Question 1

For feminists, the most significant characteristic of all human communication is that people take each other and the context into account.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

_____ is an organized pattern of behavior that governs people's relationships.

Accepted Answer

A)  Social interaction 
B)  Social structure 
C)  Status set 
D)  Social status 
E)  Role set 
A)  Social interaction 
B)  Social structure 
C)  Status set 
D)  Social status 
E)  Role set B

Question 3

Identify the three micro-level perspectives that explain social interaction.What is the common characteristic among them?

Accepted Answer

Three micro-level perspectives-symbolic interaction, social exchange theory, and feminist theories-provide explanations for social interactions.These perspectives offer distinctive contributions, but they have one characteristic in common: Each explains how people interact in their daily lives.Please see the section "Explaining Social Interaction" for more information.

Question 4

Discuss the symbolic interactionist perspective on social interaction.

Accepted Answer

For interactionists, the most significan

Question 5

A(n) _____ is a social position that a person is born into.

Accepted Answer

A)  status set 
B)  role set 
C)  achieved status 
D)  role institution 
E)  ascribed status 
A)  status set 
B)  role set 
C)  achieved status 
D)  role institution 
E)  ascribed status

Question 6

Which of the following statements is true about the demographic variations among Internet users?

Accepted Answer

A)  The number of women using the Internet is higher than men. 
B)  Asian Americans are the most connected group in the United States. 
C)  The higher the family income the lesser the likelihood of Internet users in the family. 
D)  Students in college are less likely to be users than students in high schools. 
E)  Americans aged 65 and older do not use the Internet at all. 
A)  The number of women using the Internet is higher than men. 
B)  Asian Americans are the most connected group in the United States. 
C)  The higher the family income the lesser the likelihood of Internet users in the family. 
D)  Students in college are less likely to be users than students in high schools. 
E)  Americans aged 65 and older do not use the Internet at all.

Question 7

Which of the following is one of the key characteristics of social interaction?

Accepted Answer

A)  Social interaction is peripheral to human social activity. 
B)  People respond to a situation in a similar manner during social interaction. 
C)  Social interaction is similar across time and place. 
D)  People influence each other's behavior through social interaction. 
E)  Social interaction is effective only to verbal behavior. 
A)  Social interaction is peripheral to human social activity. 
B)  People respond to a situation in a similar manner during social interaction. 
C)  Social interaction is similar across time and place. 
D)  People influence each other's behavior through social interaction. 
E)  Social interaction is effective only to verbal behavior.

Question 8

A social networking site is a website where people are allowed to share only professional interests and not their personal interests.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Doctor, teacher, and brother are examples of _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  institutions 
B)  sects 
C)  statuses 
D)  groups 
E)  organizations 
A)  institutions 
B)  sects 
C)  statuses 
D)  groups 
E)  organizations

Question 10

Mary is a working woman.To make sure that her children arrive at school on time, Mary shifts her office timing so that she can work from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm on weekdays and also on Saturdays.Which coping strategy is Mary using to deal with the role conflict that she faces?

Accepted Answer

A)  Denying that there is a problem 
B)  Compromising any one role 
C)  Exiting both the roles 
D)  Compartmentalizing roles 
E)  Setting priorities 
A)  Denying that there is a problem 
B)  Compromising any one role 
C)  Exiting both the roles 
D)  Compartmentalizing roles 
E)  Setting priorities

Question 11

A(n) _____ overrides other statuses and forms an important part of a person's social identity.

Accepted Answer

A)  master status 
B)  minor status 
C)  auxiliary status 
D)  role set 
E)  status set 
A)  master status 
B)  minor status 
C)  auxiliary status 
D)  role set 
E)  status set

Question 12

Discuss social structure and its implications.

Accepted Answer

Social structure is an organized pattern

Question 13

Discuss social media and its components.

Accepted Answer

Social media are websites that enable us

Question 14

Which of the following is an effective way of minimizing role conflict and role strain?

Accepted Answer

A)  Tackling everything at once 
B)  Desegregating roles 
C)  Taking on more roles at a time 
D)  Setting priorities 
E)  Acquiring more statuses 
A)  Tackling everything at once 
B)  Desegregating roles 
C)  Taking on more roles at a time 
D)  Setting priorities 
E)  Acquiring more statuses

Question 15

Discuss ethnomethodology.

Accepted Answer

Ethnomethodology is the study of how peo

Question 16

Which of the following is true of a status set?

