Question 1

Researchers find that words make up less than 35% of the emotional content of a message.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

Name at least three ways primary groups differ from secondary groups and then provide an example of each type.

Accepted Answer

Varies. Primary groups differ from secondary groups because: you keep in touch with people in them on a regular basis; they provide a sense of belonging; and they are intrinsically rewarding. An example of a primary group might be family and an example of a secondary group might be someone's coworkers.

Question 3

Using either yourself or someone you know as an example, describe a status set of an individual using at least five statuses. Which of these statuses are ascribed, and which are achieved? Does this individual have a master status? Describe some corresponding roles for each of the statuses. How might this individual experience role strain? What about role conflict?

Accepted Answer

Varies. I have the status of student, wife, daughter, woman, and working class. The statuses of wife, daughter, and woman are ascribed. Working class is also ascribed because I was born working class. The status of student is achieved. My role as a student is to get good grades. My role as a wife is to make sure that I put in the correct labor to maintain a happy union. My role as a daughter is to take care of my mother and provide my mother and sisters with emotional stability and love. Being a student can provide strain when I have many things to accomplish. Being a student a wife can cause conflict when I have to prioritize the corresponding roles of student to the detriment of the corresponding roles associated with wife.

Question 4

The iron law of oligarchy states that:

Accepted Answer

A)  pay and working conditions are highly influential in workers' productivity. 
B)  workers are objectified in the process of creating a product that they do not see completed or from which they do not gain profits. 
C)  the original motives or goals of an organization are displaced by new, secondary goals. 
D)  power becomes concentrated in the hands of a small group of leaders in organizations. 
A)  pay and working conditions are highly influential in workers' productivity. 
B)  workers are objectified in the process of creating a product that they do not see completed or from which they do not gain profits. 
C)  the original motives or goals of an organization are displaced by new, secondary goals. 
D)  power becomes concentrated in the hands of a small group of leaders in organizations.

Question 5

What are the different ways people use their social networks? Detail at least two ways individuals develop their micro-level networks, and contrast this with at least two ways individuals develop their meso-level networks.

Accepted Answer

Varies. People develop their micro-level

Question 6

Because personal space is decided culturally, men and women in the same culture have similar personal-space norms.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which of the following is a characteristic of a group?

Accepted Answer

A)  members pursuing individual goals 
B)  inability to recruit new members 
C)  freedom of expected behaviors 
D)  members engaging in structured interaction patterns 
A)  members pursuing individual goals 
B)  inability to recruit new members 
C)  freedom of expected behaviors 
D)  members engaging in structured interaction patterns

Question 8

Michael enjoys being the most popular boy in his high school. All of his popular friends are on the soccer team, but Michael does not like soccer because he does not like running. Despite his dislike for soccer, he tries out for the school team. Dramaturgists would categorize his behavior as impression management.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Sue is in biology class. Her professor explains a theory that she does not understand. The professor asks if there are any questions, and no one raises their hand. Sue is reluctant to raise her hand because she feels uncomfortable. This is an example of the ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  rational choice theory 
B)  status inconstancy principle 
C)  rationalization principle 
D)  social construction of reality 
A)  rational choice theory 
B)  status inconstancy principle 
C)  rationalization principle 
D)  social construction of reality

Question 10

The main purpose of a bureaucracy is to:

Accepted Answer

A)  encourage development of secondary groups. 
B)  limit the role of primary groups in socialization. 
C)  maximize efficiency. 
D)  develop anomie. 
A)  encourage development of secondary groups. 
B)  limit the role of primary groups in socialization. 
C)  maximize efficiency. 
D)  develop anomie.

Question 11

According to Durkheim's discussion of suicide, anomic suicide refers to:

Accepted Answer

A)  suicide caused by an individual experiencing disorder and turmoil and lacking clear norms and guidelines for social behavior. 
B)  suicide caused by feeling little social bond to the group or society. 
C)  suicide caused by such a strong bond and group obligation that the individual is willing to die for the group. 
D)  suicide caused by depression due to downward mobility. 
A)  suicide caused by an individual experiencing disorder and turmoil and lacking clear norms and guidelines for social behavior. 
B)  suicide caused by feeling little social bond to the group or society. 
C)  suicide caused by such a strong bond and group obligation that the individual is willing to die for the group. 
D)  suicide caused by depression due to downward mobility.

Question 12

______ is interaction using facial expressions, the head, eye contact, body posture, gestures, touch, walk, status symbols, and personal space.

Accepted Answer

A)  Nonverbal communication 
B)  Exchange 
C)  Ethnomethodology 
D)  Presentations of self 
A)  Nonverbal communication 
B)  Exchange 
C)  Ethnomethodology 
D)  Presentations of self

Question 13

Our social networks include all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  private interactions. 
B)  small groups. 
C)  global organizations. 
D)  singing by yourself in the shower. 
A)  private interactions. 
B)  small groups. 
C)  global organizations. 
D)  singing by yourself in the shower.

