Question 1

What is agency and how does it relate to free will?

Accepted Answer

Agency means that individuals are active

Question 2

Which of the following statements about grief is true according to the sociological explanation of emotions?

Accepted Answer

A)  Both the experience and expressions of grief are universal. 
B)  Neither the experience nor the expressions of grief are universal. 
C)  Neither the experience nor the expressions of grief have any social component. 
D)  The experience of grief is universal, but expressions of grief vary. 
A)  Both the experience and expressions of grief are universal. 
B)  Neither the experience nor the expressions of grief are universal. 
C)  Neither the experience nor the expressions of grief have any social component. 
D)  The experience of grief is universal, but expressions of grief vary.

Question 3

A role

Accepted Answer

A)  involves behaviors. 
B)  supersedes a status. 
C)  does not involve a status. 
D)  is earned or imposed in some way. 
A)  involves behaviors. 
B)  supersedes a status. 
C)  does not involve a status. 
D)  is earned or imposed in some way.

Question 4

Which of the following is an example of a total institution?

Accepted Answer

A)  a college 
B)  a prison 
C)  a family 
D)  a workplace 
A)  a college 
B)  a prison 
C)  a family 
D)  a workplace

Question 5

Why is it increasingly difficult to use sociological models that assume interaction involves copresence?

Accepted Answer

A)  Interactions are increasingly characterized by globalism. 
B)  The family has taken on more importance in status development. 
C)  Copresence requires cooperation, which is increasingly rare in today's polarized political and cultural climate. 
D)  New technology makes it much more common to interact with someone without being physically in the same place. 
A)  Interactions are increasingly characterized by globalism. 
B)  The family has taken on more importance in status development. 
C)  Copresence requires cooperation, which is increasingly rare in today's polarized political and cultural climate. 
D)  New technology makes it much more common to interact with someone without being physically in the same place.

Question 6

Works of fiction such as The Jungle Book are retellings of myths about feral children. These stories highlight the sociological concept of _______, but some real-world examples of kidnapping and abuse are no myth.

Accepted Answer

A)  the generalized other 
B)  social isolation 
C)  the ego 
D)  the id 
A)  the generalized other 
B)  social isolation 
C)  the ego 
D)  the id

Question 7

Why does the family have such a powerful impact as an agent of socialization?

Accepted Answer

A)  Respect for parents is one of the key values of modern society. 
B)  Family plays an important role in our everyday lives no matter what stage of life we are in. 
C)  Family begins the socialization process before there are any other competing influences. 
D)  Family values are strong today in the United States. 
A)  Respect for parents is one of the key values of modern society. 
B)  Family plays an important role in our everyday lives no matter what stage of life we are in. 
C)  Family begins the socialization process before there are any other competing influences. 
D)  Family values are strong today in the United States.

Question 8

Why are adults unable to be completely socialized?

Accepted Answer

A)  There will always be new situations and roles to learn. 
B)  People are spending more time in school. 
C)  The family and schools do a poor job of socializing children. 
D)  Adults tend to watch more television than adolescents. 
A)  There will always be new situations and roles to learn. 
B)  People are spending more time in school. 
C)  The family and schools do a poor job of socializing children. 
D)  Adults tend to watch more television than adolescents.

Question 9

________ argued that the personality passes through four distinct psychosexual stages of development.

Accepted Answer

A)  Charles Cooley 
B)  Sigmund Freud 
C)  George Herbert Mead 
D)  Erving Goffman 
A)  Charles Cooley 
B)  Sigmund Freud 
C)  George Herbert Mead 
D)  Erving Goffman

Question 10

What sort of status would having a physical disability be?

Accepted Answer

A)  achieved 
B)  multiplicative 
C)  embodied 
D)  ascribed 
A)  achieved 
B)  multiplicative 
C)  embodied 
D)  ascribed

Question 11

If a bride is upset on her wedding day because her family members don't seem excited enough for her, what might sociologists argue family members are violating?

