Question 1

The concept "master status" refers to being the best in one's occupational field.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Rebuilding relationships with people who knew you in an earlier period of life is a challenge for someone who has experienced

Accepted Answer

A)  role conflict. 
B)  role strain. 
C)  role ambiguity. 
D)  role exit. 
A)  role conflict. 
B)  role strain. 
C)  role ambiguity. 
D)  role exit.

Question 3

Which concept is used to refer to the process by which people creatively shape their world as they interact?

Accepted Answer

A)  role set 
B)  role exit 
C)  social construction of reality 
D)  taking the role of the other 
A)  role set 
B)  role exit 
C)  social construction of reality 
D)  taking the role of the other

Question 4

Cross-cultural research shows that people around the world express the same emotions in the same situations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Workers who deal with the public often find that their jobs demand not just certain behavior but also the display of certain emotions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Most people find it hard to control all elements of their presentations of self; therefore, being a good liar is difficult.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which sociologist developed the approach called dramaturgical analysis?

Accepted Answer

A)  George Herbert Mead 
B)  Harold Garfinkel 
C)  Erving Goffman 
D)  W. I. Thomas 
A)  George Herbert Mead 
B)  Harold Garfinkel 
C)  Erving Goffman 
D)  W. I. Thomas

Question 8

Cross-cultural research on human emotions shows that

Accepted Answer

A)  there are no universal emotions. 
B)  people everywhere display emotions in exactly the same way. 
C)  what triggers an emotion differs from society to society. 
D)  people everywhere cope with emotions in the same way. 
A)  there are no universal emotions. 
B)  people everywhere display emotions in exactly the same way. 
C)  what triggers an emotion differs from society to society. 
D)  people everywhere cope with emotions in the same way.

Question 9

A father who wants to be both a friend and an authority figure for his son might experience role strain.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Because emotions are biologically based, it is incorrect to say they are "socially constructed."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The process by which people act and react in relation to others is called

Accepted Answer

A)  social status. 
B)  social interaction. 
C)  social reaction. 
D)  social exchange. 
A)  social status. 
B)  social interaction. 
C)  social reaction. 
D)  social exchange.

Question 12

People with more power typically have more personal choice about how they act in the presence of others.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Having a physical disability may operate as a master status to the extent that people react to the physical condition as much as to the person.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Deborah Tannen's research on gender and language shows that

Accepted Answer

A)  men and women typically view situations in the same way. 
B)  what one person hears is usually what the speaker intends. 
C)  men and women use language in the same way. 
D)  communication between the two sexes is sometimes difficult. 
A)  men and women typically view situations in the same way. 
B)  what one person hears is usually what the speaker intends. 
C)  men and women use language in the same way. 
D)  communication between the two sexes is sometimes difficult.

Question 15

Which of the following is involved when a plant supervisor wishes to be a good friend and hang out with the workers, but must also keep a personal distance to remain objective in order to assess the workers' performance?

Accepted Answer

A)  role exit 
B)  role ambiguity 
C)  role strain 
D)  role conflict 
A)  role exit 
B)  role ambiguity 
C)  role strain 
D)  role conflict

Question 16

According to Erving Goffman, we engage in a _____ when we use of costumes, props, tone of voice, and gestures to convey information to others.

Accepted Answer

A)  self 
B)  master status 
C)  performance 
D)  role 
A)  self 
B)  master status 
C)  performance 
D)  role

Question 17

Arlie Hochschild's research shows that many companies

Accepted Answer

A)  try to regulate and control both the behavior and emotions of employees. 
B)  care little about the emotional life of workers. 
C)  encourage the free expression of emotions at work. 
D)  forbid workers from expressing any emotion at all. 
A)  try to regulate and control both the behavior and emotions of employees. 
B)  care little about the emotional life of workers. 
C)  encourage the free expression of emotions at work. 
D)  forbid workers from expressing any emotion at all.

