Question 1

Which of the following would NOT be an example of an encounter?

Accepted Answer

A)  a brief conversation with a waiter about the weather 
B)  a class discussion 
C)  a small group sharing a bottle of wine at a party 
D)  asking your professor questions during her office hours 
E)  a group of students displaying civil inattention 
A)  a brief conversation with a waiter about the weather 
B)  a class discussion 
C)  a small group sharing a bottle of wine at a party 
D)  asking your professor questions during her office hours 
E)  a group of students displaying civil inattention

Question 2

Why do people use impression management?

Accepted Answer

A)  They want to extend their personal space. 
B)  They are sensitive about how others see them. 
C)  They want to be good actors. 
D)  They prefer impression management to unfocused interactions. 
E)  They want to avoid civil inattention. 
A)  They want to extend their personal space. 
B)  They are sensitive about how others see them. 
C)  They want to be good actors. 
D)  They prefer impression management to unfocused interactions. 
E)  They want to avoid civil inattention.

Question 3

In studying social interaction,when an "opening" occurs:

Accepted Answer

A)  civil inattention is discarded 
B)  action moves from back to front regions 
C)  roles shift to allow for status expansion 
D)  civil attention replaces regionalization 
E)  impression management begins 
A)  civil inattention is discarded 
B)  action moves from back to front regions 
C)  roles shift to allow for status expansion 
D)  civil attention replaces regionalization 
E)  impression management begins

Question 4

Edward T.Hall contends that there are four zones of personal space.In the United States,Hall found that the most acceptable distance during an encounter with most friends and closer acquaintances is in what he called the zone of intimate distance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Civil inattention appears has several functions in our social world.If an individual implies to another person that he does not suspect the other's behavior,there is no reason to be hostile toward the other person,whose social life is allowed to proceed in an orderly fashion

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Harold Garfinkel's experiments involved the use of what type of methodology?

Accepted Answer

A)  ethnographic statistics 
B)  life history analysis 
C)  conversation analysis 
D)  secondary analysis 
E)  ascribed status analysis 
A)  ethnographic statistics 
B)  life history analysis 
C)  conversation analysis 
D)  secondary analysis 
E)  ascribed status analysis

Question 7

Everyday life is an important part of understanding the social world.The pioneering sociologist who developed microsociology and emphasized the importance of understanding the "seemingly trivial" was:

Accepted Answer

A)  Karl Marx 
B)  Max Weber 
C)  Émile Durkheim 
D)  Erving Goffman 
E)  Elijah Anderson 
A)  Karl Marx 
B)  Max Weber 
C)  Émile Durkheim 
D)  Erving Goffman 
E)  Elijah Anderson

Question 8

The scenario in which students sleep in their bedrooms from 2:00 A.M.to 9:00 A.M.,rush to a 9:30 A.M.class at the university,grab a quick lunch at the cafeteria,nap on the grass at about 3:30 P.M.,return to class at 4:00 P.M.,collapse in bed at 6:30 P.M.,study in a library study room from 8:00 P.M.to 10:00 P.M.,and go to a club from 10:15 P.M.to 1:30 A.M.illustrates the sociological concept of:

Accepted Answer

A)  burning bridges 
B)  regionalization 
C)  adolescent immaturity 
D)  undergrad hyperbole 
E)  constructionism 
A)  burning bridges 
B)  regionalization 
C)  adolescent immaturity 
D)  undergrad hyperbole 
E)  constructionism

Question 9

In a 1997 study of office workers,researchers Raymond friedman and Steven Currall found all the following EXCEPT that respondents:

Accepted Answer

A)  said that the Internet had replaced their need for face-to-face communication 
B)  admitted to using e-mail deliberately to avoid direct communication 
C)  reported that sending abusive e-mails resulted in a breakdown in relations 
D)  reported misinterpretation and confusion in their electronic communications 
E)  developed stronger techniques for interpersonal communication as a result of the problems and shifted back to face-to-face communication 
A)  said that the Internet had replaced their need for face-to-face communication 
B)  admitted to using e-mail deliberately to avoid direct communication 
C)  reported that sending abusive e-mails resulted in a breakdown in relations 
D)  reported misinterpretation and confusion in their electronic communications 
E)  developed stronger techniques for interpersonal communication as a result of the problems and shifted back to face-to-face communication

Question 10

Dierdre Boden and Harvey Molotch studied the idea of co-presence.Carol Brooks Gardner refers to the desire for co-presence as the compulsion of proximity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

In studying social interaction,when an "opening" occurs,action moves from back to front regions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Civil inattention appears to be a rather unconscious behavior and has several functions in our social world.Select the reason that sociologists argue it is an important concept to understand and study.