Accepted Answer

A)  their role as socializers 
B)  the primary task of impression management 
C)  a feeling rule 
D)  the social contract 
A)  their role as socializers 
B)  the primary task of impression management 
C)  a feeling rule 
D)  the social contract

Question 12

Resocialization is particularly necessary when people are cut off from society and their former identities are stripped away. Which of the following is an example of a life change that would lead to this more dramatic form of resocialization?

Accepted Answer

A)  remarriage 
B)  retirement 
C)  the birth of a first child 
D)  entry into a total institution 
A)  remarriage 
B)  retirement 
C)  the birth of a first child 
D)  entry into a total institution

Question 13

Even very significant events in our lives increasingly take place online. It is now common to hear stories of couples breaking up through an instant message or even a text message. What is missing from these interactions compared with similar interactions in the past?

Accepted Answer

A)  the superego 
B)  copresence 
C)  emotion work 
D)  impression management 
A)  the superego 
B)  copresence 
C)  emotion work 
D)  impression management

Question 14

Campbell Soup Company launched an ad campaign in 2000 that showed prepubescent boys offering soup to prepubescent girls. The girls declined because they were concerned about their calorie intake. The boys explained that "lots of Campbell's soups are low in calories," which made them OK for the girls to eat. The ads were pulled after parents expressed concern. Why were parents worried?

Accepted Answer

A)  The calorie count was deceptive. 
B)  Soup isn't part of a healthy diet. 
C)  The ads taught girls to worry about their weight. 
D)  Even if they are low in calories, soups are packed with preservatives and sodium. 
A)  The calorie count was deceptive. 
B)  Soup isn't part of a healthy diet. 
C)  The ads taught girls to worry about their weight. 
D)  Even if they are low in calories, soups are packed with preservatives and sodium.

Question 15

Children raised with minimal or no human interaction are referred to as

Accepted Answer

A)  feral children. 
B)  institutionalized children. 
C)  cognitively disadvantaged children. 
D)  environmentally challenged children. 
A)  feral children. 
B)  institutionalized children. 
C)  cognitively disadvantaged children. 
D)  environmentally challenged children.

Question 16

What are some examples of things students learn from a school's hidden curriculum?

Accepted Answer

A)  vandalism, truancy, and other forms of deviance 
B)  punctuality, neatness, and discipline 
C)  math, reading, and science 
D)  civics and the principles of American government 
A)  vandalism, truancy, and other forms of deviance 
B)  punctuality, neatness, and discipline 
C)  math, reading, and science 
D)  civics and the principles of American government

Question 17

Which of the following is an example of resocialization?

Accepted Answer

A)  a teenager being pressured by his friends to take up smoking 
B)  fast-food ads that try to convince children to eat more cheeseburgers 
C)  parents teaching their children how to behave around company 
D)  a woman learning basic living skills after a car accident 
A)  a teenager being pressured by his friends to take up smoking 
B)  fast-food ads that try to convince children to eat more cheeseburgers 
C)  parents teaching their children how to behave around company 
D)  a woman learning basic living skills after a car accident

Question 18

A traffic cop pulls over a speeder only to discover that the driver is a close friend. The police officer is torn because her professional obligations demand that she punish the speeder, but her personal obligations suggest that she should give a friend a break. This is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  ego strain. 
B)  an expression of behavior. 
C)  role conflict. 
D)  role strain. 
A)  ego strain. 
B)  an expression of behavior. 
C)  role conflict. 
D)  role strain.

Question 19

In Chapter 4, the Thomas theorem is discussed in the section associated with Erving Goffman. Why do you think this is? How does the Thomas theorem help introduce Goffman and his theory of dramaturgy?

Accepted Answer

Good answers should discuss how both the

Question 20

Which statement captures a major point Sherry Turkle makes about communication in her book Reclaiming Conversation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Online interactions allow us to contain and reduce risks. 
B)  There are major generational divides in social media use. 
C)  The saturated self is influenced by fewer and fewer sources in the digital age. 
D)  Online communication reduces our ability to conduct meaningful face-to-face communication. 
A)  Online interactions allow us to contain and reduce risks. 
B)  There are major generational divides in social media use. 
C)  The saturated self is influenced by fewer and fewer sources in the digital age. 
D)  Online communication reduces our ability to conduct meaningful face-to-face communication.