Question 18

The power relationship between physician and patient is immediately evident when the patient enters the doctor's office because

Accepted Answer

A)  it is up to patients to decide when they will see the doctor. 
B)  the physician is there to greet the patient. 
C)  patients must wait until a gatekeeper admits them to see the doctor in the office's "back region". 
D)  All of the above are correct. 
A)  it is up to patients to decide when they will see the doctor. 
B)  the physician is there to greet the patient. 
C)  patients must wait until a gatekeeper admits them to see the doctor in the office's "back region". 
D)  All of the above are correct.

Question 19

Being male or female, or being black or white, is an ascribed status.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Dramaturgical analysis treats embarrassment as "saving face."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

The concept "master status" refers to being the best in one's occupational field.

Rebuilding relationships with people who knew you in an earlier period of life is a challenge for someone who has experienced

Which concept is used to refer to the process by which people creatively shape their world as they interact?

Cross-cultural research shows that people around the world express the same emotions in the same situations.

Workers who deal with the public often find that their jobs demand not just certain behavior but also the display of certain emotions.

Most people find it hard to control all elements of their presentations of self; therefore, being a good liar is difficult.

Which sociologist developed the approach called dramaturgical analysis?

Cross-cultural research on human emotions shows that

A father who wants to be both a friend and an authority figure for his son might experience role strain.

Because emotions are biologically based, it is incorrect to say they are "socially constructed."

The process by which people act and react in relation to others is called

People with more power typically have more personal choice about how they act in the presence of others.

Having a physical disability may operate as a master status to the extent that people react to the physical condition as much as to the person.

Deborah Tannen's research on gender and language shows that

Which of the following is involved when a plant supervisor wishes to be a good friend and hang out with the workers, but must also keep a personal distance to remain objective in order to assess the workers' performance?

According to Erving Goffman, we engage in a _____ when we use of costumes, props, tone of voice, and gestures to convey information to others.

Arlie Hochschild's research shows that many companies

The power relationship between physician and patient is immediately evident when the patient enters the doctor's office because

Being male or female, or being black or white, is an ascribed status.

Dramaturgical analysis treats embarrassment as "saving face."

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The concept "master status" refers to being the best in one's occupational field.

Rebuilding relationships with people who knew you in an earlier period of life is a challenge for someone who has experienced

Which concept is used to refer to the process by which people creatively shape their world as they interact?

Cross-cultural research shows that people around the world express the same emotions in the same situations.

Workers who deal with the public often find that their jobs demand not just certain behavior but also the display of certain emotions.

Most people find it hard to control all elements of their presentations of self; therefore, being a good liar is difficult.

Which sociologist developed the approach called dramaturgical analysis?

Cross-cultural research on human emotions shows that

A father who wants to be both a friend and an authority figure for his son might experience role strain.

Because emotions are biologically based, it is incorrect to say they are "socially constructed."

The process by which people act and react in relation to others is called

People with more power typically have more personal choice about how they act in the presence of others.

Having a physical disability may operate as a master status to the extent that people react to the physical condition as much as to the person.

Deborah Tannen's research on gender and language shows that

Which of the following is involved when a plant supervisor wishes to be a good friend and hang out with the workers, but must also keep a personal distance to remain objective in order to assess the workers' performance?

According to Erving Goffman, we engage in a _____ when we use of costumes, props, tone of voice, and gestures to convey information to others.

Arlie Hochschild's research shows that many companies

The power relationship between physician and patient is immediately evident when the patient enters the doctor's office because

Being male or female, or being black or white, is an ascribed status.

Dramaturgical analysis treats embarrassment as "saving face."

Sociology: Perspective, Theory, and Method

Culture

Socialization: From Infancy to Old Age

Groups and Organizations

Sexuality and Society

Deviance

Social Stratification

Global Stratification

Gender Stratification

Race and Ethnicity

Economics and Politics

Family and Religion

Education, Health, and Medicine

Population, Urbanization, and Environment

Social Change: Modern and Postmodern Societies

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