Question 1

What term did Goffman use to describe his investigation of human behaviour in social situations?

Accepted Answer

A)  Marxist analysis 
B)  Dramaturgical analysis 
C)  Dramatic deconstruction 
D)  Sociocultural analysis 
A)  Marxist analysis 
B)  Dramaturgical analysis 
C)  Dramatic deconstruction 
D)  Sociocultural analysis B

Question 2

According to George Herbert Mead children acquire the concept of the 'generalised Other' during which stage of socialisation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Imitation 
B)  Game 
C)  Preoperational 
D)  Pre-play 
A)  Imitation 
B)  Game 
C)  Preoperational 
D)  Pre-play B

Question 3

What is the term for the notion of using our perceptions of how others see us to determine our own self-image?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mortification of self 
B)  Presentation of self 
C)  Significant other 
D)  Looking-glass self 
A)  Mortification of self 
B)  Presentation of self 
C)  Significant other 
D)  Looking-glass self D

Question 4

Which of the following theorists believes children go through states of development?

Accepted Answer

A)  Charles Darwin 
B)  Jean Piaget 
C)  Francis Crick 
D)  Tom Shakespeare 
A)  Charles Darwin 
B)  Jean Piaget 
C)  Francis Crick 
D)  Tom Shakespeare

Question 5

Who coined the phrase the 'presentation of self'?

Accepted Answer

A)  Arlie Hochschild 
B)  Herbert Blumer 
C)  Charles Horton Cooley 
D)  Erving Goffman 
A)  Arlie Hochschild 
B)  Herbert Blumer 
C)  Charles Horton Cooley 
D)  Erving Goffman

Question 6

Which of the following statements is true regarding studies of identical (monozygotic) twins?

Accepted Answer

A)  The family environment fundamentally determines who we are 
B)  Our genetic inheritance primarily determines who we are 
C)  Genetic inheritance plays no role in shaping who we are 
D)  The interplay of genes and environment make us who we are 
A)  The family environment fundamentally determines who we are 
B)  Our genetic inheritance primarily determines who we are 
C)  Genetic inheritance plays no role in shaping who we are 
D)  The interplay of genes and environment make us who we are

Question 7

When was eugenics first widely questioned?

Accepted Answer

A)  In the early 1800s 
B)  In the late 1800s 
C)  In the 1930s 
D)  In the 1980s 
A)  In the early 1800s 
B)  In the late 1800s 
C)  In the 1930s 
D)  In the 1980s

Question 8

Which of the following can be considered an example of resocialisation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Taking on a new job 
B)  Leaving school and going to university 
C)  Retirement from work 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Taking on a new job 
B)  Leaving school and going to university 
C)  Retirement from work 
D)  All of the above

Question 9

The extensive use of mobile phones has:

Accepted Answer

A)  Transformed peer-group interactions 
B)  Become a social liability 
C)  Made no difference to people 
D)  Made a difference to children's speech 
A)  Transformed peer-group interactions 
B)  Become a social liability 
C)  Made no difference to people 
D)  Made a difference to children's speech

What term did Goffman use to describe his investigation of human behaviour in social situations?

According to George Herbert Mead children acquire the concept of the 'generalised Other' during which stage of socialisation?

What is the term for the notion of using our perceptions of how others see us to determine our own self-image?

Which of the following theorists believes children go through states of development?

Who coined the phrase the 'presentation of self'?

Which of the following statements is true regarding studies of identical (monozygotic) twins?

When was eugenics first widely questioned?

Which of the following can be considered an example of resocialisation?

The extensive use of mobile phones has:

The Sociological Gaze: Linking Private Lives to Public Issues

Sociological Foundations: Early Theorists and Theories

Contemporary Sociological Theorists and Theories

Sociological Investigations: Doing Social Research

Youth Transitions and Youth Culture

Families and Intimate Relationships

Consumption and Lifestyles

Sporting Life

A Sociology of Licit and Illicit Drugs

Class and Inequality in Australia

Gender and Sexualities

Ethnicity and Belonging

Race and Reconciliation in Australia

Religion and Spirituality in Contemporary Australia

Deviance, Crime, and Social Control

The Social Determinants of Health and Illness

Globalisation, Power, and Social Movements

Global Risk and the Surveillance State: A Sociology of New Terrorism

Working 247: The New Work Ethic

Digital Sociology

Media and Popular Culture

Educating Society: Sociological Debates and Dilemmas

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Exam 5: How We Become Who and What We Are: Socialisation and the New Genetics

What term did Goffman use to describe his investigation of human behaviour in social situations?

According to George Herbert Mead children acquire the concept of the 'generalised Other' during which stage of socialisation?

What is the term for the notion of using our perceptions of how others see us to determine our own self-image?

Which of the following theorists believes children go through states of development?

Who coined the phrase the 'presentation of self'?

Which of the following statements is true regarding studies of identical (monozygotic) twins?

When was eugenics first widely questioned?

Which of the following can be considered an example of resocialisation?

The extensive use of mobile phones has:

The Sociological Gaze: Linking Private Lives to Public Issues

Sociological Foundations: Early Theorists and Theories

Contemporary Sociological Theorists and Theories

Sociological Investigations: Doing Social Research

Youth Transitions and Youth Culture

Families and Intimate Relationships

Consumption and Lifestyles

Sporting Life

A Sociology of Licit and Illicit Drugs

Class and Inequality in Australia

Gender and Sexualities

Ethnicity and Belonging

Race and Reconciliation in Australia

Religion and Spirituality in Contemporary Australia

Deviance, Crime, and Social Control

The Social Determinants of Health and Illness

Globalisation, Power, and Social Movements

Global Risk and the Surveillance State: A Sociology of New Terrorism

Working 247: The New Work Ethic

Digital Sociology

Media and Popular Culture

Educating Society: Sociological Debates and Dilemmas

Filters