Question 1

What are the parts of the mind according to Sigmund Freud's theoretical perspective?

Accepted Answer

A)  the looking-glass self and the dual nature of the self 
B)  the dual nature of the self, the significant other, and the generalized other 
C)  the significant other and the generalized other 
D)  the id, the ego, and the superego 
A)  the looking-glass self and the dual nature of the self 
B)  the dual nature of the self, the significant other, and the generalized other 
C)  the significant other and the generalized other 
D)  the id, the ego, and the superego

Question 2

According to George Herbert Mead,the dual nature of the self refers to the idea that

Accepted Answer

A)  there is both a conscious nature and an unconscious nature of the self. 
B)  we have both a public self and a private self. 
C)  we experience the self as both subject and object. 
D)  there is both a social side and an instinctual side to the self. 
A)  there is both a conscious nature and an unconscious nature of the self. 
B)  we have both a public self and a private self. 
C)  we experience the self as both subject and object. 
D)  there is both a social side and an instinctual side to the self.

Question 3

What sort of status would having a physical disability be?

Accepted Answer

A)  achieved 
B)  multiplicative 
C)  embodied 
D)  ascribed 
A)  achieved 
B)  multiplicative 
C)  embodied 
D)  ascribed

Question 4

Why are adults unable to be completely socialized?

Accepted Answer

A)  There will always be new situations and roles to learn. 
B)  People are spending more time in school. 
C)  The family and schools do a poor job of socializing children. 
D)  Adults tend to watch more television than adolescents. 
A)  There will always be new situations and roles to learn. 
B)  People are spending more time in school. 
C)  The family and schools do a poor job of socializing children. 
D)  Adults tend to watch more television than adolescents.

Question 5

Some researchers have argued that in highly individualistic cultures,such as that of the United States,the emotion of shame is usually triggered by individual actions.However,in more collectivist cultures,like Japan's,shame is linked to groups.This would seem to indicate that

Accepted Answer

A)  the United States is far more dramaturgically inclined than other cultures. 
B)  Japanese people have more trouble with emotion work than Americans do. 
C)  emotions have a strong genetic component. 
D)  emotions aren't only personal because the expression of emotions can also be social and cultural. 
A)  the United States is far more dramaturgically inclined than other cultures. 
B)  Japanese people have more trouble with emotion work than Americans do. 
C)  emotions have a strong genetic component. 
D)  emotions aren't only personal because the expression of emotions can also be social and cultural.

Question 6

Both sides are partially right in the nature vs.nurture debate.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Why is playing organized games an important part of an older child's development of the self according to the symbolic interactionist George Herbert Mead?

Accepted Answer

A)  Game playing involves learning emotional self-control. 
B)  Game playing reinforces the primary group ties that are essential to emotional well-being. 
C)  Game playing teaches strict obedience to rules and norms. 
D)  Game playing involves learning to anticipate and coordinate with other players' actions. 
A)  Game playing involves learning emotional self-control. 
B)  Game playing reinforces the primary group ties that are essential to emotional well-being. 
C)  Game playing teaches strict obedience to rules and norms. 
D)  Game playing involves learning to anticipate and coordinate with other players' actions.

Question 8

Which part of the mind would Freud have described as being like a type of conscience that punishes misbehavior with feelings of guilt?

Accepted Answer

A)  the id 
B)  the ego 
C)  the superego 
D)  the brain 
A)  the id 
B)  the ego 
C)  the superego 
D)  the brain

Question 9

What is a parent experiencing when he has to decide between being on time for work or helping his child with a homework assignment?

Accepted Answer

A)  role conflict 
B)  role-taking emotions 
C)  resocialization 
D)  role strain 
A)  role conflict 
B)  role-taking emotions 
C)  resocialization 
D)  role strain

Question 10

What are some examples of things students learn from a school's hidden curriculum?

Accepted Answer

A)  vandalism, truancy, and other forms of deviance 
B)  punctuality, neatness, and discipline 
C)  math, reading, and science 
D)  civics and the principles of American government 
A)  vandalism, truancy, and other forms of deviance 
B)  punctuality, neatness, and discipline 
C)  math, reading, and science 
D)  civics and the principles of American government

Question 11

Describe how people undergo resocialization when they move from one place,job,or life situation to another.

Accepted Answer

Adults need to learn and adjust to the n

Question 12

A student sitting through a boring class glances over at a friend and rolls his eyes.What would Erving Goffman call this?

Accepted Answer

A)  a personal front 
B)  impression management 
C)  an expression of behavior 
D)  backstage 
A)  a personal front 
B)  impression management 
C)  an expression of behavior 
D)  backstage

Question 13

In Chapter 4,the Thomas theorem is discussed in the section about Erving Goffman.Why do you think this is? How does the Thomas theorem help introduce Goffman and his theory of dramaturgy?

Accepted Answer

Good answers should discuss how both the

Question 14

In 1998,former NFL linebacker Chris Spielman was forced to choose between staying with his sick wife or playing professional football.What sort of sociological phenomenon was he experiencing?

Accepted Answer

A)  the unconscious 
B)  role conflict 
C)  a dual self 
D)  role strain 
A)  the unconscious 
B)  role conflict 
C)  a dual self 
D)  role strain

Question 15

Why did Charles Cooley believe that the self is created largely through social interaction?

