions following the return of exam grades.In this study,which combination of actors produced a level of comfort talking about success and even bragging?

Accepted Answer

A)  Bomber-Bomber encounters 
B)  Both Bomber-Bomber and Ace-Ace encounters 
C)  Ace-Ace encounters 
D)  Bomber-Ace encounters 
A)  Bomber-Bomber encounters 
B)  Both Bomber-Bomber and Ace-Ace encounters 
C)  Ace-Ace encounters 
D)  Bomber-Ace encounters

Question 9

Ramandeep is a student,a daughter,a niece,a friend and an employee.How would we refer to this list?

Accepted Answer

A)  social infrastructure 
B)  master statuses 
C)  status set 
D)  role set 
A)  social infrastructure 
B)  master statuses 
C)  status set 
D)  role set

Question 10

What do sociologists call the state of being part insider and part outsider in the social structure?

Accepted Answer

A)  stigma 
B)  social marginality 
C)  dual status 
D)  role conflict 
A)  stigma 
B)  social marginality 
C)  dual status 
D)  role conflict

Question 11

Jean works at a cafe where he is expected to be friendly to all the customers,even if they are rude.What is this component of Jean's job an example of?

Accepted Answer

A)  emotional labour 
B)  broken feeling rules 
C)  alienation and commercialization of feelings 
D)  absence of feeling rules 
A)  emotional labour 
B)  broken feeling rules 
C)  alienation and commercialization of feelings 
D)  absence of feeling rules

Question 12

What are the behavioural expectations associated with a given status called?

Accepted Answer

A)  status symbol 
B)  role ambiguity 
C)  role 
D)  role performance 
A)  status symbol 
B)  role ambiguity 
C)  role 
D)  role performance

Question 13

Exiting the homeless role is easier than many people believe.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Sara's boss expects her to be available via email 24/7 as a manager of several offices.Sara is wading through busy work and her boss refuses to hire an assistant,making it hard to balance her various work roles.What is Sara experiencing?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 15

What term did Everett Hughes use to refer to the most important status that a person occupies?

Accepted Answer

A)  conferred 
B)  master 
C)  achieved 
D)  ascribed 
A)  conferred 
B)  master 
C)  achieved 
D)  ascribed

Question 16

How did Émile Durkheim define mechanical solidarity?

Accepted Answer

A)  social cohesion found in industrial (and perhaps postindustrial)societies,in which people perform specialized tasks and feel united by their mutual dependence 
B)  social relationships based on personal bonds of friendship and kinship,and on intergenerational stability 
C)  social bonds based on impersonal and specialized relationships,with little long-term commitment to the group or consensus on values 
D)  social cohesion in preindustrial societies,in which there is minimal division of labour and people feel united by shared values and common social bonds 
A)  social cohesion found in industrial (and perhaps postindustrial)societies,in which people perform specialized tasks and feel united by their mutual dependence 
B)  social relationships based on personal bonds of friendship and kinship,and on intergenerational stability 
C)  social bonds based on impersonal and specialized relationships,with little long-term commitment to the group or consensus on values 
D)  social cohesion in preindustrial societies,in which there is minimal division of labour and people feel united by shared values and common social bonds

Question 17

Discuss how social structure is compromised for homeless people.

Accepted Answer

Social structure gives us the ability to

Question 18

Tim and his dad see a protest march as they are driving home from the grocery store.Tim sees the protesters as fighting for their rights.His dad,however,sees them as ungrateful trouble makers.What sociological concept would help explain what happened here?

Accepted Answer

A)  definition of the situation 
B)  interaction order 
C)  civil inattention 
D)  self-fulfilling prophecy 
A)  definition of the situation 
B)  interaction order 
C)  civil inattention 
D)  self-fulfilling prophecy

Question 19

Teasing someone for a low grade is an example of face saving.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

In primary groups,people have few,if any,emotional ties to one another.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 5: Society, social Structure, and Interaction

Which term refers to the transfer of information between persons without the use of speech?

Ethnomethodologists are interested in answering the questions: How do we know how to interact in a given situation? What rules do we follow?

Race,gender,ethnicity,class,and age are all examples of what kind of status?

According to the structural functional perspective,why are social institutions necessary?

Shiva,Tina,and Sam have been best friends since Grade 3.What are they an example of?

Bill collectors being encouraged to show anger and make threats to customers is an example of emotional labour.

Define impression management and provide an example of how people manage impressions in the classroom.

The text cites an investigation involving students' interactions and discussions following the return of exam grades.In this study,which combination of actors produced a level of comfort talking about success and even bragging?

Ramandeep is a student,a daughter,a niece,a friend and an employee.How would we refer to this list?

What do sociologists call the state of being part insider and part outsider in the social structure?

Jean works at a cafe where he is expected to be friendly to all the customers,even if they are rude.What is this component of Jean's job an example of?

What are the behavioural expectations associated with a given status called?

Exiting the homeless role is easier than many people believe.

Sara's boss expects her to be available via email 24/7 as a manager of several offices.Sara is wading through busy work and her boss refuses to hire an assistant,making it hard to balance her various work roles.What is Sara experiencing?

What term did Everett Hughes use to refer to the most important status that a person occupies?

How did Émile Durkheim define mechanical solidarity?

Discuss how social structure is compromised for homeless people.

Tim and his dad see a protest march as they are driving home from the grocery store.Tim sees the protesters as fighting for their rights.His dad,however,sees them as ungrateful trouble makers.What sociological concept would help explain what happened here?

Teasing someone for a low grade is an example of face saving.

In primary groups,people have few,if any,emotional ties to one another.

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