Question 1

Which phrase was used by Erving Goffman to refer to being embarrassed in a social situation?

Accepted Answer

A)  "breaking" a role 
B)  "idealizing" a performance 
C)  "exiting" a role 
D)  "losing face" 
A)  "breaking" a role 
B)  "idealizing" a performance 
C)  "exiting" a role 
D)  "losing face"

Question 2

Emotions have both a biological and cultural foundation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Which item in the following list might serve as an achieved status?

Accepted Answer

A)  occupation 
B)  physical or mental disability 
C)  gender 
D)  race 
A)  occupation 
B)  physical or mental disability 
C)  gender 
D)  race

Question 4

Shawna is an excellent artist, but as a mother, she feels that she cannot work and devote enough time to her family.She is experiencing

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

Sociologists use "status" to mean someone's importance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

In dramaturgical analysis, an examination room in a doctor's office is called a "back region."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Nonverbal communication refers to

Accepted Answer

A)  body movements, gestures, and facial expressions. 
B)  instant messaging and other e-communication. 
C)  written language. 
D)  beliefs assumed to be True by everyone. 
A)  body movements, gestures, and facial expressions. 
B)  instant messaging and other e-communication. 
C)  written language. 
D)  beliefs assumed to be True by everyone.

Question 8

In general, how much power someone possesses has little to do with that person's claims regarding personal space.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

From a social-conflict point of view, jokes

Accepted Answer

A)  tend to bring people together. 
B)  can be a way of making one category of people feel good at the expense of another. 
C)  are a good way of reducing conflict in society. 
D)  are often used to relieve tension -"lightening" a situation. 
A)  tend to bring people together. 
B)  can be a way of making one category of people feel good at the expense of another. 
C)  are a good way of reducing conflict in society. 
D)  are often used to relieve tension -"lightening" a situation.

Question 10

The power relationship between a physician and patient is immediately evident when the patient enters the doctor's office because

Accepted Answer

A)  it is up to patients to decide when they will see the doctor. 
B)  the physician is there to greet the patient. 
C)  patients must wait until a "gatekeeper" admits them to see the doctor in the office's "back region." 
D)  patients generally address physicians by their first names. 
A)  it is up to patients to decide when they will see the doctor. 
B)  the physician is there to greet the patient. 
C)  patients must wait until a "gatekeeper" admits them to see the doctor in the office's "back region." 
D)  patients generally address physicians by their first names.

Question 11

What is nonverbal communication? How do people use it in everyday life?

Accepted Answer

Nonverbal communication refers to the pr

Question 12

Only a few statuses that we hold figure into our social identity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which of the following concepts defines a social position that a person holds?

Accepted Answer

A)  role 
B)  status 
C)  role set 
D)  presentation of self 
A)  role 
B)  status 
C)  role set 
D)  presentation of self

Question 14

A "role set" refers to all the roles a person has over the course of a lifetime.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

A role set refers to

Accepted Answer

A)  all the roles found in a society. 
B)  a number of roles attached to a single status. 
C)  all the roles that are similar in function. 
D)  a number of roles within any particular organization. 
A)  all the roles found in a society. 
B)  a number of roles attached to a single status. 
C)  all the roles that are similar in function. 
D)  a number of roles within any particular organization.

Question 16

The English language often treats as ______ whatever has greater value, power, or importance.

Accepted Answer

A)  gender-free 
B)  feminine 
C)  masculine 
D)  humorous 
A)  gender-free 
B)  feminine 
C)  masculine 
D)  humorous

Question 17

Which concept is used to designate the process by which people creatively shape reality as they interact?

Accepted Answer

A)  status interaction 
B)  social construction of reality 
C)  interactive reality 
D)  role reality 
A)  status interaction 
B)  social construction of reality 
C)  interactive reality 
D)  role reality

Question 18

Erving Goffman is the sociologist who developed the approach known as dramaturgical analysis.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Ethnomethodology is the study of how people present themselves to others.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The less incongruity that people perceive between conventional and unconventional social definitions of reality, the greater the potential for humor.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Which phrase was used by Erving Goffman to refer to being embarrassed in a social situation?

Emotions have both a biological and cultural foundation.

Which item in the following list might serve as an achieved status?

Shawna is an excellent artist, but as a mother, she feels that she cannot work and devote enough time to her family.She is experiencing

Sociologists use "status" to mean someone's importance.

In dramaturgical analysis, an examination room in a doctor's office is called a "back region."

Nonverbal communication refers to

In general, how much power someone possesses has little to do with that person's claims regarding personal space.

From a social-conflict point of view, jokes

The power relationship between a physician and patient is immediately evident when the patient enters the doctor's office because

What is nonverbal communication? How do people use it in everyday life?

Only a few statuses that we hold figure into our social identity.

Which of the following concepts defines a social position that a person holds?

A "role set" refers to all the roles a person has over the course of a lifetime.

A role set refers to

The English language often treats as ______ whatever has greater value, power, or importance.

Which concept is used to designate the process by which people creatively shape reality as they interact?

Erving Goffman is the sociologist who developed the approach known as dramaturgical analysis.

Ethnomethodology is the study of how people present themselves to others.

The less incongruity that people perceive between conventional and unconventional social definitions of reality, the greater the potential for humor.

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Exam 4: Social Interaction in Everyday Life

Which phrase was used by Erving Goffman to refer to being embarrassed in a social situation?

Emotions have both a biological and cultural foundation.

Which item in the following list might serve as an achieved status?

Shawna is an excellent artist, but as a mother, she feels that she cannot work and devote enough time to her family.She is experiencing

Sociologists use "status" to mean someone's importance.

In dramaturgical analysis, an examination room in a doctor's office is called a "back region."

Nonverbal communication refers to

In general, how much power someone possesses has little to do with that person's claims regarding personal space.

From a social-conflict point of view, jokes

The power relationship between a physician and patient is immediately evident when the patient enters the doctor's office because

What is nonverbal communication? How do people use it in everyday life?

Only a few statuses that we hold figure into our social identity.

Which of the following concepts defines a social position that a person holds?

A "role set" refers to all the roles a person has over the course of a lifetime.

A role set refers to

The English language often treats as ______ whatever has greater value, power, or importance.

Which concept is used to designate the process by which people creatively shape reality as they interact?

Erving Goffman is the sociologist who developed the approach known as dramaturgical analysis.

Ethnomethodology is the study of how people present themselves to others.

The less incongruity that people perceive between conventional and unconventional social definitions of reality, the greater the potential for humor.

Sociology: Perspective, Theory, and Method

Culture

Socialization

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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