Question 1

Optional Ethnicities: For Whites Only? MARY WATERS
-Waters's depiction of different college experiences emphasizes which two groups?

Accepted Answer

A)  traditional and non-traditional students such as military veterans and older students 
B)  black students and white students 
C)  males and females 
D)  Asian students and Asian American students 
A)  traditional and non-traditional students such as military veterans and older students 
B)  black students and white students 
C)  males and females 
D)  Asian students and Asian American students B

Question 2

The Body and Bathing: Help with Personal Care at Home JULIA TWIGG
-When older people who need help are going to take a bath, who do they most often want to bathe them?

Accepted Answer

A)  a woman with whom they are familiar 
B)  a family member of the same gender 
C)  a close friend of either gender 
D)  a stranger who neither knows the older person nor will ever get to know them well
20) Women without Class: Chicas, Cholas, Trash, and the Presence/Absence of Class Identity JULIE BETTIE 
A)  a woman with whom they are familiar 
B)  a family member of the same gender 
C)  a close friend of either gender 
D)  a stranger who neither knows the older person nor will ever get to know them well
20) Women without Class: Chicas, Cholas, Trash, and the Presence/Absence of Class Identity JULIE BETTIE A

Question 3

The Body and Bathing: Help with Personal Care at Home JULIA TWIGG
-The personal care Julia Twigg describes in "Body and Bathing" is about:

Accepted Answer

A)  married couples who enjoy bathing together or giving each other baths 
B)  caregivers who help older people in their home 
C)  the history of cleanliness 
D)  power; children refuse to take baths, reject many foods, and speak in slang in order to exert independence from their parents 
A)  married couples who enjoy bathing together or giving each other baths 
B)  caregivers who help older people in their home 
C)  the history of cleanliness 
D)  power; children refuse to take baths, reject many foods, and speak in slang in order to exert independence from their parents B

Question 4

The Body and Bathing: Help with Personal Care at Home JULIA TWIGG
-According to Twigg's essay, bathing can be understood as:

Accepted Answer

A)  a pleasant experience, a luxury or a time of relaxation 
B)  hygiene, or simply getting clean and ridding oneself of dirt, bacteria, and unhealthy smells 
C)  a rite of passage or a transition from one situation to another, for example from sinner to saved 
D)  a form of punishment or a penalty to pay 
E)  All of the above are meanings attached to bathing 
A)  a pleasant experience, a luxury or a time of relaxation 
B)  hygiene, or simply getting clean and ridding oneself of dirt, bacteria, and unhealthy smells 
C)  a rite of passage or a transition from one situation to another, for example from sinner to saved 
D)  a form of punishment or a penalty to pay 
E)  All of the above are meanings attached to bathing

Question 5

The Body and Bathing: Help with Personal Care at Home JULIA TWIGG
-When Twigg describes the "gaze of youth" she is referring to:

Accepted Answer

A)  the tendency of people to see themselves as younger than they really are, often imagining themselves to be youthful and carefree 
B)  how everyone notices young people and what they are doing 
C)  how the image of youth is highly valued in society, while an older person's body is seen as imperfect, defective, unattractive, and even distasteful 
D)  young people's innocence and lack of experience, which color their perceptions 
E)  optimistic attitudes and positive feelings between people who may be quite elderly 
A)  the tendency of people to see themselves as younger than they really are, often imagining themselves to be youthful and carefree 
B)  how everyone notices young people and what they are doing 
C)  how the image of youth is highly valued in society, while an older person's body is seen as imperfect, defective, unattractive, and even distasteful 
D)  young people's innocence and lack of experience, which color their perceptions 
E)  optimistic attitudes and positive feelings between people who may be quite elderly

Question 6

Optional Ethnicities: For Whites Only? MARY WATERS
-Waters based a great deal of her analysis of ethnic identities on what source of information?