Question 14

Andrew meets his girlfriend in an airport terminal coffee shop after being apart for the past 3 months. They will most likely communicate within ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  culturally sensitive distance 
B)  public distance 
C)  intimate distance 
D)  personal distance 
A)  culturally sensitive distance 
B)  public distance 
C)  intimate distance 
D)  personal distance

Question 15

Most of the time, we engage in ______ behavior, the behavior safest with casual acquaintances because it is scripted.

Accepted Answer

A)  backstage 
B)  front-stage 
C)  onstage 
D)  unstaged 
A)  backstage 
B)  front-stage 
C)  onstage 
D)  unstaged

Question 16

Compare and contrast role strain and role conflict. Provide an example of each.

Accepted Answer

Varies. Role strain refers to the compet

Question 17

Compare and contrast egoistic, anomic, and altruistic suicide as Durkheim described them.

Accepted Answer

Varies. Egoistic suicide happens when an

Question 18

Using the turn signal to let the drivers around you know that you are turning left is an example of obeying a social norm.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Durkheim's concept of anomie refers to a ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  state of normlessness 
B)  social fact 
C)  small, premodern society held together by kinship ties 
D)  large, modern society with a specialized division of labor 
A)  state of normlessness 
B)  social fact 
C)  small, premodern society held together by kinship ties 
D)  large, modern society with a specialized division of labor

Question 20

List and briefly discuss the characteristics of Weber's ideal-type bureaucracy.

Accepted Answer

Varies. There is a clear divis

Researchers find that words make up less than 35% of the emotional content of a message.

Name at least three ways primary groups differ from secondary groups and then provide an example of each type.

The iron law of oligarchy states that:

What are the different ways people use their social networks? Detail at least two ways individuals develop their micro-level networks, and contrast this with at least two ways individuals develop their meso-level networks.

Because personal space is decided culturally, men and women in the same culture have similar personal-space norms.

Which of the following is a characteristic of a group?

Sue is in biology class. Her professor explains a theory that she does not understand. The professor asks if there are any questions, and no one raises their hand. Sue is reluctant to raise her hand because she feels uncomfortable. This is an example of the ______.

The main purpose of a bureaucracy is to:

According to Durkheim's discussion of suicide, anomic suicide refers to:

______ is interaction using facial expressions, the head, eye contact, body posture, gestures, touch, walk, status symbols, and personal space.

Our social networks include all of the following EXCEPT:

Andrew meets his girlfriend in an airport terminal coffee shop after being apart for the past 3 months. They will most likely communicate within ______.

Most of the time, we engage in ______ behavior, the behavior safest with casual acquaintances because it is scripted.

Compare and contrast role strain and role conflict. Provide an example of each.

Compare and contrast egoistic, anomic, and altruistic suicide as Durkheim described them.

Using the turn signal to let the drivers around you know that you are turning left is an example of obeying a social norm.

Durkheim's concept of anomie refers to a ______.

List and briefly discuss the characteristics of Weber's ideal-type bureaucracy.

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Researchers find that words make up less than 35% of the emotional content of a message.

Name at least three ways primary groups differ from secondary groups and then provide an example of each type.

The iron law of oligarchy states that:

What are the different ways people use their social networks? Detail at least two ways individuals develop their micro-level networks, and contrast this with at least two ways individuals develop their meso-level networks.

Because personal space is decided culturally, men and women in the same culture have similar personal-space norms.

Which of the following is a characteristic of a group?

Sue is in biology class. Her professor explains a theory that she does not understand. The professor asks if there are any questions, and no one raises their hand. Sue is reluctant to raise her hand because she feels uncomfortable. This is an example of the ______.

The main purpose of a bureaucracy is to:

According to Durkheim's discussion of suicide, anomic suicide refers to:

______ is interaction using facial expressions, the head, eye contact, body posture, gestures, touch, walk, status symbols, and personal space.

Our social networks include all of the following EXCEPT:

Andrew meets his girlfriend in an airport terminal coffee shop after being apart for the past 3 months. They will most likely communicate within ______.

Most of the time, we engage in ______ behavior, the behavior safest with casual acquaintances because it is scripted.

Compare and contrast role strain and role conflict. Provide an example of each.

Compare and contrast egoistic, anomic, and altruistic suicide as Durkheim described them.

Using the turn signal to let the drivers around you know that you are turning left is an example of obeying a social norm.

Durkheim's concept of anomie refers to a ______.

List and briefly discuss the characteristics of Weber's ideal-type bureaucracy.

Sociology: a Unique Way to View the World

Examining the Social World: How Do We Know

Society and Culture: Hardware and Software of Our Social World

Socialization: Becoming Human and Humane

Deviance and Social Control: Sickos, Weirdos, Freaks, and Folks Like Us

Stratification: Rich and Famousor Rags and Famine

Race and Ethnic Group Stratification: Beyond Us and Them

Gender Stratification: Shehewho Goes First

Family and Education: Institutionalizing Socialization

Health Care: an Anatomy of Health and Illness

Politics and Economics: Probing Power; Dissecting Distribution

Population and Urbanization: Living on Planet Earth

Process of Change: We Can Make a Difference

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