Accepted Answer

A)  It changes only with significant effort. 
B)  It changes only during childhood. 
C)  It is achieved during adulthood. 
D)  It changes throughout a person's life course. 
E)  It is set at birth and cannot be changed. 
A)  It changes only with significant effort. 
B)  It changes only during childhood. 
C)  It is achieved during adulthood. 
D)  It changes throughout a person's life course. 
E)  It is set at birth and cannot be changed.

Question 17

A master status is usually not immediately apparent and makes no preliminary impression on a person's entire life.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Amanda is a relationship therapist and usually indulges in gossip with her secretary after lunch.After meeting with her new clients, Amanda calls her secretary into her personal cabin to have an informal chat.She tells her secretary that her new clients are the most ignorant people she has ever met.According to sociologist Erving Goffman, Amanda is in the _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  black box 
B)  back stage 
C)  front zone 
D)  red zone 
E)  staging area 
A)  black box 
B)  back stage 
C)  front zone 
D)  red zone 
E)  staging area

Question 19

The _____ argues that communal interaction is based on a balancing of benefits and costs.

Accepted Answer

A)  functionalist theory 
B)  feminist theory 
C)  social exchange theory 
D)  symbolic interaction theory 
E)  social learning theory 
A)  functionalist theory 
B)  feminist theory 
C)  social exchange theory 
D)  symbolic interaction theory 
E)  social learning theory

Question 20

Emails and text messages do not disappear after being deleted but may last indefinitely in cyberspace.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

For feminists, the most significant characteristic of all human communication is that people take each other and the context into account.

_____ is an organized pattern of behavior that governs people's relationships.

Identify the three micro-level perspectives that explain social interaction.What is the common characteristic among them?

Discuss the symbolic interactionist perspective on social interaction.

A(n) _____ is a social position that a person is born into.

Which of the following statements is true about the demographic variations among Internet users?

Which of the following is one of the key characteristics of social interaction?

A social networking site is a website where people are allowed to share only professional interests and not their personal interests.

Doctor, teacher, and brother are examples of _____.

Mary is a working woman.To make sure that her children arrive at school on time, Mary shifts her office timing so that she can work from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm on weekdays and also on Saturdays.Which coping strategy is Mary using to deal with the role conflict that she faces?

A(n) _____ overrides other statuses and forms an important part of a person's social identity.

Discuss social structure and its implications.

Discuss social media and its components.

Which of the following is an effective way of minimizing role conflict and role strain?

Discuss ethnomethodology.

Which of the following is true of a status set?

A master status is usually not immediately apparent and makes no preliminary impression on a person's entire life.

The _____ argues that communal interaction is based on a balancing of benefits and costs.

Emails and text messages do not disappear after being deleted but may last indefinitely in cyberspace.

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Exam 5: Social Interaction in Everyday Life

For feminists, the most significant characteristic of all human communication is that people take each other and the context into account.

_____ is an organized pattern of behavior that governs people's relationships.

Identify the three micro-level perspectives that explain social interaction.What is the common characteristic among them?

Discuss the symbolic interactionist perspective on social interaction.

A(n) _____ is a social position that a person is born into.

Which of the following statements is true about the demographic variations among Internet users?

Which of the following is one of the key characteristics of social interaction?

A social networking site is a website where people are allowed to share only professional interests and not their personal interests.

Doctor, teacher, and brother are examples of _____.

Mary is a working woman.To make sure that her children arrive at school on time, Mary shifts her office timing so that she can work from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm on weekdays and also on Saturdays.Which coping strategy is Mary using to deal with the role conflict that she faces?

A(n) _____ overrides other statuses and forms an important part of a person's social identity.

Discuss social structure and its implications.

Discuss social media and its components.

Which of the following is an effective way of minimizing role conflict and role strain?

Discuss ethnomethodology.

Which of the following is true of a status set?

A master status is usually not immediately apparent and makes no preliminary impression on a person's entire life.

The _____ argues that communal interaction is based on a balancing of benefits and costs.

Emails and text messages do not disappear after being deleted but may last indefinitely in cyberspace.

Thinking Like a Sociologist

Examining Our Social World

Culture

Socialization

Social Groups, Organizations, and Social Institutions

Deviance, Crime, and Social Control

Social Stratification: United States and Global

Gender and Sexuality

Race and Ethnicity

The Economy and Politics

Families and Aging

Education and Religion

Health and Medicine

Population, Urbanization, and the Environment

Social Change: Collective Behavior, Social Movements, and Technology

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