Accepted Answer

A)  national surveys conducted by the Gallup and Roper polling organizations 
B)  in-depth interviews with a cross section of Americans 
C)  the decennial U.S. Census of the Population 
D)  interviews and surveys conducted in twelve randomly selected countries 
A)  national surveys conducted by the Gallup and Roper polling organizations 
B)  in-depth interviews with a cross section of Americans 
C)  the decennial U.S. Census of the Population 
D)  interviews and surveys conducted in twelve randomly selected countries

Question 7

The Body and Bathing: Help with Personal Care at Home JULIA TWIGG
-Among the people Twigg studied, what part of the body did people most enjoy having someone bathe?

Accepted Answer

A)  their feet 
B)  their hair 
C)  their face, including, for men, having someone shave them in the bath 
D)  their back 
E)  None of the above. Those she studied avoided having anyone touch them in the bath 
A)  their feet 
B)  their hair 
C)  their face, including, for men, having someone shave them in the bath 
D)  their back 
E)  None of the above. Those she studied avoided having anyone touch them in the bath

Question 8

Love and Race Caught in the Public Eye HEIDI ARDIZZONE and EARL LEWIS
-The "facts" of this storyare:

Accepted Answer

A)  Kip Rhinelander was a wealthy white male and Alice Jones was a working-class African American female 
B)  Kip Rhinelander was the false identity of a man who pretended to be a great athlete and Alice Jones was an heiress who pretended to be poor 
C)  Kip Rhinelander was a married man who wanted to marry Alice Jones for her money 
D)  The "facts" are hopelessly lost and can never be known 
A)  Kip Rhinelander was a wealthy white male and Alice Jones was a working-class African American female 
B)  Kip Rhinelander was the false identity of a man who pretended to be a great athlete and Alice Jones was an heiress who pretended to be poor 
C)  Kip Rhinelander was a married man who wanted to marry Alice Jones for her money 
D)  The "facts" are hopelessly lost and can never be known

Question 9

On Face-Work ERVING GOFFMAN
-According to Goffman, what does it mean to present a "face"?

Accepted Answer

A)  to present an identity that one wants others to accept 
B)  to put forward an image that masks or hides how onereally feels 
C)  to challenge what another person says by making facial expressions communicating disbelief or doubt 
D)  To summon the courage to defy others' expectations and to go one's own way 
A)  to present an identity that one wants others to accept 
B)  to put forward an image that masks or hides how onereally feels 
C)  to challenge what another person says by making facial expressions communicating disbelief or doubt 
D)  To summon the courage to defy others' expectations and to go one's own way

Question 10

Women Without Class: Chicas, Cholas, Trash, and the Presence/Absence of Class Identity JULIE BETTIE
-Among the young women Bettie studied were several groups or "cliques." The Anglo/whites and the Mexican-American students both belonged to a group identified as:

Accepted Answer

A)  hicks 
B)  skaters 
C)  dopers 
D)  preps 
E)  rockers 
A)  hicks 
B)  skaters 
C)  dopers 
D)  preps 
E)  rockers

Question 11

Optional Ethnicities: For Whites Only? MARY WATERS
-According to Waters, ethnicity is:

Accepted Answer

A)  a selected characteristic, based on one's (or one's acquaintances') beliefs about who one is 
B)  the same thing as ancestry 
C)  a fixed characteristic given at birth (based on one's parents' social and economic background) 
D)  a fixed, ascribed characteristic attached to all people based on identifiable physical features 
A)  a selected characteristic, based on one's (or one's acquaintances') beliefs about who one is 
B)  the same thing as ancestry 
C)  a fixed characteristic given at birth (based on one's parents' social and economic background) 
D)  a fixed, ascribed characteristic attached to all people based on identifiable physical features

Question 12

The Body and Bathing: Help with Personal Care at Home JULIA TWIGG
-This essay describes people in which country?

