Question 1

Identify several ways gender affects personal performances.

Accepted Answer

Gender can affect personal performance i

Question 2

An important element of nonverbal communication is

Accepted Answer

A)  tone of voice. 
B)  back region. 
C)  body language 
D)  idealization. 
A)  tone of voice. 
B)  back region. 
C)  body language 
D)  idealization.

Question 3

The idea of "getting" a joke, according to the text, depends on

Accepted Answer

A)  knowing the joke teller well. 
B)  having a different social background than the joke teller. 
C)  understanding the two realities involved and appreciating their difference. 
D)  understanding exactly why someone is telling a joke. 
A)  knowing the joke teller well. 
B)  having a different social background than the joke teller. 
C)  understanding the two realities involved and appreciating their difference. 
D)  understanding exactly why someone is telling a joke.

Question 4

Explain the concepts of status set and role set.Provide examples of each concept.

Accepted Answer

The concept of status set refers to all

Question 5

Which concept refers to the tension among roles connected to a single status?

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 6

Despite the fact that the world's people live in different cultures, humor "travels well" because it is a universal element of human culture.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

What is the term for the process by which people disengage from important social roles?

Accepted Answer

A)  role rejection 
B)  role reversal 
C)  role loss 
D)  role exit 
A)  role rejection 
B)  role reversal 
C)  role loss 
D)  role exit

Question 8

In general, an important foundation of humor is

Accepted Answer

A)  incongruity-differences in meaning. 
B)  differences in social standing. 
C)  gender differences. 
D)  differences in culture. 
A)  incongruity-differences in meaning. 
B)  differences in social standing. 
C)  gender differences. 
D)  differences in culture.

Question 9

At any given time you occupy a number of statuses.These statuses make up your

Accepted Answer

A)  master status. 
B)  role set. 
C)  achieved statuses. 
D)  status set. 
A)  master status. 
B)  role set. 
C)  achieved statuses. 
D)  status set.

Question 10

Which sociologist developed the approach called dramaturgical analysis?

Accepted Answer

A)  George Herbert Mead 
B)  Harold Garfinkel 
C)  Erving Goffman 
D)  W. I. Thomas 
A)  George Herbert Mead 
B)  Harold Garfinkel 
C)  Erving Goffman 
D)  W. I. Thomas

Question 11

A person's effort to foster certain impressions in the minds of others is called the "presentation of self."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Based on research around the world, Paul Ekman concludes that people everywhere have how many basic emotions?

Accepted Answer

A)  one 
B)  three 
C)  six 
D)  more than 25 . 
A)  one 
B)  three 
C)  six 
D)  more than 25 .

Question 13

"Personal space" refers to

Accepted Answer

A)  owned property, such as a house or land. 
B)  unowned space in a public place. 
C)  the surrounding area over which an individual makes some claim to privacy. 
D)  a feeling of needing isolation from others. 
A)  owned property, such as a house or land. 
B)  unowned space in a public place. 
C)  the surrounding area over which an individual makes some claim to privacy. 
D)  a feeling of needing isolation from others.

Question 14

Tact is a common response in potentially embarrassing situations because

Accepted Answer

A)  we like most people with whom we interact. 
B)  our cultural norms demand looking out for others. 
C)  everyone feels discomfort when a constructed reality breaks down. 
D)  most people are unsure how to act in most situations. 
A)  we like most people with whom we interact. 
B)  our cultural norms demand looking out for others. 
C)  everyone feels discomfort when a constructed reality breaks down. 
D)  most people are unsure how to act in most situations.

Question 15

Tact is common because embarrassment causes discomfort for both the presenter and members of the audience.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Based on research around the world, Paul Ekman concludes that people everywhere express how many basic emotions?

Accepted Answer

A)  one 
B)  three 
C)  six 
D)  over twenty-five 
A)  one 
B)  three 
C)  six 
D)  over twenty-five

Question 17

Language helps create social reality, beginning with the division of people into worlds of "maleness" and "femaleness." Write an essay in which you explain how language involving gender creates different worlds for women and men.Think of specific ways in which everyday language places the two sexes in different and unequal social positions.

Accepted Answer

Language plays a crucial role in shaping

Question 18

People sometimes use jokes to "put down" others, which is a basic form of social conflict.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Harold and Sybil are lost while driving to some friends' house.Harold will not stop to ask for directions as Sybil wants him to.This story illustrates the pattern that

Accepted Answer

A)  social interaction is actually mostly random. 
B)  men and women may have disagreements about who should drive. 
C)  men avoid asking for directions because they want to keep a sense of control. 
D)  men are more interested in connectedness than women are. 
A)  social interaction is actually mostly random. 
B)  men and women may have disagreements about who should drive. 
C)  men avoid asking for directions because they want to keep a sense of control. 
D)  men are more interested in connectedness than women are.

Question 20

What does the term "presentation of self" mean?

Accepted Answer

A)  efforts to create impressions in the minds of others 
B)  being very self-conscious 
C)  interaction that is highly formal 
D)  trying to take attention away from others 
A)  efforts to create impressions in the minds of others 
B)  being very self-conscious 
C)  interaction that is highly formal 
D)  trying to take attention away from others

Identify several ways gender affects personal performances.

An important element of nonverbal communication is

The idea of "getting" a joke, according to the text, depends on

Explain the concepts of status set and role set.Provide examples of each concept.

Which concept refers to the tension among roles connected to a single status?

Despite the fact that the world's people live in different cultures, humor "travels well" because it is a universal element of human culture.

What is the term for the process by which people disengage from important social roles?

In general, an important foundation of humor is

At any given time you occupy a number of statuses.These statuses make up your

Which sociologist developed the approach called dramaturgical analysis?

A person's effort to foster certain impressions in the minds of others is called the "presentation of self."

Based on research around the world, Paul Ekman concludes that people everywhere have how many basic emotions?

"Personal space" refers to

Tact is a common response in potentially embarrassing situations because

Tact is common because embarrassment causes discomfort for both the presenter and members of the audience.

Based on research around the world, Paul Ekman concludes that people everywhere express how many basic emotions?

People sometimes use jokes to "put down" others, which is a basic form of social conflict.

Harold and Sybil are lost while driving to some friends' house.Harold will not stop to ask for directions as Sybil wants him to.This story illustrates the pattern that

What does the term "presentation of self" mean?

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Identify several ways gender affects personal performances.

An important element of nonverbal communication is

The idea of "getting" a joke, according to the text, depends on

Explain the concepts of status set and role set.Provide examples of each concept.

Which concept refers to the tension among roles connected to a single status?

Despite the fact that the world's people live in different cultures, humor "travels well" because it is a universal element of human culture.

What is the term for the process by which people disengage from important social roles?

In general, an important foundation of humor is

At any given time you occupy a number of statuses.These statuses make up your

Which sociologist developed the approach called dramaturgical analysis?

A person's effort to foster certain impressions in the minds of others is called the "presentation of self."

Based on research around the world, Paul Ekman concludes that people everywhere have how many basic emotions?

"Personal space" refers to

Tact is a common response in potentially embarrassing situations because

Tact is common because embarrassment causes discomfort for both the presenter and members of the audience.

Based on research around the world, Paul Ekman concludes that people everywhere express how many basic emotions?

People sometimes use jokes to "put down" others, which is a basic form of social conflict.

Harold and Sybil are lost while driving to some friends' house.Harold will not stop to ask for directions as Sybil wants him to.This story illustrates the pattern that

What does the term "presentation of self" mean?

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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