Question 1

Jackson and Adele are driving to a new friend's house for dinner and become lost along the way.Why is Jackson unlikely to stop and ask for directions?

Accepted Answer

A) Because he would be unable to mentally process directions while driving. 
B) Because Adele would lose respect for him. 
C) Because that would make him look inept. 
D) Because that would cause him and Adele to get into an argument. 
A) Because he would be unable to mentally process directions while driving. 
B) Because Adele would lose respect for him. 
C) Because that would make him look inept. 
D) Because that would cause him and Adele to get into an argument. C

Question 2

Why is Jacob likely to be awarded more marks than Melanie for participation in class discussions?

Accepted Answer

A) Males are more likely to have done the reading. 
B) Males are more likely to have something interesting to say. 
C) Males are more likely to speak up and dominate classroom discussions. 
D) Males are more likely to be able to put concepts together in a meaningful way. 
A) Males are more likely to have done the reading. 
B) Males are more likely to have something interesting to say. 
C) Males are more likely to speak up and dominate classroom discussions. 
D) Males are more likely to be able to put concepts together in a meaningful way. C

Question 3

What is the job of the ethnomethodologist?

Accepted Answer

A) to study social stratification 
B) to study how people construct reality 
C) to study the ways in which people make sense of the social world, particularly of hierarchical interactions 
D) to study how people use preexisting, often unconscious, norms to smooth their everyday interactions 
A) to study social stratification 
B) to study how people construct reality 
C) to study the ways in which people make sense of the social world, particularly of hierarchical interactions 
D) to study how people use preexisting, often unconscious, norms to smooth their everyday interactions D

Question 4

Which of the following statements reflects a feminist sociologist's perspective on emotions?

Accepted Answer

A) They are uncontrollable. 
B) They are irrational. 
C) Their importance is overrated. 
D) They follow cultural scripts. 
A) They are uncontrollable. 
B) They are irrational. 
C) Their importance is overrated. 
D) They follow cultural scripts.

Question 5

What types of workplaces are the most efficient?

Accepted Answer

A) domination-based 
B) competitive 
C) cooperative 
D) egalitarian 
A) domination-based 
B) competitive 
C) cooperative 
D) egalitarian

Question 6

According to the textbook, why has people's ability to experience emotions spontaneously and authentically decreased in recent years?

Accepted Answer

A) because of changes in the economy 
B) because cultural scripts have changed 
C) because people are socialized differently than in the past 
D) because human adaptation has resulted in biochemical changes 
A) because of changes in the economy 
B) because cultural scripts have changed 
C) because people are socialized differently than in the past 
D) because human adaptation has resulted in biochemical changes

Question 7

Compare role strain and role conflict.Give examples.

Accepted Answer

Role strain and role conflict are both c

Question 8

According to the textbook, what is the main cause of empathy?

Accepted Answer

A) gender 
B) religious conviction 
C) socialization 
D) practice of social interaction 
A) gender 
B) religious conviction 
C) socialization 
D) practice of social interaction

Question 9

According to the textbook, the advantage of "tight" societies is that time and effort are not wasted on negotiating which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) everyday social interaction 
B) central cultural norms 
C) mechanisms of domination 
D) gender roles 
A) everyday social interaction 
B) central cultural norms 
C) mechanisms of domination 
D) gender roles

Question 10

Explain what status cues are and how they work.

Accepted Answer

Status cues are nonverbal signals or ind

Question 11

How do organizations influence individual actions?

Accepted Answer

A) by enabling them 
B) by patterning them 
C) by making them impossible 
D) by ensuring their freedom 
A) by enabling them 
B) by patterning them 
C) by making them impossible 
D) by ensuring their freedom

Question 12

Laughter is completely spontaneous.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Discuss differences between emotion management and emotion labour.Give one example of each.

Accepted Answer

Emotion management and emotion labor are

Question 14

What conclusions did Charles Derber reach about the nature of social interaction in North America?

Accepted Answer

Charles Derber reached several conclusio

Question 15

Matthew decides to try an experiment to see how people react when he walks beside them, slowing his pace when they do and speeding up when they do.What is likely to be a common reaction to Matthew's experiment?

Accepted Answer

A) The person he is walking beside will give him strange looks and ask him what he is doing. 
B) The person will not even notice what Matthew is doing. 
C) The person he is walking beside will begin to mimic his behaviour. 
D) The person will stop walking altogether, then turn and walk in the opposite direction. 
A) The person he is walking beside will give him strange looks and ask him what he is doing. 
B) The person will not even notice what Matthew is doing. 
C) The person he is walking beside will begin to mimic his behaviour. 
D) The person will stop walking altogether, then turn and walk in the opposite direction.

Question 16

Researchers have compared attitudes of university students over the last thirty years.Which of the following has declined the most?

Accepted Answer

A) empathy 
B) narcissism 
C) distrust of technology 
D) taking the perspective of others 
A) empathy 
B) narcissism 
C) distrust of technology 
D) taking the perspective of others

Question 17

Some schools in the United States teach Ebonics, a variant of English spoken by African-Americans.Which concept best describes why Ebonics is not likely to become widely accepted?

Accepted Answer

A) cultural standards 
B) cultural scaffolding 
C) racial standards 
D) linguistic purity 
A) cultural standards 
B) cultural scaffolding 
C) racial standards 
D) linguistic purity

Question 18

Why is Natasha likely better at doing a job that involves emotion labour than Brian is?

Accepted Answer

A) because women are more emotional than men 
B) because men are more emotional than women 
C) because women are better socialized for it 
D) because women do not mind doing lower-paid work 
A) because women are more emotional than men 
B) because men are more emotional than women 
C) because women are better socialized for it 
D) because women do not mind doing lower-paid work

Question 19

Recently, a number of companies have used variations on the advertising slogan "It's all about you." With which audience is this slogan most likely to be successful?

Accepted Answer

A) women 
B) the poor 
C) the elderly 
D) Generation Me 
A) women 
B) the poor 
C) the elderly 
D) Generation Me

Question 20

Backstage, people are able to completely drop their role playing and impression management.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 5: Social Interaction

Jackson and Adele are driving to a new friend's house for dinner and become lost along the way.Why is Jackson unlikely to stop and ask for directions?

Why is Jacob likely to be awarded more marks than Melanie for participation in class discussions?

What is the job of the ethnomethodologist?

Which of the following statements reflects a feminist sociologist's perspective on emotions?

What types of workplaces are the most efficient?

According to the textbook, why has people's ability to experience emotions spontaneously and authentically decreased in recent years?

Compare role strain and role conflict.Give examples.

According to the textbook, what is the main cause of empathy?

According to the textbook, the advantage of "tight" societies is that time and effort are not wasted on negotiating which of the following?

Explain what status cues are and how they work.

How do organizations influence individual actions?

Laughter is completely spontaneous.

Discuss differences between emotion management and emotion labour.Give one example of each.

What conclusions did Charles Derber reach about the nature of social interaction in North America?

Matthew decides to try an experiment to see how people react when he walks beside them, slowing his pace when they do and speeding up when they do.What is likely to be a common reaction to Matthew's experiment?

Researchers have compared attitudes of university students over the last thirty years.Which of the following has declined the most?

Some schools in the United States teach Ebonics, a variant of English spoken by African-Americans.Which concept best describes why Ebonics is not likely to become widely accepted?

Why is Natasha likely better at doing a job that involves emotion labour than Brian is?

Recently, a number of companies have used variations on the advertising slogan "It's all about you." With which audience is this slogan most likely to be successful?

Backstage, people are able to completely drop their role playing and impression management.

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