Accepted Answer

A)  the United States 
B)  no particular country; the discussion is very general and could apply to anywhere 
C)  England 
D)  Canada 
A)  the United States 
B)  no particular country; the discussion is very general and could apply to anywhere 
C)  England 
D)  Canada

Question 13

Optional Ethnicities: For Whites Only? MARY WATERS
-Because most Americans of European ancestry no longer face ethnic discrimination, they can:

Accepted Answer

A)  select which aspects of an ethnic identity they want to recognize, or select none at all 
B)  sympathize with people who continue to experience ethnic discrimination 
C)  discriminate against others without fear of retribution 
D)  "pass" for being any ethnic or racial group they choose, usually picking one they admire 
A)  select which aspects of an ethnic identity they want to recognize, or select none at all 
B)  sympathize with people who continue to experience ethnic discrimination 
C)  discriminate against others without fear of retribution 
D)  "pass" for being any ethnic or racial group they choose, usually picking one they admire

Question 14

Love and Race Caught in the Public Eye HEIDI ARDIZZONE and EARL LEWIS
-The "rule" that most U.S. states used to determine who was "non-white" was the:

Accepted Answer

A)  "visibly black" rule. A special panel of citizens determined if people were white or non-white depending on their visual perception of them 
B)  "one-drop" rule. If a person had any known African American ancestor, he or she was considered to be black 
C)  "quartaroon" rule. If a person had one African American grandparent, he or she was considered to be black 
D)  "social consensus" rule. If a person's acquaintances believed the person to be non-white, then he or she was considered non-white 
E)  "pencil rule." If a pencil inserted into a person's hair fell out, he or she was considered to be white.
22) Optional Ethnicities: For Whites Only? MARY WATERS 
A)  "visibly black" rule. A special panel of citizens determined if people were white or non-white depending on their visual perception of them 
B)  "one-drop" rule. If a person had any known African American ancestor, he or she was considered to be black 
C)  "quartaroon" rule. If a person had one African American grandparent, he or she was considered to be black 
D)  "social consensus" rule. If a person's acquaintances believed the person to be non-white, then he or she was considered non-white 
E)  "pencil rule." If a pencil inserted into a person's hair fell out, he or she was considered to be white.
22) Optional Ethnicities: For Whites Only? MARY WATERS

Question 15

On Face-Work ERVING GOFFMAN
-A "corrective interchange" that allows someone to "save face" begins with what act?

Accepted Answer

A)  an apology 
B)  a short break or recess 
C)  a payoff 
D)  a challenge 
E)  a greeting 
A)  an apology 
B)  a short break or recess 
C)  a payoff 
D)  a challenge 
E)  a greeting

Question 16

On Face-Work ERVING GOFFMAN
-Goffman argues that one's face is:

Accepted Answer

A)  rarely shown to others. Rather, we present a "mask" over our face 
B)  a positive image 
C)  the difficulties and obstacles in our life 
D)  one's pride and self-confidence 
A)  rarely shown to others. Rather, we present a "mask" over our face 
B)  a positive image 
C)  the difficulties and obstacles in our life 
D)  one's pride and self-confidence

Question 17

On Face-Work ERVING GOFFMAN
-When we consciously don't talk abut certain topics or overlook a discrepancy in what someone says that might indicate that he or she is being dishonest, we are engaging in what Goffman calls:

Accepted Answer

A)  an avoidance strategy 
B)  a white lie 
C)  civil inattention 
D)  a conspiracy of silence 
A)  an avoidance strategy 
B)  a white lie 
C)  civil inattention 
D)  a conspiracy of silence

Question 18

On Face-Work ERVING GOFFMAN
-"I'm sorry" is what part of a remedial interchange?

