Question 1

Social exchange theorists argue that social interaction is primarily motivated by:

Accepted Answer

A)  Individuals' desires to attain specific goals/ends 
B)  Individuals' emotional connectedness 
C)  Individuals' lack of economic resources 
D)  Individuals' need for power over others 
A)  Individuals' desires to attain specific goals/ends 
B)  Individuals' emotional connectedness 
C)  Individuals' lack of economic resources 
D)  Individuals' need for power over others

Question 2

Companies that organize clubs and social activities for their employees recognize the importance of … in the workplace:

Accepted Answer

A)  Social control 
B)  Time management 
C)  Trust 
D)  Conflict management 
A)  Social control 
B)  Time management 
C)  Trust 
D)  Conflict management

Question 3

The fact that wives who earn more than their husbands do more housework than their husbands, suggests that:

Accepted Answer

A)  There is more to marriage than money 
B)  Cultural expectations constrain social behavior 
C)  Gender inequality persists in society 
D)  All of the above 
A)  There is more to marriage than money 
B)  Cultural expectations constrain social behavior 
C)  Gender inequality persists in society 
D)  All of the above

Question 4

Please write 2 or 3 sentences per question
-Identify the theorist, and identify one occupational group that can be considered as occupying a contradictory class location

Accepted Answer

The theorist who introduced the concept

Question 5

The relations among the US, European countries, and Russia can be studied in terms of:

Accepted Answer

A)  Power imbalances 
B)  Power dependence 
C)  Trust 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Power imbalances 
B)  Power dependence 
C)  Trust 
D)  All of the above

Question 6

In social exchange, the value of rewards is a function of their:

Accepted Answer

A)  Plenitude 
B)  Diffuseness 
C)  Reciprocity 
D)  Scarcity 
A)  Plenitude 
B)  Diffuseness 
C)  Reciprocity 
D)  Scarcity

Question 7

Please write 2 or 3 sentences per question
-What, according to Blau, is a paradox of social exchange?

Accepted Answer

According to Peter Blau, a paradox of so

Question 8

Giving and receiving gifts:

Accepted Answer

A)  Are signs of friendship 
B)  Reflect power imbalances 
C)  Affirm status differences 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Are signs of friendship 
B)  Reflect power imbalances 
C)  Affirm status differences 
D)  All of the above

Question 9

Rational choice theory emphasizes that individuals act in ways that:

Accepted Answer

A)  Maximize the utility of their actions to themselves 
B)  Maximize the long-term contribution of their activities to social equality 
C)  Balance many competing values and motivations 
D)  Prioritize means over ends 
A)  Maximize the utility of their actions to themselves 
B)  Maximize the long-term contribution of their activities to social equality 
C)  Balance many competing values and motivations 
D)  Prioritize means over ends

Question 10

According to Peter Blau, social organizations are:

Accepted Answer

A)  Influenced by social forces that are independent of individuals 
B)  Reducible to the individuals who are part of them 
C)  Punishing environments 
D)  Rewarding environments 
A)  Influenced by social forces that are independent of individuals 
B)  Reducible to the individuals who are part of them 
C)  Punishing environments 
D)  Rewarding environments

Question 11

Exchange theorists variously emphasize the importance of trust in social and institutional relations. Identify one recent public event/scandal which might be characterized as causing a breakdown in institutional trust (e.g., the crisis in banking; the Catholic Church's sex-abuse scandals; the corporatization of medicine [ see chapter 4]). What social and institutional remedies might help to restore trust in these institutions?

