Question 1

Which of the following statements best describes the relationship between gender and nonverbal communication?

Accepted Answer

A) Women have been socialized to smile even when they are unhappy. 
B) Men are more likely to smile than women. 
C) Men tend to tilt their heads in deference when speaking to more powerful men. 
D) Women tend to avert their eyes when challenged by their children. 
A) Women have been socialized to smile even when they are unhappy. 
B) Men are more likely to smile than women. 
C) Men tend to tilt their heads in deference when speaking to more powerful men. 
D) Women tend to avert their eyes when challenged by their children. A

Question 2

Ramandeep is a student,a daughter,a niece,a friend and an employee.How would we refer to this list?

Accepted Answer

A) social infrastructure 
B) master statuses 
C) status set 
D) role set 
A) social infrastructure 
B) master statuses 
C) status set 
D) role set C

Question 3

Our perception of reality is caused by what is happening;there is very little subjective input.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

Demonstrate how homelessness is related to the social structure of Canadian society.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Demonstrate how homelessness is related to the...

Question 5

Canada is best described as a Gesellschaft type of society.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

What occurs when people consciously foster the impression of a lack of commitment or attachment to a particular role and merely go through the motions of role performance?

Accepted Answer

A) role distancing 
B) role conflict 
C) role ambiguity 
D) role strain 
A) role distancing 
B) role conflict 
C) role ambiguity 
D) role strain

Question 7

According to functionalist perspectives,which of the following is NOT a function of social institutions?

Accepted Answer

A) It helps promote individual interests. 
B) It provides a sense of purpose. 
C) It teaches new members. 
D) It preserves order. 
A) It helps promote individual interests. 
B) It provides a sense of purpose. 
C) It teaches new members. 
D) It preserves order.

Question 8

What do sociologists mean when they employ the term status?

Accepted Answer

A) having a higher economic position relative to other members of society 
B) a socially defined position with a group that has certain expectations,duties,and rights 
C) the expectations,duties,and rights that come with financial security 
D) specific people who occupy socially defined positions in any given society 
A) having a higher economic position relative to other members of society 
B) a socially defined position with a group that has certain expectations,duties,and rights 
C) the expectations,duties,and rights that come with financial security 
D) specific people who occupy socially defined positions in any given society

Question 9

A social institution is the same thing as a social group.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Carrie decides to leave a dinner date early after she perceives that her companion is showing more interest in his upcoming basketball tournament than in getting to know her.Her date appears surprised when she cuts the evening short.What sociological concept would help explain what happened here?

Accepted Answer

A) definition of the situation 
B) interaction order 
C) civil inattention 
D) self-fulfilling prophecy 
A) definition of the situation 
B) interaction order 
C) civil inattention 
D) self-fulfilling prophecy

Question 11

According to the structural functional perspective,why are social institutions necessary?

Accepted Answer

A) They meet certain human biological needs. 
B) They ensure specific groups conform to ideologist and behaviour patterns. 
C) They provide symbolic meaning to individuals. 
D) They perform essential tasks to meet society's needs. 
A) They meet certain human biological needs. 
B) They ensure specific groups conform to ideologist and behaviour patterns. 
C) They provide symbolic meaning to individuals. 
D) They perform essential tasks to meet society's needs.

Question 12

Which of the following is a common critique of the dramaturgical approach?

Accepted Answer

A) It overlooks the underlying substance of social interaction. 
B) Social life does not realistically play out like a theatre production. 
C) Social interaction is less important than social structure. 
D) It takes for granted that people act in certain ways in the front stage. 
A) It overlooks the underlying substance of social interaction. 
B) Social life does not realistically play out like a theatre production. 
C) Social interaction is less important than social structure. 
D) It takes for granted that people act in certain ways in the front stage.

Question 13

According to the text,what is a convicted criminal wearing a prison uniform an example of?

Accepted Answer

A) social marginality 
B) stigma 
C) role conflict 
D) role exit 
A) social marginality 
B) stigma 
C) role conflict 
D) role exit

Question 14

What do most Canadians who have never experienced homelessness tend to take for granted?

