Question 1

Ethnomethodologists are primarily interested in:

Accepted Answer

A) how people maintain a coherent sense of reality 
B) the effects of emotions like embarrassment on the role-taking process 
C) the effects of statuses like gender and race/ethnicity on people's situational definitions 
D) the meanings people construct through their face-to-face interactions 
E) the process of impression management 
A) how people maintain a coherent sense of reality 
B) the effects of emotions like embarrassment on the role-taking process 
C) the effects of statuses like gender and race/ethnicity on people's situational definitions 
D) the meanings people construct through their face-to-face interactions 
E) the process of impression management

Question 2

Iowa/Indiana school symbolic interactionism is more macro in focus than Chicago school symbolic interactionism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Discuss the role of language in social life from the perspective of a symbolic interactionist. Why is language also a key interest of ethnomethodologists?

Accepted Answer

Symbolic interactionists view language a

Question 4

What is a situational definition? Give an example from the assigned reading, lecture, or your personal experience of an interactive setting in which people had competing situational definitions. Why is this concept so central to Chicago school symbolic interactionism?

Accepted Answer

A situational definition refers to the w

Question 5

Ferris' study on fan-celebrity encounters, discussed in Chapter 3, was used to show that different groups often have different:

Accepted Answer

A) core values 
B) economic means (levels of income and wealth) 
C) roles 
D) situational definitions 
E) social networks 
A) core values 
B) economic means (levels of income and wealth) 
C) roles 
D) situational definitions 
E) social networks

Question 6

Why is it useful to study extreme situations, like the experience of the survivors of the plane crash discussed in Chapter 3, who had to eat human flesh in order to stay alive?

Accepted Answer

A) People are more willing to tell others how they really feel, and to act more authentically, after experiencing a crisis. 
B) People's true natures are evident in extreme situations because characteristics that typically serve as the basis of power (e.g., gender, class, and race/ethnicity) don't matter in these settings. 
C) The fear individuals experience in crisis situations enhances their memories, so they are readily able to report the events that transpired to an interviewer. 
D) The social processes through which people construct their realities are more obvious in extreme than in common, everyday situations. 
E) These events show us how people would act if they existed outside of a society. 
A) People are more willing to tell others how they really feel, and to act more authentically, after experiencing a crisis. 
B) People's true natures are evident in extreme situations because characteristics that typically serve as the basis of power (e.g., gender, class, and race/ethnicity) don't matter in these settings. 
C) The fear individuals experience in crisis situations enhances their memories, so they are readily able to report the events that transpired to an interviewer. 
D) The social processes through which people construct their realities are more obvious in extreme than in common, everyday situations. 
E) These events show us how people would act if they existed outside of a society.

Question 7

Mead called a gesture that brings out the same meaning in the person it is directed toward as it does in the person initiating the action a:

Accepted Answer

A) cognitive designator 
B) shared goal 
C) significant symbol 
D) unit of mental exchange 
E) validated sign 
A) cognitive designator 
B) shared goal 
C) significant symbol 
D) unit of mental exchange 
E) validated sign

Question 8

The label ""microsociology"" encompasses all of the theoretical frameworks within the symbolic interactionist face of sociological social psychology except:

Accepted Answer

A) Chicago school symbolic interactionism 
B) Iowa/Indiana school symbolic interactionism 
C) ethnomethodology 
D) self-consciousness theory 
E) the dramaturgical approach 
A) Chicago school symbolic interactionism 
B) Iowa/Indiana school symbolic interactionism 
C) ethnomethodology 
D) self-consciousness theory 
E) the dramaturgical approach

Question 9

Who would measure the content of a sample of college students' self-concepts on a survey using the Twenty Statements Test?

Accepted Answer

A) A Chicago school symbolic interactionist 
B) A social behaviorist 
C) A sociological social psychologist working within the dramaturgical perspective 
D) An ethnomethodologist 
E) An Iowa/Indiana school symbolic interactionist 
A) A Chicago school symbolic interactionist 
B) A social behaviorist 
C) A sociological social psychologist working within the dramaturgical perspective 
D) An ethnomethodologist 
E) An Iowa/Indiana school symbolic interactionist

Question 10

Contrast the Chicago and Iowa/Indiana schools of symbolic interactionism. In doing so, highlight the key defining characteristic of each framework and use examples of specific theories and/or studies to illustrate the distinction between these two traditions. Why, despite their differences, are both schools of thought are considered to be symbolic interactionist? Which of the two perspectives do you think is the most useful for understanding human social behavior? Why do you fav

