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

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 _______________ that people use to structure and organize everyday conversation.

Dierdre Boden and Harvey Molotch's (1994)study investigated the idea of co-presence.Carol Brooks Gardner refers to the desire for co-presence as:

The pioneering sociologist who developed microsociology and emphasized the importance of understanding the "seemingly trivial" was Elijah Anderson.

Charles Darwin believed that basic human emotional expressions:

Nonverbal communication is:

Erving Goffman and other social interactionists brought to sociology all of the following ideas EXCEPT:

Which of the following is NOT true of the findings by James Henslin and Mae Biggs in their study of the pelvic exam?

People use impression management because they are sensitive about how others see them.

If a man stares at a woman,his attitude is likely perceived as innocent; if a woman stares at a man,she is likely seen as inviting.This difference in meaning could be:

Research by Edward T.Hall (1969,1973)has particular significance in our increasingly globalized world when people of many cultures come together for social and business purposes.Unintentional miscommunication can occur based on all of the following EXCEPT:

Research conducted by Christine Miranda suggests that someone using an iPod is less likely to be approached for help but is not less likely to give help.

Two people walking on a city sidewalk quickly glance at each other and then look away as they pass.Erving Goffman called this type of interaction uncivil behavior.

An ethnomethodologist would likely study the:

In a total institution,as detailed in Erving Goffman's ethnographic account of a mental hospital in Washington,D.C.,humans have very limited privacy and must adapt to the fact that their private spheres are limited.

When we look at the micro and macro connections that shape social issues such as the harassment of women on the street,we see that the solution must be addressed at the individual level by the people involved in the time and space of the incident.

What are "background expectancies"? What role do they play in conversation and in the processes and structures of everyday life? How might "background expectancies" in interpersonal communication reflect macro societal patterns of race,class,and gender?

Nonverbal communication is important only when verbal communication is limited.

When sociologists analyze the contexts of social interaction,it is often helpful to look at how people move through:

In Carol Brooks Gardner's 1995 study Passing By: Gender and Public Harassment,the treatment of women was linked to all of the following EXCEPT:

Conversations are critical to the maintenance of stability in everyday social life.Which is NOT true of conversations?