Question 1

Discuss ethnomethodology.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. Ethnomethodology is t

Question 2

According to feminist theories, which of the following statements is true about verbal interactions?

Accepted Answer

A)  During decision-making tasks, women are more talkative than men are. 
B)  Men are more talkative than women are when talking about themselves. 
C)  Men show conversational dominance by speaking more frequently and for longer periods. 
D)  Women show conversational dominance by interrupting others while talking. 
E)  Women show conversational dominance by giving unsolicited and unwanted advice. 
A)  During decision-making tasks, women are more talkative than men are. 
B)  Men are more talkative than women are when talking about themselves. 
C)  Men show conversational dominance by speaking more frequently and for longer periods. 
D)  Women show conversational dominance by interrupting others while talking. 
E)  Women show conversational dominance by giving unsolicited and unwanted advice.

Question 3

Which of the following statements is true about the demographic variations among Internet users?

Accepted Answer

A)  The number of women using the Internet is higher than men. 
B)  Asian Americans are the most connected group in the United States. 
C)  The higher the family income the lesser the likelihood of Internet users in the family. 
D)  Students in college are less likely to be Internet users than students in high schools. 
E)  Americans aged 65 and older do not use the Internet at all. 
A)  The number of women using the Internet is higher than men. 
B)  Asian Americans are the most connected group in the United States. 
C)  The higher the family income the lesser the likelihood of Internet users in the family. 
D)  Students in college are less likely to be Internet users than students in high schools. 
E)  Americans aged 65 and older do not use the Internet at all.

Question 4

Cyberstalking is more common among adolescents than adults.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

What is nonverbal communication? Discuss in detail.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. Nonverbal communicati

Question 6

Mackenzie is a congresswoman. She is responsible for proposing legislation, meeting with constituents, and implementing policies. These responsibilities make up Mackenzie's _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  role set 
B)  role strain 
C)  role conflict 
D)  status quo 
E)  status consistency 
A)  role set 
B)  role strain 
C)  role conflict 
D)  status quo 
E)  status consistency

Question 7

Social interaction can be defined as the process by which:

Accepted Answer

A)  a person gains knowledge about a particular topic. 
B)  a person investigates a phenomenon in a systematic manner. 
C)  a person acts toward and reacts to people around him or her. 
D)  an unorganized pattern of behavior governs people's relationships. 
E)  an organized pattern of behavior governs people's relationships. 
A)  a person gains knowledge about a particular topic. 
B)  a person investigates a phenomenon in a systematic manner. 
C)  a person acts toward and reacts to people around him or her. 
D)  an unorganized pattern of behavior governs people's relationships. 
E)  an organized pattern of behavior governs people's relationships.

Question 8

Timothy and Kiley were asked to violate a norm by their sociology professor. They chose to go to the mall and use the up escalator to go down and the down escalator to go up. They watched the reactions of others and wrote a paper describing the experience. Which of the following methodological tools were Timothy and Kiley using?

Accepted Answer

A)  Dramaturgical analysis 
B)  Participant observation 
C)  Frame analysis 
D)  Autoethnography 
E)  Ethnomethodology 
A)  Dramaturgical analysis 
B)  Participant observation 
C)  Frame analysis 
D)  Autoethnography 
E)  Ethnomethodology

Question 9

_____ is the actual behavior of a person who occupies a status.

Accepted Answer

A)  Role presentation 
B)  Role position 
C)  Role strain 
D)  Role performance 
E)  Role set 
A)  Role presentation 
B)  Role position 
C)  Role strain 
D)  Role performance 
E)  Role set

Question 10

A(n) _____ overrides other statuses and forms an important part of a person's social identity.

Accepted Answer

A)  master status 
B)  minor status 
C)  auxiliary status 
D)  role set 
E)  status set 
A)  master status 
B)  minor status 
C)  auxiliary status 
D)  role set 
E)  status set

Question 11

Identify a statement that is true about verbal interactions according to feminist theories.

Accepted Answer

A)  Generally, men are socialized to be more comfortable talking about their feelings. 
B)  Women are more likely than men to do conversational maintenance work. 
C)  Women show conversational dominance by reinterpreting the speaker's meaning. 
D)  Interaction differences are innate in people because of one's sex. 
E)  Fathers who do much of the parenting have communication styles that are opposite to those of mothers. 
A)  Generally, men are socialized to be more comfortable talking about their feelings. 
B)  Women are more likely than men to do conversational maintenance work. 
C)  Women show conversational dominance by reinterpreting the speaker's meaning. 
D)  Interaction differences are innate in people because of one's sex. 
E)  Fathers who do much of the parenting have communication styles that are opposite to those of mothers.

Question 12

Which of the following statements is true about a master status?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is usually not apparent. 
B)  It usually makes the biggest impression. 
C)  It usually does not affect others' perceptions. 
D)  It is always achieved. 
E)  It is always ascribed. 
A)  It is usually not apparent. 
B)  It usually makes the biggest impression. 
C)  It usually does not affect others' perceptions. 
D)  It is always achieved. 
E)  It is always ascribed.

