Question 1

Smiling and making polite remarks to people we do not like is an example of

Accepted Answer

A) making another feel embarrassment. 
B) exercising power over another. 
C) idealizing a personal performance. 
D) losing face. 
A) making another feel embarrassment. 
B) exercising power over another. 
C) idealizing a personal performance. 
D) losing face. C

Question 2

Which concept refers to a status that has special importance for social identity,often shaping a person's entire life?

Accepted Answer

A) social status 
B) master status 
C) ascribed status 
D) achieved status 
A) social status 
B) master status 
C) ascribed status 
D) achieved status B

Question 3

Looking at humor from a structural-functional viewpoint,jokes

Accepted Answer

A) tend to bring people together. 
B) can be a way of making one category of people feel good at the expense of another. 
C) are a good way of reducing conflict in society. 
D) are often used to relieve tension-"lightening" a situation. 
A) tend to bring people together. 
B) can be a way of making one category of people feel good at the expense of another. 
C) are a good way of reducing conflict in society. 
D) are often used to relieve tension-"lightening" a situation. D

Question 4

A person's effort to foster certain impressions in the minds of others is called the "presentation of self."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The English language often treats whatever has greater value,power,or importance as

Accepted Answer

A) gender-free. 
B) feminine. 
C) masculine. 
D) humorous. 
A) gender-free. 
B) feminine. 
C) masculine. 
D) humorous.

Question 6

Research suggests that

Accepted Answer

A) men "read" women better than women "read" men. 
B) women "read" men better than men "read" women. 
C) neither sex is any better at "reading" the other. 
D) both sexes can "read" behavior of own sex better than the other sex. 
A) men "read" women better than women "read" men. 
B) women "read" men better than men "read" women. 
C) neither sex is any better at "reading" the other. 
D) both sexes can "read" behavior of own sex better than the other sex.

Question 7

People around the world create the same realities in their everyday interactions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which concept is involved when a plant supervisor wants to be a good friend and confidant to the workers,but must remain distant in order to rate the workers' performances?

Accepted Answer

A) role conflict 
B) role strain 
C) role ambiguity 
D) role exit 
A) role conflict 
B) role strain 
C) role ambiguity 
D) role exit

Question 9

According to Erving Goffman,people usually make efforts to _____ their intentions.

Accepted Answer

A) idealize 
B) reveal 
C) hide 
D) contradict 
A) idealize 
B) reveal 
C) hide 
D) contradict

Question 10

A status set refers to the roles people have over the course of their lifetimes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

People usually have more statuses than roles.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

"Personal space" refers to

Accepted Answer

A) owned property,such as a house or land. 
B) unowned space in a public place. 
C) the surrounding area over which an individual makes some claim to privacy. 
D) a feeling of needing isolation from others. 
A) owned property,such as a house or land. 
B) unowned space in a public place. 
C) the surrounding area over which an individual makes some claim to privacy. 
D) a feeling of needing isolation from others.

Question 13

The process by which people act and react in relation to others is called

Accepted Answer

A) social connectedness. 
B) social construction. 
C) social dynamics. 
D) social interaction. 
A) social connectedness. 
B) social construction. 
C) social dynamics. 
D) social interaction.

Question 14

A "role set" refers to all the roles a person has over the course of a lifetime.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

In her study of women's abortions experiences,Jennifer Keys discovered that feelings are guided by

Accepted Answer

A) biological processes over which people have no control. 
B) our inner selves. 
C) "emotional scripts." 
D) cultural biases. 
A) biological processes over which people have no control. 
B) our inner selves. 
C) "emotional scripts." 
D) cultural biases.

Question 16

Twitter and Facebook are examples of

Accepted Answer

A) social media. 
B) dramaturgical analysis. 
C) the Thomas theorem. 
D) face-to-face social interaction. 
A) social media. 
B) dramaturgical analysis. 
C) the Thomas theorem. 
D) face-to-face social interaction.

Question 17

The Thomas theorem states that situations that are defined as real become real due to their consequences.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

An important element of nonverbal communication is

Accepted Answer

A) tone of voice. 
B) the back region. 
C) body language. 
D) idealization. 
A) tone of voice. 
B) the back region. 
C) body language. 
D) idealization.

Question 19

According to dramaturgical analysis,a role operates like a part in a play and a status serves as a script.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Being a professional baseball player is mostly an achieved status.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 6: Social Interaction in Everyday Life

Smiling and making polite remarks to people we do not like is an example of

Which concept refers to a status that has special importance for social identity,often shaping a person's entire life?

Looking at humor from a structural-functional viewpoint,jokes

A person's effort to foster certain impressions in the minds of others is called the "presentation of self."

The English language often treats whatever has greater value,power,or importance as

Research suggests that

People around the world create the same realities in their everyday interactions.

Which concept is involved when a plant supervisor wants to be a good friend and confidant to the workers,but must remain distant in order to rate the workers' performances?

According to Erving Goffman,people usually make efforts to _____ their intentions.

A status set refers to the roles people have over the course of their lifetimes.

People usually have more statuses than roles.

"Personal space" refers to

The process by which people act and react in relation to others is called

A "role set" refers to all the roles a person has over the course of a lifetime.

In her study of women's abortions experiences,Jennifer Keys discovered that feelings are guided by

Twitter and Facebook are examples of

The Thomas theorem states that situations that are defined as real become real due to their consequences.

An important element of nonverbal communication is

According to dramaturgical analysis,a role operates like a part in a play and a status serves as a script.

Being a professional baseball player is mostly an achieved status.

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