What is agency and how does it relate to free will?

Which of the following statements about grief is true according to the sociological explanation of emotions?

A role

Which of the following is an example of a total institution?

Why is it increasingly difficult to use sociological models that assume interaction involves copresence?

Works of fiction such as The Jungle Book are retellings of myths about feral children. These stories highlight the sociological concept of _______, but some real-world examples of kidnapping and abuse are no myth.

Why does the family have such a powerful impact as an agent of socialization?

Why are adults unable to be completely socialized?

________ argued that the personality passes through four distinct psychosexual stages of development.

What sort of status would having a physical disability be?

If a bride is upset on her wedding day because her family members don't seem excited enough for her, what might sociologists argue family members are violating?

Resocialization is particularly necessary when people are cut off from society and their former identities are stripped away. Which of the following is an example of a life change that would lead to this more dramatic form of resocialization?

Even very significant events in our lives increasingly take place online. It is now common to hear stories of couples breaking up through an instant message or even a text message. What is missing from these interactions compared with similar interactions in the past?

Children raised with minimal or no human interaction are referred to as

What are some examples of things students learn from a school's hidden curriculum?

Which of the following is an example of resocialization?

A traffic cop pulls over a speeder only to discover that the driver is a close friend. The police officer is torn because her professional obligations demand that she punish the speeder, but her personal obligations suggest that she should give a friend a break. This is an example of

In Chapter 4, the Thomas theorem is discussed in the section associated with Erving Goffman. Why do you think this is? How does the Thomas theorem help introduce Goffman and his theory of dramaturgy?

Which statement captures a major point Sherry Turkle makes about communication in her book Reclaiming Conversation?

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What is agency and how does it relate to free will?

Which of the following statements about grief is true according to the sociological explanation of emotions?

A role

Which of the following is an example of a total institution?

Why is it increasingly difficult to use sociological models that assume interaction involves copresence?

Works of fiction such as The Jungle Book are retellings of myths about feral children. These stories highlight the sociological concept of _______, but some real-world examples of kidnapping and abuse are no myth.

Why does the family have such a powerful impact as an agent of socialization?

Why are adults unable to be completely socialized?

________ argued that the personality passes through four distinct psychosexual stages of development.

What sort of status would having a physical disability be?

If a bride is upset on her wedding day because her family members don't seem excited enough for her, what might sociologists argue family members are violating?

Resocialization is particularly necessary when people are cut off from society and their former identities are stripped away. Which of the following is an example of a life change that would lead to this more dramatic form of resocialization?

Even very significant events in our lives increasingly take place online. It is now common to hear stories of couples breaking up through an instant message or even a text message. What is missing from these interactions compared with similar interactions in the past?

Children raised with minimal or no human interaction are referred to as

What are some examples of things students learn from a school's hidden curriculum?

Which of the following is an example of resocialization?

A traffic cop pulls over a speeder only to discover that the driver is a close friend. The police officer is torn because her professional obligations demand that she punish the speeder, but her personal obligations suggest that she should give a friend a break. This is an example of

In Chapter 4, the Thomas theorem is discussed in the section associated with Erving Goffman. Why do you think this is? How does the Thomas theorem help introduce Goffman and his theory of dramaturgy?

Which statement captures a major point Sherry Turkle makes about communication in her book Reclaiming Conversation?

Sociology and the Real World

Studying Social Life: Sociology Research Methods

Culture

Separate and Together: Life in Groups

Deviance

Social Class: the Structure of Inequality

Race and Ethnicity As Lived Experience

Constructing Gender and Sexuality

Social Institutions: Politics, Education, and Religion

The Economy and Work

Life at Home: Families and Relationships

Leisure and Media

Health and Illness

Populations, Cities, and the Environment

Social Change

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