Question 13

The behavior expected of a person who has a particular status is called a(n) _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  role 
B)  theory 
C)  activity 
D)  qualification 
E)  ethnicity 
A)  role 
B)  theory 
C)  activity 
D)  qualification 
E)  ethnicity

Question 14

Carter is a full-time college student and works at a factory for 30 hours each week. He feels exhausted and is having a hard time dealing with the demands of his roles at college and the factory he works in. Carter is experiencing _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  role rage 
B)  role conflict 
C)  role strain 
D)  role discrepancy 
E)  role inconsistency 
A)  role rage 
B)  role conflict 
C)  role strain 
D)  role discrepancy 
E)  role inconsistency

Question 15

For feminists, the most significant characteristic of all human communication is that people take each other and the context into account.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Statuses are considered relational because they are connected to other statuses.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Mary is a working woman. To make sure that her children arrive at school on time, Mary shifts her office timing so that she can work from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm on weekdays and also on Saturdays. Which coping strategy is Mary using to deal with the role conflict that she faces?

Accepted Answer

A)  Denying that there is a problem 
B)  Compromising any one role 
C)  Exiting both the roles 
D)  Compartmentalizing roles 
E)  Setting priorities 
A)  Denying that there is a problem 
B)  Compromising any one role 
C)  Exiting both the roles 
D)  Compartmentalizing roles 
E)  Setting priorities

Question 18

Which of the following is an effective way of minimizing role conflict and role strain?

Accepted Answer

A)  Tackling everything at once 
B)  Desegregating roles 
C)  Taking on more roles at a time 
D)  Setting priorities 
E)  Acquiring more statuses 
A)  Tackling everything at once 
B)  Desegregating roles 
C)  Taking on more roles at a time 
D)  Setting priorities 
E)  Acquiring more statuses

Question 19

Which of the following statements is common to all micro-level perspectives about social interaction?

Accepted Answer

A)  The perspectives explain who says what and when. 
B)  The perspectives explain who teaches communication. 
C)  The perspectives explain why people say what they say. 
D)  The perspectives explain how people learn social interaction. 
E)  The perspectives explain how people interact in their daily lives. 
A)  The perspectives explain who says what and when. 
B)  The perspectives explain who teaches communication. 
C)  The perspectives explain why people say what they say. 
D)  The perspectives explain how people learn social interaction. 
E)  The perspectives explain how people interact in their daily lives.

Question 20

Discuss the strategies for coping with role conflict and role strain with examples.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. Role conflict and rol

Discuss ethnomethodology.

According to feminist theories, which of the following statements is true about verbal interactions?

Which of the following statements is true about the demographic variations among Internet users?

Cyberstalking is more common among adolescents than adults.

What is nonverbal communication? Discuss in detail.

Mackenzie is a congresswoman. She is responsible for proposing legislation, meeting with constituents, and implementing policies. These responsibilities make up Mackenzie's _____.

Social interaction can be defined as the process by which:

_____ is the actual behavior of a person who occupies a status.

A(n) _____ overrides other statuses and forms an important part of a person's social identity.

Identify a statement that is true about verbal interactions according to feminist theories.

Which of the following statements is true about a master status?

The behavior expected of a person who has a particular status is called a(n) _____.

Carter is a full-time college student and works at a factory for 30 hours each week. He feels exhausted and is having a hard time dealing with the demands of his roles at college and the factory he works in. Carter is experiencing _____.

For feminists, the most significant characteristic of all human communication is that people take each other and the context into account.

Statuses are considered relational because they are connected to other statuses.

Mary is a working woman. To make sure that her children arrive at school on time, Mary shifts her office timing so that she can work from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm on weekdays and also on Saturdays. Which coping strategy is Mary using to deal with the role conflict that she faces?

Which of the following is an effective way of minimizing role conflict and role strain?

Which of the following statements is common to all micro-level perspectives about social interaction?

Discuss the strategies for coping with role conflict and role strain with examples.

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Discuss ethnomethodology.

According to feminist theories, which of the following statements is true about verbal interactions?

Which of the following statements is true about the demographic variations among Internet users?

Cyberstalking is more common among adolescents than adults.

What is nonverbal communication? Discuss in detail.

Mackenzie is a congresswoman. She is responsible for proposing legislation, meeting with constituents, and implementing policies. These responsibilities make up Mackenzie's _____.

Social interaction can be defined as the process by which:

_____ is the actual behavior of a person who occupies a status.

A(n) _____ overrides other statuses and forms an important part of a person's social identity.

Identify a statement that is true about verbal interactions according to feminist theories.

Which of the following statements is true about a master status?

The behavior expected of a person who has a particular status is called a(n) _____.

Carter is a full-time college student and works at a factory for 30 hours each week. He feels exhausted and is having a hard time dealing with the demands of his roles at college and the factory he works in. Carter is experiencing _____.

For feminists, the most significant characteristic of all human communication is that people take each other and the context into account.

Statuses are considered relational because they are connected to other statuses.

Mary is a working woman. To make sure that her children arrive at school on time, Mary shifts her office timing so that she can work from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm on weekdays and also on Saturdays. Which coping strategy is Mary using to deal with the role conflict that she faces?

Which of the following is an effective way of minimizing role conflict and role strain?

Which of the following statements is common to all micro-level perspectives about social interaction?

Discuss the strategies for coping with role conflict and role strain with examples.

Thinking Like a Sociologist

Examining Our Social World

Culture

Socialization

Social Groups, Organizations, and Social Institutions

Deviance, Crime, and the Criminal Justice System

Social Stratification: United States and Global

Gender and Sexuality

Race and Ethnicity

The Economy and Politics

Families and Aging

Education and Religion

Health and Medicine

Population, Urbanization, and the Environment

Social Change: Collective Behavior, Social Movements, and Technology

Filters