Accepted Answer

The Chicago and Iowa/Indiana schools of

Question 11

Becker and Geer, two well-known Chicago school symbolic interactionists, argue that participant observation yields more valid data than in-depth interviews. As they note, data gathered using in-depth interviews may lack validity because people:

Accepted Answer

A) are often unaware of what they do or why they do it 
B) get nervous during interviews, which impairs their ability to answer questions accurately 
C) often lie to researchers to make themselves look better 
D) tend to withhold information they view as unimportant from the interviewer 
E) both a and d 
A) are often unaware of what they do or why they do it 
B) get nervous during interviews, which impairs their ability to answer questions accurately 
C) often lie to researchers to make themselves look better 
D) tend to withhold information they view as unimportant from the interviewer 
E) both a and d

Question 12

What do symbolic interactionists study? Why do extreme situations, like the plane crash in the Andes described in this chapter, provide such good examples of the social processes of interest to symbolic interactionists?

Accepted Answer

Symbolic interactionists study how indiv

Question 13

The characteristics, thoughts, and feelings that people attribute to themselves compose what sociological social psychologists call:

Accepted Answer

A) the mirage 
B) the mirror image 
C) the "my" 
D) the self 
E) the self-concept 
A) the mirage 
B) the mirror image 
C) the "my" 
D) the self 
E) the self-concept

Question 14

According to Chicago school symbolic interactionists, behavior is a product of:

Accepted Answer

A) objective reality 
B) people's innate needs or desires 
C) personality characteristics 
D) situational definitions 
E) social norms 
A) objective reality 
B) people's innate needs or desires 
C) personality characteristics 
D) situational definitions 
E) social norms

Question 15

Working within the Chicago school of SI, Schippers studied the interactions that occurred between lower-class African American girls and their White, female college student mentors. The results of Schipper's study suggest that:

Accepted Answer

A) intelligence is more important than gender or race in determining people's power over others and their future behaviors 
B) mentoring programs and diversity training for school staff tend to result in positive race relations among students and between students and teachers 
C) people rely on status symbols (e.g., material possessions or a title) when striving for dominance in their interactions with others 
D) the power dynamic that emerges in people's face-to-face interactions may not reflect the power structure that exists within the larger society 
E) both b and c 
A) intelligence is more important than gender or race in determining people's power over others and their future behaviors 
B) mentoring programs and diversity training for school staff tend to result in positive race relations among students and between students and teachers 
C) people rely on status symbols (e.g., material possessions or a title) when striving for dominance in their interactions with others 
D) the power dynamic that emerges in people's face-to-face interactions may not reflect the power structure that exists within the larger society 
E) both b and c

Question 16

Ethnomethodologists study the process of role taking and how people come to understand what others are thinking.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

In his ethnomethodological study of conversations at a race training workshop, discussed in Chapter 3, Whitehead found that individuals tended to avoid directly mentioning race. Study participants also downplayed the significance of race as an explanation for people's experiences. Whitehead argues that this is important because, at the macro level, conversations that reflect the commonly held assumption that race is no longer important in shaping people's experiences:

Accepted Answer

A) increase social integration and equality across groups within society 
B) highlight the effectiveness of race training workshops and other programs that emphasize diversity-related issues 
C) make characteristics other than race, like gender, more salient bases of identity 
D) reproduce existing patterns of racial/ethnic inequality 
E) show that it is possible to move toward a "raceless" society 
A) increase social integration and equality across groups within society 
B) highlight the effectiveness of race training workshops and other programs that emphasize diversity-related issues 
C) make characteristics other than race, like gender, more salient bases of identity 
D) reproduce existing patterns of racial/ethnic inequality 
E) show that it is possible to move toward a "raceless" society

Question 18

In class, college students often rely on a few of their peers to respond to the professor's questions and offer comments on the material presented. Because someone is participating, they know that they won't be called on. This dynamic reflects what symbolic interactionists Karp and Yoels refer to as the:

Accepted Answer

A) dispersal of burden 
B) consolidation of responsibility 
C) control of conversational outflow 
D) diffusion of responsibility 
E) management of accounts 
A) dispersal of burden 
B) consolidation of responsibility 
C) control of conversational outflow 
D) diffusion of responsibility 
E) management of accounts

Question 19

Chicago school symbolic interactionists focus on:

Accepted Answer

A) how people present themselves to others in public settings 
B) how people respond to disruptions to the flow of everyday social life 
C) how social experiences differ across social categories (e.g., men vs. women) 
D) the social construction of meaning in group encounters 
E) the link between the statuses people occupy and how they define themselves 
A) how people present themselves to others in public settings 
B) how people respond to disruptions to the flow of everyday social life 
C) how social experiences differ across social categories (e.g., men vs. women) 
D) the social construction of meaning in group encounters 
E) the link between the statuses people occupy and how they define themselves

Ethnomethodologists are primarily interested in:

Iowa/Indiana school symbolic interactionism is more macro in focus than Chicago school symbolic interactionism.

