Question 1

What does the case of Harold and Sybil show?

Accepted Answer

A)  Social interaction is the key to the reality we perceive. 
B)  Men and women often have disagreements because they fail to understand their different points of view. 
C)  Men and women often have agreements because they understand different points of view. 
D)  It shows the importance of biology to everyday life. 
E)  It shows the impact of work on everyday life. 
A)  Social interaction is the key to the reality we perceive. 
B)  Men and women often have disagreements because they fail to understand their different points of view. 
C)  Men and women often have agreements because they understand different points of view. 
D)  It shows the importance of biology to everyday life. 
E)  It shows the impact of work on everyday life.

Question 2

Which sociologist coined the term "ethnomethodology"in the 1950s?

Accepted Answer

A)  George Herbert Mead 
B)  Erving Goffman 
C)  Emile Durkheim 
D)  Harold Garfinkel 
E)  Auguste Comte 
A)  George Herbert Mead 
B)  Erving Goffman 
C)  Emile Durkheim 
D)  Harold Garfinkel 
E)  Auguste Comte

Question 3

Social interaction amounts to negotiating reality.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which of the following scenarios provides the best potential for a "well-told"joke?

Accepted Answer

A)  The unconventional social definition of reality is given first, then the conventional definition of reality. 
B)  There is a very sharp contrast between the conventional and unconventional definitions of reality. 
C)  There is close consistency between the conventional and unconventional definitions of reality. 
D)  The opposition of realities is told through a careless performance. 
E)  The continuity of reality is told through an ambiguous story. 
A)  The unconventional social definition of reality is given first, then the conventional definition of reality. 
B)  There is a very sharp contrast between the conventional and unconventional definitions of reality. 
C)  There is close consistency between the conventional and unconventional definitions of reality. 
D)  The opposition of realities is told through a careless performance. 
E)  The continuity of reality is told through an ambiguous story.

Question 5

What is the term for individuals' efforts to create specific impressions in the minds of others?

Accepted Answer

A)  presentation of self 
B)  impressionism 
C)  dramaturgy 
D)  situation-specific dramaturgy 
E)  role play 
A)  presentation of self 
B)  impressionism 
C)  dramaturgy 
D)  situation-specific dramaturgy 
E)  role play

Question 6

When Baldovino presented himself in a form suitable to the relationship he wanted to achieve, he engaged in the:

Accepted Answer

A)  dating game. 
B)  social construction of reality. 
C)  power dynamics. 
D)  creative reality. 
E)  reality negotiation. 
A)  dating game. 
B)  social construction of reality. 
C)  power dynamics. 
D)  creative reality. 
E)  reality negotiation.

Question 7

Humour acts as a safety valve to vent potentially disruptive sentiments.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Being a daughter is an achieved status.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Deciding to "leave the job at work"before heading home to the family can be an effective strategy for minimizing:

Accepted Answer

A)  role strain. 
B)  role conflict. 
C)  role ambiguity. 
D)  role exit. 
E)  role loss. 
A)  role strain. 
B)  role conflict. 
C)  role ambiguity. 
D)  role exit. 
E)  role loss.

Question 10

A young man refers to his motorcycle, asking, "Isn't she a beauty?"What language function defining the two sexes differently does this demonstrate?

Accepted Answer

A)  socialization 
B)  value 
C)  control 
D)  attention 
E)  sublimation 
A)  socialization 
B)  value 
C)  control 
D)  attention 
E)  sublimation

Question 11

Which of the following is a function of humour?

Accepted Answer

A)  Humour can be used to increase tension. 
B)  Humour limits racism and sexism. 
C)  Humour can be a safety valve. 
D)  Humour can be used to detonate a situation. 
E)  Humour can be used to suppress potentially disruptive sentiments. 
A)  Humour can be used to increase tension. 
B)  Humour limits racism and sexism. 
C)  Humour can be a safety valve. 
D)  Humour can be used to detonate a situation. 
E)  Humour can be used to suppress potentially disruptive sentiments.

Question 12

The performances we construct have little to do with the setting we are in.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Most societies of the world limit opportunities for women, making gender a/an:

Accepted Answer

A)  role. 
B)  achieved status. 
C)  defining status. 
D)  restrictive status. 
E)  master status. 
A)  role. 
B)  achieved status. 
C)  defining status. 
D)  restrictive status. 
E)  master status.