Accepted Answer

A)  challenge 
B)  acceptance 
C)  offering 
D)  closing 
A)  challenge 
B)  acceptance 
C)  offering 
D)  closing

Question 19

Love and Race Caught in the Public Eye HEIDI ARDIZZONE and EARL LEWIS
-Alice Jones and Leonard (Kip) Rhinelander were:

Accepted Answer

A)  married, but their marriage was voided by a legal separation agreement 
B)  never married, but they continued to maintain a love affair all their lives 
C)  cousins, so their marriage was never actually legal 
D)  strangers who never met; they corresponded and planned to marry until he was killed in the war 
A)  married, but their marriage was voided by a legal separation agreement 
B)  never married, but they continued to maintain a love affair all their lives 
C)  cousins, so their marriage was never actually legal 
D)  strangers who never met; they corresponded and planned to marry until he was killed in the war

Question 20

Women Without Class: Chicas, Cholas, Trash, and the Presence/Absence of Class Identity JULIE BETTIE
-Bettie's essay is an examination of the way sociological-and especially feminist-theory needs to consider the way social class:

Accepted Answer

A)  affects people differently, depending on both their gender and their ethnicity 
B)  has diminished in importance from the days of labor conflict and radical politics 
C)  is ignored by the media in order to make everyone appear to be middle class 
D)  is more important to young people than social equality 
A)  affects people differently, depending on both their gender and their ethnicity 
B)  has diminished in importance from the days of labor conflict and radical politics 
C)  is ignored by the media in order to make everyone appear to be middle class 
D)  is more important to young people than social equality

Optional Ethnicities: For Whites Only? MARY WATERS -Waters's depiction of different college experiences emphasizes which two groups?

The Body and Bathing: Help with Personal Care at Home JULIA TWIGG -When older people who need help are going to take a bath, who do they most often want to bathe them?

The Body and Bathing: Help with Personal Care at Home JULIA TWIGG -The personal care Julia Twigg describes in "Body and Bathing" is about:

The Body and Bathing: Help with Personal Care at Home JULIA TWIGG -According to Twigg's essay, bathing can be understood as:

The Body and Bathing: Help with Personal Care at Home JULIA TWIGG -When Twigg describes the "gaze of youth" she is referring to:

Optional Ethnicities: For Whites Only? MARY WATERS -Waters based a great deal of her analysis of ethnic identities on what source of information?

The Body and Bathing: Help with Personal Care at Home JULIA TWIGG -Among the people Twigg studied, what part of the body did people most enjoy having someone bathe?

Love and Race Caught in the Public Eye HEIDI ARDIZZONE and EARL LEWIS -The "facts" of this storyare:

On Face-Work ERVING GOFFMAN -According to Goffman, what does it mean to present a "face"?

Women Without Class: Chicas, Cholas, Trash, and the Presence/Absence of Class Identity JULIE BETTIE -Among the young women Bettie studied were several groups or "cliques." The Anglo/whites and the Mexican-American students both belonged to a group identified as:

Optional Ethnicities: For Whites Only? MARY WATERS -According to Waters, ethnicity is:

The Body and Bathing: Help with Personal Care at Home JULIA TWIGG -This essay describes people in which country?

Optional Ethnicities: For Whites Only? MARY WATERS -Because most Americans of European ancestry no longer face ethnic discrimination, they can:

Love and Race Caught in the Public Eye HEIDI ARDIZZONE and EARL LEWIS -The "rule" that most U.S. states used to determine who was "non-white" was the:

On Face-Work ERVING GOFFMAN -A "corrective interchange" that allows someone to "save face" begins with what act?

On Face-Work ERVING GOFFMAN -Goffman argues that one's face is:

On Face-Work ERVING GOFFMAN -When we consciously don't talk abut certain topics or overlook a discrepancy in what someone says that might indicate that he or she is being dishonest, we are engaging in what Goffman calls:

On Face-Work ERVING GOFFMAN -"I'm sorry" is what part of a remedial interchange?

Love and Race Caught in the Public Eye HEIDI ARDIZZONE and EARL LEWIS -Alice Jones and Leonard (Kip) Rhinelander were:

Women Without Class: Chicas, Cholas, Trash, and the Presence/Absence of Class Identity JULIE BETTIE -Bettie's essay is an examination of the way sociological-and especially feminist-theory needs to consider the way social class:

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