Question 1

A position in a social hierarchy that comes with a set of expectations is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  A role 
B)  A stereotype 
C)  An agent of socialization 
D)  A status 
A)  A role 
B)  A stereotype 
C)  An agent of socialization 
D)  A status

Question 2

According to Erving Goffman's concept of dramaturgy,how can a particular social setting make a great deal of difference in how we interact with other people?

Accepted Answer

In dramaturgy,a specific social setting,

Question 3

According to George Herbert Mead,in what way is a game of football like society?

Accepted Answer

A)  In both football and society, individuals have to take into account the roles and points of view of everyone else. 
B)  In both football and society, there are winners and losers. 
C)  Both football and society involve hierarchy and rules that help the elite maintain their status. 
D)  Both football and society use hegemonic power to maintain order. 
A)  In both football and society, individuals have to take into account the roles and points of view of everyone else. 
B)  In both football and society, there are winners and losers. 
C)  Both football and society involve hierarchy and rules that help the elite maintain their status. 
D)  Both football and society use hegemonic power to maintain order.

Question 4

A student sitting through a boring class glances over at a friend and rolls his eyes.What would Erving Goffman call this?

Accepted Answer

A)  A personal front 
B)  Impression management 
C)  An expression of behavior 
D)  Backstage 
A)  A personal front 
B)  Impression management 
C)  An expression of behavior 
D)  Backstage

Question 5

Which of these statements about roles is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  A role involves behaviors. 
B)  A role doesn't involve hierarchy. 
C)  A role doesn't involve status. 
D)  A role is earned or imposed in some way. 
A)  A role involves behaviors. 
B)  A role doesn't involve hierarchy. 
C)  A role doesn't involve status. 
D)  A role is earned or imposed in some way.

Question 6

As children get older,which agent of socialization tends to replace parents as their most intense and immediate influence?

Accepted Answer

A)  Peers 
B)  The media 
C)  Schools 
D)  Religion 
A)  Peers 
B)  The media 
C)  Schools 
D)  Religion

Question 7

formal subjects like math and reading are part of schools' hidden curriculum.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

According to Sigmund freud's theoretical perspective,what are the parts of the mind?

Accepted Answer

A)  The looking-glass self and the dual nature of self 
B)  The dual nature of the self, the significant other, and the generalized other 
C)  The significant other and the generalized other 
D)  The id, the ego, and the superego 
A)  The looking-glass self and the dual nature of self 
B)  The dual nature of the self, the significant other, and the generalized other 
C)  The significant other and the generalized other 
D)  The id, the ego, and the superego

Question 9

When you play high-stakes poker,it is silly to tell your opponents that you have a good hand.However,particularly good poker players say they can read other players' "tells"-the subtle and unintentional facial expressions,mannerisms,and body language that reveal what they are thinking.What would Erving Goffman call tells?

Accepted Answer

A)  Expressions given off 
B)  The dual nature of the self 
C)  Expressions given 
D)  The social construction of reality 
A)  Expressions given off 
B)  The dual nature of the self 
C)  Expressions given 
D)  The social construction of reality

Question 10

Recent research by marine biologists suggests that bottlenose dolphins have names for themselves.Scientists played sounds they had identified as the names of particular dolphins,putting them through a synthesizer so that they did not sound like the voices of particular dolphins.The researchers found that dolphins would respond to the names of other dolphins that they were related to or associated with,but they ignored the names of strangers.This discovery suggests a much greater degree of self-awareness in aquatic mammals than was previously suspected.If this research holds up,what does it suggest about dolphins?

Accepted Answer

A)  They go through stages of socialization. 
B)  Significant others are as important to dolphins as they are to us. 
C)  The ocean may be like a frontstage area, in Goffman's terminology. 
D)  They have a sense of self similar to that of humans. 
A)  They go through stages of socialization. 
B)  Significant others are as important to dolphins as they are to us. 
C)  The ocean may be like a frontstage area, in Goffman's terminology. 
D)  They have a sense of self similar to that of humans.

Question 11

In 2000 Campbell Soup Company launched an ad campaign that showed prepubescent boys offering soup to prepubescent girls.The girls declined because they were concerned about their calorie intake,but 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 and negatively affected their body image. 
D)  Even if they are low in calories, soups are packed full of preservatives and sodium, which is very bad for the skin. 
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 and negatively affected their body image. 
D)  Even if they are low in calories, soups are packed full of preservatives and sodium, which is very bad for the skin.

Question 12

According to Charles Cooley,why can there be no sense of self without society?

Accepted Answer

In his theory of the looking-g

Question 13

Erving Goffman theorized social life as a kind of con game in which we work to control the impressions others have of us.What did Goffman call this process?

Accepted Answer

A)  Impression management 
B)  Definition of the situation 
C)  Cooling the mark out 
D)  Expressions of behavior 
A)  Impression management 
B)  Definition of the situation 
C)  Cooling the mark out 
D)  Expressions of behavior

Question 14

What is the Thomas theorem? Restate it in your own words and provide an example of its application.

Accepted Answer

The Thomas theorem states that "if peopl

Question 15

When we try to understand how other people define a situation,why might expressions given off seem like more trustworthy guides than expressions given?

