Question 1

Goffman's term for refraining from directly interacting with someone you know until an opening bracket has been issued is known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  civic inattention. 
B)  face. 
C)  front stage. 
D)  backstage. 
A)  civic inattention. 
B)  face. 
C)  front stage. 
D)  backstage.

Question 2

Using Mead's concept of the generalized other,which of the following explanations would you use to explain why a man "streaked" (ran around nude)at Harvard's graduation ceremony?

Accepted Answer

A)  He has not been socialized properly by his family and has a poorly developed generalized other. 
B)  He has a keen awareness of the generalized other and simply enjoys soliciting people's reactions. 
C)  He has failed to separate the I from the me. 
D)  He does not fully comprehend the generalized other or the significance of his norm violation. 
A)  He has not been socialized properly by his family and has a poorly developed generalized other. 
B)  He has a keen awareness of the generalized other and simply enjoys soliciting people's reactions. 
C)  He has failed to separate the I from the me. 
D)  He does not fully comprehend the generalized other or the significance of his norm violation.

Question 3

Summarize the case of Anna.Based on the five conclusions reached from studying her life,what does this case tell us about the importance and limits of socialization?

Accepted Answer

Anna was a young girl who was found horr

Question 4

According to impression management,the backstage arena would include:

Accepted Answer

A)  occasions when we are in public. 
B)  occasions when we create and maintain particular impressions of ourselves. 
C)  what we want others to think about us. 
D)  where we are our private selves and where the real story takes place. 
A)  occasions when we are in public. 
B)  occasions when we create and maintain particular impressions of ourselves. 
C)  what we want others to think about us. 
D)  where we are our private selves and where the real story takes place.

Question 5

Studies have shown that people interact with babies differently based on whether the babies are boys or girls.Using role theory,we could argue that:

Accepted Answer

A)  sex is an achieved status. 
B)  sex is a master status in our society. 
C)  boys and girls are simply different. 
D)  gender roles are achieved. 
A)  sex is an achieved status. 
B)  sex is a master status in our society. 
C)  boys and girls are simply different. 
D)  gender roles are achieved.

Question 6

Involuntary statuses that we are born into are called:

Accepted Answer

A)  ascribed statuses. 
B)  achieved statuses. 
C)  status sets. 
D)  master status. 
A)  ascribed statuses. 
B)  achieved statuses. 
C)  status sets. 
D)  master status.

Question 7

Expectations that define appropriate or inappropriate behavior for the occupants of a particular status are called:

Accepted Answer

A)  roles. 
B)  folkways. 
C)  identities. 
D)  simple norms. 
A)  roles. 
B)  folkways. 
C)  identities. 
D)  simple norms.

Question 8

According to Goffman,the main goal of impression management is to:

Accepted Answer

A)  create an alter ego. 
B)  save face. 
C)  fool others. 
D)  control our self. 
A)  create an alter ego. 
B)  save face. 
C)  fool others. 
D)  control our self.

Goffman's term for refraining from directly interacting with someone you know until an opening bracket has been issued is known as:

Using Mead's concept of the generalized other,which of the following explanations would you use to explain why a man "streaked" (ran around nude)at Harvard's graduation ceremony?

Summarize the case of Anna.Based on the five conclusions reached from studying her life,what does this case tell us about the importance and limits of socialization?

According to impression management,the backstage arena would include:

Studies have shown that people interact with babies differently based on whether the babies are boys or girls.Using role theory,we could argue that:

Involuntary statuses that we are born into are called:

Expectations that define appropriate or inappropriate behavior for the occupants of a particular status are called:

According to Goffman,the main goal of impression management is to:

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Exam 4: Socialization and the Construction of Reality

Goffman's term for refraining from directly interacting with someone you know until an opening bracket has been issued is known as:

Using Mead's concept of the generalized other,which of the following explanations would you use to explain why a man "streaked" (ran around nude)at Harvard's graduation ceremony?

Summarize the case of Anna.Based on the five conclusions reached from studying her life,what does this case tell us about the importance and limits of socialization?

According to impression management,the backstage arena would include:

Studies have shown that people interact with babies differently based on whether the babies are boys or girls.Using role theory,we could argue that:

Involuntary statuses that we are born into are called:

Expectations that define appropriate or inappropriate behavior for the occupants of a particular status are called:

According to Goffman,the main goal of impression management is to:

The Sociological Imagination: An Introduction

Methods

Culture and Media

Groups and Networks

Social Control and Deviance

Stratification

Gender

Race

Poverty

Health and Society

Family (in Core edition)

Education

Capitalism and the Economy

Authority and the State

Religion

Science, the Environment, and Society

Collective Action, Social Movements, and Social Change

Filters