Question 1

The way people express emotion is universal across all cultures.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

In Spitz's study of the differences between children in an orphanage and a nursery for incarcerated mothers,half of the children were denied __________.

Accepted Answer

A) nutritious food 
B) social interaction 
C) sufficient warmth 
D) natural sound 
A) nutritious food 
B) social interaction 
C) sufficient warmth 
D) natural sound B

Question 3

In terms of sociology,what is culture?

Accepted Answer

A) the total sum of systems of beliefs and knowledge of a given society 
B) the set of artistic endeavors most appreciated by social elites 
C) the instinctual rules with which all humans are programmed 
D) the set of artistic endeavors most appreciated by mainstream members of society 
A) the total sum of systems of beliefs and knowledge of a given society 
B) the set of artistic endeavors most appreciated by social elites 
C) the instinctual rules with which all humans are programmed 
D) the set of artistic endeavors most appreciated by mainstream members of society A

Question 4

According to sociologists,why are certain people who question authority labeled as deviant?

Accepted Answer

A) People are labeled as deviant because they are mentally ill. 
B) People are labeled as deviant because they are morally corrupt and not properly socialized to follow society's rules. 
C) People are labeled as deviant because their parents did not properly socialize them. 
D) People are labeled as deviant because dominant members of society see them as threats. 
A) People are labeled as deviant because they are mentally ill. 
B) People are labeled as deviant because they are morally corrupt and not properly socialized to follow society's rules. 
C) People are labeled as deviant because their parents did not properly socialize them. 
D) People are labeled as deviant because dominant members of society see them as threats.

Question 5

What causes role conflict?

Accepted Answer

We experience role conflict when fulfill

Question 6

According to Charles Horton Cooley,how do most people construct the way they view themselves?

Accepted Answer

A) We view ourselves based on how we think others view us. 
B) We view ourselves based on our own personal philosophies. 
C) We view ourselves based on the media we consume. 
D) We view ourselves based on genetically based criteria. 
A) We view ourselves based on how we think others view us. 
B) We view ourselves based on our own personal philosophies. 
C) We view ourselves based on the media we consume. 
D) We view ourselves based on genetically based criteria.

Question 7

Gender differences are present in the way that high-power individuals greet each other.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

In terms of social interaction,how does the looking-glass self motivate us?

Accepted Answer

Through our use of the looking-glass sel

Question 9

How do social media contribute to our social interaction in the real world?

Accepted Answer

A) Social media contribute to our ability to plan social interactions in the real world. 
B) Social media train us to be more attentive to our communications in the real world. 
C) Social media damage our interactions with people in the real world by draining our capacity for social interaction. 
D) Social media neither contribute nor detract from our interactions in the real world. 
A) Social media contribute to our ability to plan social interactions in the real world. 
B) Social media train us to be more attentive to our communications in the real world. 
C) Social media damage our interactions with people in the real world by draining our capacity for social interaction. 
D) Social media neither contribute nor detract from our interactions in the real world.

Question 10

According to Duneier and Molotch,which of the following interactions is least likely to occur between panhandlers and the people they bother for money?

Accepted Answer

A) panhandlers forcing people to be civil even when they don't want to 
B) panhandlers attempting to entangle women in conversation by commenting about their appearance 
C) panhandlers ignoring social cues that signal an unwillingness to interact 
D) panhandlers continuing to ask questions even when responses are not immediate 
A) panhandlers forcing people to be civil even when they don't want to 
B) panhandlers attempting to entangle women in conversation by commenting about their appearance 
C) panhandlers ignoring social cues that signal an unwillingness to interact 
D) panhandlers continuing to ask questions even when responses are not immediate

Question 11

What have sociologists learned about confrontations?

Accepted Answer

A) Participants carefully fit their threats and gestures into a script of calls and countercalls that all parties understand. 
B) Verbal altercations usually escalate quickly and without warning into physical fights. 
C) Participants in a confrontation are usually only subconsciously hostile. 
D) On a biological level,most people know how to fight.For this reason,fights usually escalate at a uniform pace. 
A) Participants carefully fit their threats and gestures into a script of calls and countercalls that all parties understand. 
B) Verbal altercations usually escalate quickly and without warning into physical fights. 
C) Participants in a confrontation are usually only subconsciously hostile. 
D) On a biological level,most people know how to fight.For this reason,fights usually escalate at a uniform pace.

Question 12

What is conversational precision?

