Exam 5: Social Interaction in Everyday Life

The five patterns of social interaction are neither mutually exclusive nor distinctive.

What sociological perspective compares society to a colony of ants or swarm of bees that emphasizes society must have structure and that social institutions are basic to society's proper operation?

Asking questions of close friends as we pass by them, which requires only a recognition of having been heard and not really an answer, such as "What's up?", is an example of what Harold Garfinkel would term "impression management."

Police officers are expected to be fair, courteous, knowledgeable of the law, and efficient. This set of expectations, rights, and duties attached to the status of police officers is called ________.

Contradictory expectations and demands attached to a single role are called ________.

When people play a role but remain detached from it to avoid any negative aspects of the role, it is called ________.

Which sociological approach contends there is greater flexibility in roles and relationships and greater possibility for change?

Which statement BEST addresses zones of comfort from a global perspective?

The classic experiment in role playing that involved students assuming the roles of prisoners and guards that resulted in premature termination because of the frightening behavior of the students was conducted by ________ at ________ University.

Regardless of where one lives-in the city or rural areas-social networks are equally important to the individual.

Dr. Morrison is a very popular professor. Although students have observed him at campus functions with his wife and children and have also observed him cheering on the university football team on Saturday afternoons, his students never think of Dr. Morrison as being a father, husband, or football fan. For the students, Dr. Morrison is a professor above all else. How would sociologists explain this narrow interpretation of Dr. Morrison?

The term Harold Garfinkel used to describe a way of analyzing the "taken-for-granted" aspects that give meaning to social interaction is ________.

What sociological approach to social life suggests that all of social life, including social institutions, is in a constant state of flux because people are constantly defining and redefining relationships?

Bethany has worked diligently to become the new personnel manager at Acme University. She also holds the titles of wife, mother, and choir director at her church. Such titles and positions are called ________.

Becky believes she will fail the sociology course because she scored only a 59 on her first exam. Therefore, she withdrew from the class. The fact is that a score of 59 was in the upper third of all scores and equivalent to a "B" grade. Becky defined her situation as failing the course. But the fact is she withdrew. Such a scenario that occurs when people define situations as real and they become real in their consequences is a concept William I. Thomas proposed, which is called ________.

Social networks do not have clear boundaries and their members may or may not interact on a regular basis.

Why did Philip Zimbardo discontinue his classic experiment that involved students' playing the roles of prisoners and guards?

A form of social interaction that uses the analogy of the theater is called ________.

Discuss the four different zones of comfort Edward Hall discovered, providing a description of each.

Body movements, gestures, and facial expressions that we use to communicate with others are called ________.