Accepted Answer

One recent public event that could be ch

Question 12

Erik Olin Wright's theorizing and research focuses on:

Accepted Answer

A)  Class polarization 
B)  Contradictory class locations 
C)  The rational choices of the capitalist class 
D)  None of the above 
A)  Class polarization 
B)  Contradictory class locations 
C)  The rational choices of the capitalist class 
D)  None of the above

Question 13

Social exchange is characterized by:

Accepted Answer

A)  Equally shared power 
B)  Power imbalances 
C)  Equal levels of trust 
D)  High degree of mistrust 
A)  Equally shared power 
B)  Power imbalances 
C)  Equal levels of trust 
D)  High degree of mistrust

Question 14

In social exchange, Homans argues, social status is determined by what a person:

Accepted Answer

A)  Believes 
B)  Gives and gets 
C)  Thinks 
D)  None of the above 
A)  Believes 
B)  Gives and gets 
C)  Thinks 
D)  None of the above

Question 15

Please write 2 or 3 sentences per question
-Explain, using an example, how marriage can be considered an interest-maximization strategy.

Accepted Answer

Marriage can be considered an interest-m

Social exchange theorists argue that social interaction is primarily motivated by:

Companies that organize clubs and social activities for their employees recognize the importance of … in the workplace:

The fact that wives who earn more than their husbands do more housework than their husbands, suggests that:

Please write 2 or 3 sentences per question -Identify the theorist, and identify one occupational group that can be considered as occupying a contradictory class location

The relations among the US, European countries, and Russia can be studied in terms of:

In social exchange, the value of rewards is a function of their:

Please write 2 or 3 sentences per question -What, according to Blau, is a paradox of social exchange?

Giving and receiving gifts:

Rational choice theory emphasizes that individuals act in ways that:

According to Peter Blau, social organizations are:

Erik Olin Wright's theorizing and research focuses on:

Social exchange is characterized by:

In social exchange, Homans argues, social status is determined by what a person:

Please write 2 or 3 sentences per question -Explain, using an example, how marriage can be considered an interest-maximization strategy.

Karl Marx (1818–1883)

Emile Durkheim (1858–1917)

Max Weber (1864–1920)

American Classics: The Chicago School, Talcott Parsons, and Robert Merton

Critical Theory: Technology, Culture, and Politics

Conflict, Power, and Dependency in Macro-Societal Processes

Symbolic Interactionism

Phenomenology and Ethnomethodology

Feminist Theories

Michel Foucault: Theorizing Sexuality, the Body, and Power

Postcolonial Theory and Race

The Social Reproduction of Inequality: Pierre Bourdieus Theory of Class and Culture

Economic and Political Globalization

Modernities, Cosmopolitanism, and Global Consumer Culture

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Exam 7: Exchange, Exchange Network, and Rational Choice Theories

Social exchange theorists argue that social interaction is primarily motivated by:

Companies that organize clubs and social activities for their employees recognize the importance of … in the workplace:

The fact that wives who earn more than their husbands do more housework than their husbands, suggests that:

Please write 2 or 3 sentences per question -Identify the theorist, and identify one occupational group that can be considered as occupying a contradictory class location

The relations among the US, European countries, and Russia can be studied in terms of:

In social exchange, the value of rewards is a function of their:

Please write 2 or 3 sentences per question -What, according to Blau, is a paradox of social exchange?

Giving and receiving gifts:

Rational choice theory emphasizes that individuals act in ways that:

According to Peter Blau, social organizations are:

Erik Olin Wright's theorizing and research focuses on:

Social exchange is characterized by:

In social exchange, Homans argues, social status is determined by what a person:

Please write 2 or 3 sentences per question -Explain, using an example, how marriage can be considered an interest-maximization strategy.

Karl Marx (1818–1883)

Emile Durkheim (1858–1917)

Max Weber (1864–1920)

American Classics: The Chicago School, Talcott Parsons, and Robert Merton

Critical Theory: Technology, Culture, and Politics

Conflict, Power, and Dependency in Macro-Societal Processes

Symbolic Interactionism

Phenomenology and Ethnomethodology

Feminist Theories

Michel Foucault: Theorizing Sexuality, the Body, and Power

Postcolonial Theory and Race

The Social Reproduction of Inequality: Pierre Bourdieus Theory of Class and Culture

Economic and Political Globalization

Modernities, Cosmopolitanism, and Global Consumer Culture

Filters