Discuss the role of language in social life from the perspective of a symbolic interactionist. Why is language also a key interest of ethnomethodologists?

What is a situational definition? Give an example from the assigned reading, lecture, or your personal experience of an interactive setting in which people had competing situational definitions. Why is this concept so central to Chicago school symbolic interactionism?

Ferris' study on fan-celebrity encounters, discussed in Chapter 3, was used to show that different groups often have different:

Why is it useful to study extreme situations, like the experience of the survivors of the plane crash discussed in Chapter 3, who had to eat human flesh in order to stay alive?

Mead called a gesture that brings out the same meaning in the person it is directed toward as it does in the person initiating the action a:

The label ""microsociology"" encompasses all of the theoretical frameworks within the symbolic interactionist face of sociological social psychology except:

Who would measure the content of a sample of college students' self-concepts on a survey using the Twenty Statements Test?

Becker and Geer, two well-known Chicago school symbolic interactionists, argue that participant observation yields more valid data than in-depth interviews. As they note, data gathered using in-depth interviews may lack validity because people:

What do symbolic interactionists study? Why do extreme situations, like the plane crash in the Andes described in this chapter, provide such good examples of the social processes of interest to symbolic interactionists?

The characteristics, thoughts, and feelings that people attribute to themselves compose what sociological social psychologists call:

According to Chicago school symbolic interactionists, behavior is a product of:

Working within the Chicago school of SI, Schippers studied the interactions that occurred between lower-class African American girls and their White, female college student mentors. The results of Schipper's study suggest that:

Ethnomethodologists study the process of role taking and how people come to understand what others are thinking.

Chicago school symbolic interactionists focus on:

What Is Sociological Social Psychology

Research Methods in Sociological Social Psychology

The Social Structure and Personality Perspective

Group Processes and Structure

Socialization Throughout the Life Course

Self and Identity

Emotions and Social Life

Deviance and Social Control

Mental Health and Illness

Personal Relationships

Prejudice and Discrimination

Social Influence, Social Constraint, and Social Change

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Exam 3: Symbolic Interactionism and Related Perspectives

Ethnomethodologists are primarily interested in:

Iowa/Indiana school symbolic interactionism is more macro in focus than Chicago school symbolic interactionism.

Discuss the role of language in social life from the perspective of a symbolic interactionist. Why is language also a key interest of ethnomethodologists?

What is a situational definition? Give an example from the assigned reading, lecture, or your personal experience of an interactive setting in which people had competing situational definitions. Why is this concept so central to Chicago school symbolic interactionism?

Ferris' study on fan-celebrity encounters, discussed in Chapter 3, was used to show that different groups often have different:

Why is it useful to study extreme situations, like the experience of the survivors of the plane crash discussed in Chapter 3, who had to eat human flesh in order to stay alive?

Mead called a gesture that brings out the same meaning in the person it is directed toward as it does in the person initiating the action a:

The label ""microsociology"" encompasses all of the theoretical frameworks within the symbolic interactionist face of sociological social psychology except:

Who would measure the content of a sample of college students' self-concepts on a survey using the Twenty Statements Test?

Becker and Geer, two well-known Chicago school symbolic interactionists, argue that participant observation yields more valid data than in-depth interviews. As they note, data gathered using in-depth interviews may lack validity because people:

What do symbolic interactionists study? Why do extreme situations, like the plane crash in the Andes described in this chapter, provide such good examples of the social processes of interest to symbolic interactionists?

The characteristics, thoughts, and feelings that people attribute to themselves compose what sociological social psychologists call:

According to Chicago school symbolic interactionists, behavior is a product of:

Working within the Chicago school of SI, Schippers studied the interactions that occurred between lower-class African American girls and their White, female college student mentors. The results of Schipper's study suggest that:

Ethnomethodologists study the process of role taking and how people come to understand what others are thinking.

Chicago school symbolic interactionists focus on:

What Is Sociological Social Psychology

Research Methods in Sociological Social Psychology

The Social Structure and Personality Perspective

Group Processes and Structure

Socialization Throughout the Life Course

Self and Identity

Emotions and Social Life

Deviance and Social Control

Mental Health and Illness

Personal Relationships

Prejudice and Discrimination

Social Influence, Social Constraint, and Social Change

Filters