Question 1

Describe and distinguish between Durkheim's notions of mechanical and organic solidarity.

Accepted Answer

Mechanical solidarity refers to social c

Question 2

Bob is always on time for his job,and he completes all his tasks efficiently.Bob's behaviour is captured by which term?

Accepted Answer

A)  role expectation 
B)  expected behaviour 
C)  normative evaluation 
D)  role performance 
A)  role expectation 
B)  expected behaviour 
C)  normative evaluation 
D)  role performance

Question 3

According to symbolic interactionists,what strongly influences what we "see" and how we respond to situations?

Accepted Answer

A)  our social construction of reality 
B)  our objectification of social reality 
C)  our subjective assessment of reality 
D)  our situational assessment of reality 
A)  our social construction of reality 
B)  our objectification of social reality 
C)  our subjective assessment of reality 
D)  our situational assessment of reality

Question 4

Tim's boss is expecting him to be available via email and phone 24 hours a day,and to be in the office for 18 hours a day.What is Tim experiencing?

Accepted Answer

A)  role strain 
B)  role conflict 
C)  status inconsistency 
D)  status frustration 
A)  role strain 
B)  role conflict 
C)  status inconsistency 
D)  status frustration

Question 5

Role strain always takes place within one specific status.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

What is the study of the commonsense knowledge that people use to understand the situations in which they find themselves?

Accepted Answer

A)  behavioural modification 
B)  dramaturgical analysis 
C)  ethnomethodology 
D)  impression management 
A)  behavioural modification 
B)  dramaturgical analysis 
C)  ethnomethodology 
D)  impression management

Question 7

Define the term self-fulfilling prophecy and provide an example.

Accepted Answer

A false belief or prediction t

Question 8

What does the term Gesellschaft refer to?

Accepted Answer

A)  a society largely based on ascribed status 
B)  a traditional society in which social relationships are based on personal bonds of friendship and kinship and on intergenerational stability 
C)  a traditional society in which social relationships have come to be based on corporate procedures 
D)  a large,urban society in which social bonds are based on impersonal and specialized relationships,with little long-term commitment to the group or consensus on values 
A)  a society largely based on ascribed status 
B)  a traditional society in which social relationships are based on personal bonds of friendship and kinship and on intergenerational stability 
C)  a traditional society in which social relationships have come to be based on corporate procedures 
D)  a large,urban society in which social bonds are based on impersonal and specialized relationships,with little long-term commitment to the group or consensus on values

Question 9

When we "sell our personality" in the course of selling goods or services,it is considered to be a seriously self-alienating process by Mills (1956).

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

What are people doing when they present the most favourable image of themselves to others?

Accepted Answer

A)  impression management 
B)  presentational analysis 
C)  dramaturgical presentation 
D)  spin doctoring 
A)  impression management 
B)  presentational analysis 
C)  dramaturgical presentation 
D)  spin doctoring

Question 11

Which of the following is the best example of a stigma?

Accepted Answer

A)  owning an expensive suit 
B)  wearing a psychiatric hospital uniform 
C)  carrying a sociology textbook 
D)  being right-handed 
A)  owning an expensive suit 
B)  wearing a psychiatric hospital uniform 
C)  carrying a sociology textbook 
D)  being right-handed

Question 12

Dominant groups,particularly high-income white males in powerful economic and political statuses,perpetuate a dominant worldview.What is this worldview frequently seen as?

Accepted Answer

A)  social reality 
B)  nonsocial reality 
C)  antisocial reality 
D)  super social reality 
A)  social reality 
B)  nonsocial reality 
C)  antisocial reality 
D)  super social reality

Question 13

What is civil inattention? Provide an example.

Accepted Answer

Civil inattention is the ways

Question 14

Social structure is the process by which people act toward or respond to other people,and it is the foundation for all relationships and groups in society.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

What type of social institution are family,religion,education,and government examples of?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 16

Katrina is married with two kids.She is a rocket scientist.What is her master status?

Accepted Answer

A)  mother 
B)  woman 
C)  marital status 
D)  profession 
A)  mother 
B)  woman 
C)  marital status 
D)  profession

Question 17

The Universities of Ottawa and British Columbia and the government of Newfoundland and Labrador are examples of what?

Accepted Answer

A)  groups 
B)  social organizations 
C)  formal organizations 
D)  working groups 
A)  groups 
B)  social organizations 
C)  formal organizations 
D)  working groups

Question 18

Women are socialized to smile even when they are unhappy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

What is dramaturgical analysis?

Accepted Answer

Dramaturgical analysis is the study of s

Question 20

When is role distancing most likely to occur?

Accepted Answer

A)  when social identities are consistent with how a person wants to live his or her life 
B)  when people are in roles inconsistent with how they think of themselves or how they want others to view them 
C)  when role strain and role conflict are completely absent 
D)  when a person is unsure about his or her role expectations 
A)  when social identities are consistent with how a person wants to live his or her life 
B)  when people are in roles inconsistent with how they think of themselves or how they want others to view them 
C)  when role strain and role conflict are completely absent 
D)  when a person is unsure about his or her role expectations

Exam 5: Society, social Structure, and Interaction

Describe and distinguish between Durkheim's notions of mechanical and organic solidarity.

Bob is always on time for his job,and he completes all his tasks efficiently.Bob's behaviour is captured by which term?

According to symbolic interactionists,what strongly influences what we "see" and how we respond to situations?

Tim's boss is expecting him to be available via email and phone 24 hours a day,and to be in the office for 18 hours a day.What is Tim experiencing?

Role strain always takes place within one specific status.

What is the study of the commonsense knowledge that people use to understand the situations in which they find themselves?

Define the term self-fulfilling prophecy and provide an example.

What does the term Gesellschaft refer to?

When we "sell our personality" in the course of selling goods or services,it is considered to be a seriously self-alienating process by Mills (1956).

What are people doing when they present the most favourable image of themselves to others?

Which of the following is the best example of a stigma?

Dominant groups,particularly high-income white males in powerful economic and political statuses,perpetuate a dominant worldview.What is this worldview frequently seen as?

What is civil inattention? Provide an example.

Social structure is the process by which people act toward or respond to other people,and it is the foundation for all relationships and groups in society.

What type of social institution are family,religion,education,and government examples of?

Katrina is married with two kids.She is a rocket scientist.What is her master status?

The Universities of Ottawa and British Columbia and the government of Newfoundland and Labrador are examples of what?

Women are socialized to smile even when they are unhappy.

What is dramaturgical analysis?

When is role distancing most likely to occur?

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