Accepted Answer

A)  Expressions given off are easy to use in deceptive ways. 
B)  We tend to believe that it is harder to manipulate expressions given off. 
C)  Expressions given are almost never intentional. 
D)  Expressions given off are almost always verbal and intentional. 
A)  Expressions given off are easy to use in deceptive ways. 
B)  We tend to believe that it is harder to manipulate expressions given off. 
C)  Expressions given are almost never intentional. 
D)  Expressions given off are almost always verbal and intentional.

Question 16

In his book The Interpretation of Dreams,Sigmund freud suggested that:

Accepted Answer

A)  thoughts must originate in both the id and the superego. 
B)  the conscious level of awareness is but the tip of the iceberg and that just below the surface is a far greater area of the mind, the subconscious and the unconscious. 
C)  dreams result from inconsequential superstitions and have to be "worked through" in order for analysis to succeed. 
D)  people are in control of their own dreams and can consciously choose to steer them in one direction or another. 
A)  thoughts must originate in both the id and the superego. 
B)  the conscious level of awareness is but the tip of the iceberg and that just below the surface is a far greater area of the mind, the subconscious and the unconscious. 
C)  dreams result from inconsequential superstitions and have to be "worked through" in order for analysis to succeed. 
D)  people are in control of their own dreams and can consciously choose to steer them in one direction or another.

Question 17

The term "total institution" refers to institutions that strip people of their previous identities in order to resocialize them.Describe this process.

Accepted Answer

Total institutions sever people from the

Question 18

The dual nature of the self,according to George Herbert Mead,refers to the idea that:

Accepted Answer

A)  there is both a conscious nature and an unconscious nature of the self. 
B)  We have both a public self and a private self. 
C)  we experience the self as both subject and object. 
D)  there is both a social side and an instinctual side to the self. 
A)  there is both a conscious nature and an unconscious nature of the self. 
B)  We have both a public self and a private self. 
C)  we experience the self as both subject and object. 
D)  there is both a social side and an instinctual side to the self.

Question 19

Chapter 4 presents theories of the self by Sigmund freud,Charles Cooley,and George Herbert Mead.Describe the social component of each of these three theoretical perspectives.

Accepted Answer

In freud's model,the social component of

Question 20

Resocialization is particularly severe when people are cut off from their previous relations with 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

A position in a social hierarchy that comes with a set of expectations is called:

According to Erving Goffman's concept of dramaturgy,how can a particular social setting make a great deal of difference in how we interact with other people?

According to George Herbert Mead,in what way is a game of football like society?

A student sitting through a boring class glances over at a friend and rolls his eyes.What would Erving Goffman call this?

Which of these statements about roles is true?

As children get older,which agent of socialization tends to replace parents as their most intense and immediate influence?

formal subjects like math and reading are part of schools' hidden curriculum.

According to Sigmund freud's theoretical perspective,what are the parts of the mind?

According to Charles Cooley,why can there be no sense of self without society?

Erving Goffman theorized social life as a kind of con game in which we work to control the impressions others have of us.What did Goffman call this process?

What is the Thomas theorem? Restate it in your own words and provide an example of its application.

When we try to understand how other people define a situation,why might expressions given off seem like more trustworthy guides than expressions given?

In his book The Interpretation of Dreams,Sigmund freud suggested that:

The term "total institution" refers to institutions that strip people of their previous identities in order to resocialize them.Describe this process.

The dual nature of the self,according to George Herbert Mead,refers to the idea that:

Chapter 4 presents theories of the self by Sigmund freud,Charles Cooley,and George Herbert Mead.Describe the social component of each of these three theoretical perspectives.

Resocialization is particularly severe when people are cut off from their previous relations with 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?

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Studying Social Life: Sociological Research Methods

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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

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Exam 4: Socialization,Interaction,and the Self

A position in a social hierarchy that comes with a set of expectations is called:

According to Erving Goffman's concept of dramaturgy,how can a particular social setting make a great deal of difference in how we interact with other people?

According to George Herbert Mead,in what way is a game of football like society?

A student sitting through a boring class glances over at a friend and rolls his eyes.What would Erving Goffman call this?

Which of these statements about roles is true?

As children get older,which agent of socialization tends to replace parents as their most intense and immediate influence?

formal subjects like math and reading are part of schools' hidden curriculum.

According to Sigmund freud's theoretical perspective,what are the parts of the mind?

According to Charles Cooley,why can there be no sense of self without society?

Erving Goffman theorized social life as a kind of con game in which we work to control the impressions others have of us.What did Goffman call this process?

What is the Thomas theorem? Restate it in your own words and provide an example of its application.

When we try to understand how other people define a situation,why might expressions given off seem like more trustworthy guides than expressions given?

In his book The Interpretation of Dreams,Sigmund freud suggested that:

The term "total institution" refers to institutions that strip people of their previous identities in order to resocialize them.Describe this process.

The dual nature of the self,according to George Herbert Mead,refers to the idea that:

Chapter 4 presents theories of the self by Sigmund freud,Charles Cooley,and George Herbert Mead.Describe the social component of each of these three theoretical perspectives.

Resocialization is particularly severe when people are cut off from their previous relations with 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?

Sociology and the Real World

Studying Social Life: Sociological 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

Filters