Accepted Answer

Cooley believed that our conce

Question 16

Stereotyping involves judging others based on their character and past behaviors.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Which of the following is true of expressions given off as defined by Erving Goffman?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are usually verbal. 
B)  The person giving them off always controls them. 
C)  They often happen so quickly that the brain cannot process them. 
D)  They are typically nonverbal, but they are observable in various ways. 
A)  They are usually verbal. 
B)  The person giving them off always controls them. 
C)  They often happen so quickly that the brain cannot process them. 
D)  They are typically nonverbal, but they are observable in various ways.

Question 18

Why is it increasingly difficult to use sociological models that assume that interaction involves copresence?

Accepted Answer

A)  Increasingly, interactions are characterized by globalism. 
B)  The family has taken on more importance in status development. 
C)  Copresence requires cooperation, which is increasingly rare in today's polarized political and cultural climate. 
D)  New technology makes it much more common to interact with someone without being physically in the same place. 
A)  Increasingly, interactions are characterized by globalism. 
B)  The family has taken on more importance in status development. 
C)  Copresence requires cooperation, which is increasingly rare in today's polarized political and cultural climate. 
D)  New technology makes it much more common to interact with someone without being physically in the same place.

Question 19

Which of the following is an example of a feeling rule?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is important to go to anti-war protests. 
B)  Boys don't cry. 
C)  Cleanliness is next to godliness. 
D)  It is important to fast for religious purposes. 
A)  It is important to go to anti-war protests. 
B)  Boys don't cry. 
C)  Cleanliness is next to godliness. 
D)  It is important to fast for religious purposes.

Question 20

Someone who is newly divorced after a long marriage and now wants to start dating again may find that many of the norms of dating have changed.Behaviors like splitting the check or talking about safe sex may be new for this person.This process of having to learn and adjust to the new rules of dating is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  adaptation. 
B)  copresence. 
C)  resocialization. 
D)  impression management. 
A)  adaptation. 
B)  copresence. 
C)  resocialization. 
D)  impression management.

What are the parts of the mind according to Sigmund Freud's theoretical perspective?

According to George Herbert Mead,the dual nature of the self refers to the idea that

What sort of status would having a physical disability be?

Why are adults unable to be completely socialized?

Some researchers have argued that in highly individualistic cultures,such as that of the United States,the emotion of shame is usually triggered by individual actions.However,in more collectivist cultures,like Japan's,shame is linked to groups.This would seem to indicate that

Both sides are partially right in the nature vs.nurture debate.

Why is playing organized games an important part of an older child's development of the self according to the symbolic interactionist George Herbert Mead?

Which part of the mind would Freud have described as being like a type of conscience that punishes misbehavior with feelings of guilt?

What is a parent experiencing when he has to decide between being on time for work or helping his child with a homework assignment?

What are some examples of things students learn from a school's hidden curriculum?

Describe how people undergo resocialization when they move from one place,job,or life situation to another.

A student sitting through a boring class glances over at a friend and rolls his eyes.What would Erving Goffman call this?

In Chapter 4,the Thomas theorem is discussed in the section about Erving Goffman.Why do you think this is? How does the Thomas theorem help introduce Goffman and his theory of dramaturgy?

In 1998,former NFL linebacker Chris Spielman was forced to choose between staying with his sick wife or playing professional football.What sort of sociological phenomenon was he experiencing?

Why did Charles Cooley believe that the self is created largely through social interaction?

Stereotyping involves judging others based on their character and past behaviors.

Which of the following is true of expressions given off as defined by Erving Goffman?

Why is it increasingly difficult to use sociological models that assume that interaction involves copresence?

Which of the following is an example of a feeling rule?

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What are the parts of the mind according to Sigmund Freud's theoretical perspective?

According to George Herbert Mead,the dual nature of the self refers to the idea that

What sort of status would having a physical disability be?

Why are adults unable to be completely socialized?

Some researchers have argued that in highly individualistic cultures,such as that of the United States,the emotion of shame is usually triggered by individual actions.However,in more collectivist cultures,like Japan's,shame is linked to groups.This would seem to indicate that

Both sides are partially right in the nature vs.nurture debate.

Why is playing organized games an important part of an older child's development of the self according to the symbolic interactionist George Herbert Mead?

Which part of the mind would Freud have described as being like a type of conscience that punishes misbehavior with feelings of guilt?

What is a parent experiencing when he has to decide between being on time for work or helping his child with a homework assignment?

What are some examples of things students learn from a school's hidden curriculum?

Describe how people undergo resocialization when they move from one place,job,or life situation to another.

A student sitting through a boring class glances over at a friend and rolls his eyes.What would Erving Goffman call this?

In Chapter 4,the Thomas theorem is discussed in the section about Erving Goffman.Why do you think this is? How does the Thomas theorem help introduce Goffman and his theory of dramaturgy?

In 1998,former NFL linebacker Chris Spielman was forced to choose between staying with his sick wife or playing professional football.What sort of sociological phenomenon was he experiencing?

Why did Charles Cooley believe that the self is created largely through social interaction?

Stereotyping involves judging others based on their character and past behaviors.

Which of the following is true of expressions given off as defined by Erving Goffman?

Why is it increasingly difficult to use sociological models that assume that interaction involves copresence?

Which of the following is an example of a feeling rule?

Sociology and the Real World

Studying Social Life: Sociology Research Methods

Culture

Separate and Together: Life in Group

Deviance

Social Class: The Structure of Inequalit

Race and Ethnicity As Lived Experience

Constructing Gender and Sexuality

Social Institutions: Politics,Education,and Religion

The Economy and Work

Life at Home: Families and Relationships

Leisure and Media

Health and Illness

Populations,Cities,and the Environment

Social Change

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