Accepted Answer

A) Conversational precision is the inability to improvise. 
B) Conversational precision refers to body language cues and to brief pauses that people use to pace and give additional meaning to their conversations. 
C) Conversational precision is conversation enhanced by sophisticated vocabularies. 
D) Conversational precision is the exact timing that can make some people very persuasive performers and speakers. 
A) Conversational precision is the inability to improvise. 
B) Conversational precision refers to body language cues and to brief pauses that people use to pace and give additional meaning to their conversations. 
C) Conversational precision is conversation enhanced by sophisticated vocabularies. 
D) Conversational precision is the exact timing that can make some people very persuasive performers and speakers.

Question 13

You wish to study reference groups.Which of the following groups would make the best subject for studying reference groups and how they shape identity?

Accepted Answer

A) a little league team 
B) workers at a fast-food franchise 
C) people in line at the division of motor vehicles 
D) audience members at the movies 
A) a little league team 
B) workers at a fast-food franchise 
C) people in line at the division of motor vehicles 
D) audience members at the movies

Question 14

What causes role conflict?

Accepted Answer

A) individuals failing to compete fairly with others who have the same role 
B) the expectations of one role preventing the fulfillment of other role expectations 
C) individuals mistakenly taking on the wrong roles 
D) individuals intentionally behaving in ways opposite to role expectations 
A) individuals failing to compete fairly with others who have the same role 
B) the expectations of one role preventing the fulfillment of other role expectations 
C) individuals mistakenly taking on the wrong roles 
D) individuals intentionally behaving in ways opposite to role expectations

Question 15

Once adults fully form their sense of self through social interaction,they do not require further social interaction.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Conforming college students accept that taking exams is part of their role set.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Your evening is not going as planned.While at a bar,you accidentally knock over a man's drink.Although the spill was an accident,it has ruined his date's clothing and he is very angry.What is the most likely next step in this conflict's interaction ritual chain?

Accepted Answer

A) You get punched in the face. 
B) He begs you for mercy. 
C) You get insulted. 
D) A full-scale bar fight breaks out. 
A) You get punched in the face. 
B) He begs you for mercy. 
C) You get insulted. 
D) A full-scale bar fight breaks out.

Question 18

__________ is a type of social control exercised by common-sense understandings of what is appropriate in a specific time and place.

Accepted Answer

A) The sociological presentation of self 
B) The generalized other 
C) A self-fulfilling prophecy 
D) The social construction of reality 
A) The sociological presentation of self 
B) The generalized other 
C) A self-fulfilling prophecy 
D) The social construction of reality

Question 19

In terms of social science,what is socialization?

Accepted Answer

A) the process through which private businesses are taken over by the state 
B) the process through which we meet new people and make friends 
C) the process by which we come to understand the expectations,rules,and norms of the society in which we live 
D) the process through which we come to understand ourselves and develop a sense of self 
A) the process through which private businesses are taken over by the state 
B) the process through which we meet new people and make friends 
C) the process by which we come to understand the expectations,rules,and norms of the society in which we live 
D) the process through which we come to understand ourselves and develop a sense of self

Question 20

What is ethnocentrism? Why must one overcome ethnocentrism before being capable of conducting social science research?

Accepted Answer

Ethnocentrism is the inability to unders

Exam 3: Social Interaction

The way people express emotion is universal across all cultures.

In Spitz's study of the differences between children in an orphanage and a nursery for incarcerated mothers,half of the children were denied __________.

In terms of sociology,what is culture?

According to sociologists,why are certain people who question authority labeled as deviant?

What causes role conflict?

According to Charles Horton Cooley,how do most people construct the way they view themselves?

Gender differences are present in the way that high-power individuals greet each other.

In terms of social interaction,how does the looking-glass self motivate us?

How do social media contribute to our social interaction in the real world?

According to Duneier and Molotch,which of the following interactions is least likely to occur between panhandlers and the people they bother for money?

What have sociologists learned about confrontations?

What is conversational precision?

You wish to study reference groups.Which of the following groups would make the best subject for studying reference groups and how they shape identity?

What causes role conflict?

Once adults fully form their sense of self through social interaction,they do not require further social interaction.

Conforming college students accept that taking exams is part of their role set.

Your evening is not going as planned.While at a bar,you accidentally knock over a man's drink.Although the spill was an accident,it has ruined his date's clothing and he is very angry.What is the most likely next step in this conflict's interaction ritual chain?

__________ is a type of social control exercised by common-sense understandings of what is appropriate in a specific time and place.

In terms of social science,what is socialization?

What is ethnocentrism? Why must one overcome ethnocentrism before being capable of conducting social science research?

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