Accepted Answer

A) happiness 
B) love and acceptance 
C) economic and social resources to meet their human needs 
D) good health and medical care 
A) happiness 
B) love and acceptance 
C) economic and social resources to meet their human needs 
D) good health and medical care

Question 15

What does the term Gemeinschaft refer to?

Accepted Answer

A) a traditional society in which social relationships are based on personal bonds of friendship and kinship and on intergenerational stability 
B) a large,urban society in which social bonds are based on impersonal and specialized relationships,with little long-term commitment to the group or consensus on values 
C) a traditional society in which social relationships have come to be based on corporate procedures 
D) a social order that is largely based on achieved status 
A) a traditional society in which social relationships are based on personal bonds of friendship and kinship and on intergenerational stability 
B) a large,urban society in which social bonds are based on impersonal and specialized relationships,with little long-term commitment to the group or consensus on values 
C) a traditional society in which social relationships have come to be based on corporate procedures 
D) a social order that is largely based on achieved status

Question 16

Suppose you witnessed a customer at a local grocery store accidentally knock down a large display of cereal boxes,and then heard the customer say,"Where did all that wind come from?" Following Goffman,what kind of strategy would you have observed the customer using?

Accepted Answer

A) studied nonobservance 
B) front and back stage behaviour 
C) studied observance 
D) face-saving behaviour 
A) studied nonobservance 
B) front and back stage behaviour 
C) studied observance 
D) face-saving behaviour

Question 17

Arlie Hochschild's contribution to the sociology of emotions has been criticized for overemphasizing the cost of emotional labour and emotional controls that exist outside of the individual.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

In the past,what were the most common master statuses for women related to?

Accepted Answer

A) to ethnicity 
B) to age 
C) to position in the family 
D) to occupation 
A) to ethnicity 
B) to age 
C) to position in the family 
D) to occupation

Question 19

Exiting the homeless role is easier than many people believe.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

What typically occurs when incompatible demands are built into a single status that a person occupies?

Accepted Answer

A) status inconsistency 
B) role strain 
C) status frustration 
D) role conflict 
A) status inconsistency 
B) role strain 
C) status frustration 
D) role conflict

Exam 5: Society, social Structure, and Interaction

Which of the following statements best describes the relationship between gender and nonverbal communication?

Ramandeep is a student,a daughter,a niece,a friend and an employee.How would we refer to this list?

Our perception of reality is caused by what is happening;there is very little subjective input.

Demonstrate how homelessness is related to the social structure of Canadian society.

Canada is best described as a Gesellschaft type of society.

What occurs when people consciously foster the impression of a lack of commitment or attachment to a particular role and merely go through the motions of role performance?

According to functionalist perspectives,which of the following is NOT a function of social institutions?

What do sociologists mean when they employ the term status?

A social institution is the same thing as a social group.

Carrie decides to leave a dinner date early after she perceives that her companion is showing more interest in his upcoming basketball tournament than in getting to know her.Her date appears surprised when she cuts the evening short.What sociological concept would help explain what happened here?

According to the structural functional perspective,why are social institutions necessary?

Which of the following is a common critique of the dramaturgical approach?

According to the text,what is a convicted criminal wearing a prison uniform an example of?

What do most Canadians who have never experienced homelessness tend to take for granted?

What does the term Gemeinschaft refer to?

Suppose you witnessed a customer at a local grocery store accidentally knock down a large display of cereal boxes,and then heard the customer say,"Where did all that wind come from?" Following Goffman,what kind of strategy would you have observed the customer using?

Arlie Hochschild's contribution to the sociology of emotions has been criticized for overemphasizing the cost of emotional labour and emotional controls that exist outside of the individual.

In the past,what were the most common master statuses for women related to?

Exiting the homeless role is easier than many people believe.

What typically occurs when incompatible demands are built into a single status that a person occupies?

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