Accepted Answer

A)  If an individual implies to another person that he does not suspect the other's behavior, there is no reason to be hostile toward the other person whose social life is allowed to proceed in an orderly fashion. 
B)  Allowing sociologists to see how people openly express their emotions toward others gives them vital information in nonverbal communication. 
C)  Seeing individual unconscious behavior lends sociologists great insight into mob and riot mentality. 
D)  Determining the function of civil inattention allows sociologists to understand the conforming nature of interaction. 
E)  Because civil inattention is an unconscious behavior, understanding its patterns of use will help sociologists determine what in instinctual and what is socialization. 
A)  If an individual implies to another person that he does not suspect the other's behavior, there is no reason to be hostile toward the other person whose social life is allowed to proceed in an orderly fashion. 
B)  Allowing sociologists to see how people openly express their emotions toward others gives them vital information in nonverbal communication. 
C)  Seeing individual unconscious behavior lends sociologists great insight into mob and riot mentality. 
D)  Determining the function of civil inattention allows sociologists to understand the conforming nature of interaction. 
E)  Because civil inattention is an unconscious behavior, understanding its patterns of use will help sociologists determine what in instinctual and what is socialization.

Question 13

Harold Garfinkel conducted experiments in which students were encouraged to pursue the precise meaning of general or casual comments.The intent was to uncover the deceptive tactics that people use to structure and organize everyday conversation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

An MSN survey in 2001 reported that for the age group under 25,e-mail was fast replacing face-to-face contact.Which of the following is NOT a finding of the MSN study?

Accepted Answer

A)  44% of the respondents felt that it was acceptable to send a thank-you note by e-mail 
B)  27% had sent an electronic card for a birthday greeting 
C)  70% no longer desire face-to-face contact with friends 
D)  10% of the women said that they had used e-mail to end a relationship. 
E)  48% of young people said that they got their news from facebook 
A)  44% of the respondents felt that it was acceptable to send a thank-you note by e-mail 
B)  27% had sent an electronic card for a birthday greeting 
C)  70% no longer desire face-to-face contact with friends 
D)  10% of the women said that they had used e-mail to end a relationship. 
E)  48% of young people said that they got their news from facebook

Question 15

Interactional vandalism can be defined as a situation in which a:

Accepted Answer

A)  subordinate person breaks the tacit rules of interaction that are valued by the more powerful person 
B)  powerful person breaks the tacit rules of interaction that denigrate the subordinate 
C)  subordinate person defaces or destroys property valued by the more powerful person 
D)  powerful person breaks the tacit rules of interaction and interacts with a subordinate as an equal 
E)  subordinate person violates the rules of civil inattention with another subordinate person 
A)  subordinate person breaks the tacit rules of interaction that are valued by the more powerful person 
B)  powerful person breaks the tacit rules of interaction that denigrate the subordinate 
C)  subordinate person defaces or destroys property valued by the more powerful person 
D)  powerful person breaks the tacit rules of interaction and interacts with a subordinate as an equal 
E)  subordinate person violates the rules of civil inattention with another subordinate person

Question 16

The technique used by Mitch Duneier and Harvey Molotch to compare interactions between street people and passersby in New York City was:

Accepted Answer

A)  survey analysis 
B)  comparative historical analysis 
C)  life history 
D)  conversation analysis 
E)  semiotics 
A)  survey analysis 
B)  comparative historical analysis 
C)  life history 
D)  conversation analysis 
E)  semiotics

Question 17

Discuss the difference between face-to-face and facebook communication with respect to focused and unfocused interaction and audience segregation.

Accepted Answer

Face-to-face communication and Facebook

Question 18

Interactional vandalism illustrates the connection between micro-level interactions and the larger society because it:

Accepted Answer

A)  removes traditional stigmas in social interaction 
B)  temporarily gives power to the person initiating the interaction 
C)  reflects larger race, class, and gender inequalities of power and status in society 
D)  counters traditional social power relationships 
E)  alters gendered social power, at least for the duration of the interaction 
A)  removes traditional stigmas in social interaction 
B)  temporarily gives power to the person initiating the interaction 
C)  reflects larger race, class, and gender inequalities of power and status in society 
D)  counters traditional social power relationships 
E)  alters gendered social power, at least for the duration of the interaction

Question 19

Communicating through plain,everyday language requires an array of complex,shared background understandings.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

A middle-class white woman walks to the other side of the street when she sees a group of young black men approaching her.Her behavior can be linked to all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  gender inequality 
B)  racial inequality 
C)  class inequality 
D)  compulsion of proximity 
E)  stereotyping 
A)  gender inequality 
B)  racial inequality 
C)  class inequality 
D)  compulsion of proximity 
E)  stereotyping

Which of the following would NOT be an example of an encounter?