Question 14

The process by which people disengage from social roles central to their lives is termed "role exit."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

________ is/are the thread that connects members of a society in the symbolic web we call culture.

Accepted Answer

A)  Language 
B)  Signs 
C)  Symbolizations 
D)  Performances 
E)  Roles 
A)  Language 
B)  Signs 
C)  Symbolizations 
D)  Performances 
E)  Roles

Question 16

A global perspective reveals that the key roles people use to define their lives:

Accepted Answer

A)  are much the same from society to society. 
B)  are less defined for people in technological societies. 
C)  are more defined for people in technological societies. 
D)  differ significantly from society to society. 
E)  have remained much the same throughout history. 
A)  are much the same from society to society. 
B)  are less defined for people in technological societies. 
C)  are more defined for people in technological societies. 
D)  differ significantly from society to society. 
E)  have remained much the same throughout history.

Question 17

In dramaturgical analysis, a role is like a part in a play, and a status serves as a script.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

What is the term for a social position a person takes on voluntarily?

Accepted Answer

A)  role 
B)  achieved status 
C)  master status 
D)  ascribed status 
E)  status structure 
A)  role 
B)  achieved status 
C)  master status 
D)  ascribed status 
E)  status structure

Question 19

There are two ways in which language functions to define the men and women differently.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Which of the following is true regarding emotions?

Accepted Answer

A)  Emotions are a relatively unimportant dimension of everyday life. 
B)  What we do matters more than how we feel about it. 
C)  Just as society guides our behaviour, it guides our emotional life. 
D)  Emotions are biologically based. 
E)  Emotions are uninfluenced by society. 
A)  Emotions are a relatively unimportant dimension of everyday life. 
B)  What we do matters more than how we feel about it. 
C)  Just as society guides our behaviour, it guides our emotional life. 
D)  Emotions are biologically based. 
E)  Emotions are uninfluenced by society.

What does the case of Harold and Sybil show?

Which sociologist coined the term "ethnomethodology"in the 1950s?

Social interaction amounts to negotiating reality.

Which of the following scenarios provides the best potential for a "well-told"joke?

What is the term for individuals' efforts to create specific impressions in the minds of others?

When Baldovino presented himself in a form suitable to the relationship he wanted to achieve, he engaged in the:

Humour acts as a safety valve to vent potentially disruptive sentiments.

Being a daughter is an achieved status.

Deciding to "leave the job at work"before heading home to the family can be an effective strategy for minimizing:

A young man refers to his motorcycle, asking, "Isn't she a beauty?"What language function defining the two sexes differently does this demonstrate?

Which of the following is a function of humour?

The performances we construct have little to do with the setting we are in.

Most societies of the world limit opportunities for women, making gender a/an:

The process by which people disengage from social roles central to their lives is termed "role exit."

________ is/are the thread that connects members of a society in the symbolic web we call culture.

A global perspective reveals that the key roles people use to define their lives:

In dramaturgical analysis, a role is like a part in a play, and a status serves as a script.

What is the term for a social position a person takes on voluntarily?

There are two ways in which language functions to define the men and women differently.

Which of the following is true regarding emotions?

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Exam 4: Social Interaction in Everyday Life

What does the case of Harold and Sybil show?

Which sociologist coined the term "ethnomethodology"in the 1950s?

Social interaction amounts to negotiating reality.

Which of the following scenarios provides the best potential for a "well-told"joke?

What is the term for individuals' efforts to create specific impressions in the minds of others?

When Baldovino presented himself in a form suitable to the relationship he wanted to achieve, he engaged in the:

Humour acts as a safety valve to vent potentially disruptive sentiments.

Being a daughter is an achieved status.

Deciding to "leave the job at work"before heading home to the family can be an effective strategy for minimizing:

A young man refers to his motorcycle, asking, "Isn't she a beauty?"What language function defining the two sexes differently does this demonstrate?

Which of the following is a function of humour?

The performances we construct have little to do with the setting we are in.

Most societies of the world limit opportunities for women, making gender a/an:

The process by which people disengage from social roles central to their lives is termed "role exit."

________ is/are the thread that connects members of a society in the symbolic web we call culture.

A global perspective reveals that the key roles people use to define their lives:

In dramaturgical analysis, a role is like a part in a play, and a status serves as a script.

What is the term for a social position a person takes on voluntarily?

There are two ways in which language functions to define the men and women differently.

Which of the following is true regarding emotions?

Sociology: Perspective, Theory, and Method

Culture

Socialization: From Infancy to Old Age

Groups and Organizations

Sexuality and Society

Deviance

Social Stratification

Global Stratification

Gender Stratification

Race and Ethnicity

Economics and Politics

Family and Religion

Education, Health, and Medicine

Population, Urbanization, and Environment

Social Change: Modern and Postmodern Societies

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