Why do people use impression management?

In studying social interaction,when an "opening" occurs:

Edward T.Hall contends that there are four zones of personal space.In the United States,Hall found that the most acceptable distance during an encounter with most friends and closer acquaintances is in what he called the zone of intimate distance.

Civil inattention appears has several functions in our social world.If an individual implies to another person that he does not suspect the other's behavior,there is no reason to be hostile toward the other person,whose social life is allowed to proceed in an orderly fashion

Harold Garfinkel's experiments involved the use of what type of methodology?

Everyday life is an important part of understanding the social world.The pioneering sociologist who developed microsociology and emphasized the importance of understanding the "seemingly trivial" was:

In a 1997 study of office workers,researchers Raymond friedman and Steven Currall found all the following EXCEPT that respondents:

Dierdre Boden and Harvey Molotch studied the idea of co-presence.Carol Brooks Gardner refers to the desire for co-presence as the compulsion of proximity.

In studying social interaction,when an "opening" occurs,action moves from back to front regions.

Civil inattention appears to be a rather unconscious behavior and has several functions in our social world.Select the reason that sociologists argue it is an important concept to understand and study.

Harold Garfinkel conducted experiments in which students were encouraged to pursue the precise meaning of general or casual comments.The intent was to uncover the deceptive tactics that people use to structure and organize everyday conversation.

An MSN survey in 2001 reported that for the age group under 25,e-mail was fast replacing face-to-face contact.Which of the following is NOT a finding of the MSN study?

Interactional vandalism can be defined as a situation in which a:

The technique used by Mitch Duneier and Harvey Molotch to compare interactions between street people and passersby in New York City was:

Discuss the difference between face-to-face and facebook communication with respect to focused and unfocused interaction and audience segregation.

Interactional vandalism illustrates the connection between micro-level interactions and the larger society because it:

Communicating through plain,everyday language requires an array of complex,shared background understandings.

A middle-class white woman walks to the other side of the street when she sees a group of young black men approaching her.Her behavior can be linked to all of the following EXCEPT:

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Exam 5: Social Interaction And Everyday Life In The Age Of The Internet

Which of the following would NOT be an example of an encounter?

Why do people use impression management?

In studying social interaction,when an "opening" occurs:

Edward T.Hall contends that there are four zones of personal space.In the United States,Hall found that the most acceptable distance during an encounter with most friends and closer acquaintances is in what he called the zone of intimate distance.

Civil inattention appears has several functions in our social world.If an individual implies to another person that he does not suspect the other's behavior,there is no reason to be hostile toward the other person,whose social life is allowed to proceed in an orderly fashion

Harold Garfinkel's experiments involved the use of what type of methodology?

Everyday life is an important part of understanding the social world.The pioneering sociologist who developed microsociology and emphasized the importance of understanding the "seemingly trivial" was:

In a 1997 study of office workers,researchers Raymond friedman and Steven Currall found all the following EXCEPT that respondents:

Dierdre Boden and Harvey Molotch studied the idea of co-presence.Carol Brooks Gardner refers to the desire for co-presence as the compulsion of proximity.

In studying social interaction,when an "opening" occurs,action moves from back to front regions.

Civil inattention appears to be a rather unconscious behavior and has several functions in our social world.Select the reason that sociologists argue it is an important concept to understand and study.

Harold Garfinkel conducted experiments in which students were encouraged to pursue the precise meaning of general or casual comments.The intent was to uncover the deceptive tactics that people use to structure and organize everyday conversation.

An MSN survey in 2001 reported that for the age group under 25,e-mail was fast replacing face-to-face contact.Which of the following is NOT a finding of the MSN study?

Interactional vandalism can be defined as a situation in which a:

The technique used by Mitch Duneier and Harvey Molotch to compare interactions between street people and passersby in New York City was:

Discuss the difference between face-to-face and facebook communication with respect to focused and unfocused interaction and audience segregation.

Interactional vandalism illustrates the connection between micro-level interactions and the larger society because it:

Communicating through plain,everyday language requires an array of complex,shared background understandings.

A middle-class white woman walks to the other side of the street when she sees a group of young black men approaching her.Her behavior can be linked to all of the following EXCEPT:

What Is Sociology?

Asking And Answering Sociological Questions

Culture And Society

Socialization And The Life Cycle

Groups, networks, and Organizations

Conformity, deviance, and Crime

Stratification, class, and Inequality

Global Inequality

Gender Inequality

Ethnicity And Race

Aging

Government, political Power, and Social Movements

Work And Economic Life

Families and Intimate Relations

Education

Religion In Modern Society

The Sociology Of The Body: Health,illness,and Sexuality

Urbanization, population, and The Environment

Globalization In A Changing World

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