Question 1

People use impression management to:

Accepted Answer

A) trick others into believing they have more status than they do 
B) compel others to react to them in ways they wish 
C) be good actors 
D) make sure their body language matches their intentions 
E) none of the above; people are not conscious of impression management 
A) trick others into believing they have more status than they do 
B) compel others to react to them in ways they wish 
C) be good actors 
D) make sure their body language matches their intentions 
E) none of the above; people are not conscious of impression management B

Question 2

Harold Garfinkel founded the field of __________,the study of micro interaction.

Accepted Answer

A) language studies 
B) ethnomethodology 
C) symbolic studies 
D) communications 
E) micro studies 
A) language studies 
B) ethnomethodology 
C) symbolic studies 
D) communications 
E) micro studies B

Question 3

Arrive to class on time,raise your hand before speaking,turn in assignments on time-these expectations are part of the __________ of students.

Accepted Answer

A) status marker 
B) social role 
C) stereotype 
D) identity 
E) category 
A) status marker 
B) social role 
C) stereotype 
D) identity 
E) category B

Question 4

Which of the following would NOT be classified as civil inattention?

Accepted Answer

A) riding the bus to class and reading a book 
B) waiting in line at the ATM and talking on the phone 
C) selecting a seat in a large lecture hall where you do not know your fellow students 
D) working on a group project but contributing very little and letting others do the work 
E) walking across campus listening to your iPod 
A) riding the bus to class and reading a book 
B) waiting in line at the ATM and talking on the phone 
C) selecting a seat in a large lecture hall where you do not know your fellow students 
D) working on a group project but contributing very little and letting others do the work 
E) walking across campus listening to your iPod

Question 5

According to Charles Darwin,basic human emotional expressions:

Accepted Answer

A) are exactly the same as the basic emotional expressions of primates 
B) are the same in all human beings 
C) vary widely, depending on the culture one is in 
D) are learned and vary among cultures 
E) should not be studied since they do not affect evolution 
A) are exactly the same as the basic emotional expressions of primates 
B) are the same in all human beings 
C) vary widely, depending on the culture one is in 
D) are learned and vary among cultures 
E) should not be studied since they do not affect evolution

Question 6

What is civil inattention? Using the example of a crowded public bus,explain how individuals on the bus might engage in civil inattention.

Accepted Answer

To answer this question,students must de

Question 7

According to sociologists,all of us have multiple social roles.What are your social roles,and how are they related to your social position?

Accepted Answer

To answer this question,students must de

Question 8

What is impression management? Give an example of how a college student engages in impression management when interacting with professors.

Accepted Answer

To answer this question,the student must

Question 9

The research by Paul Ekman and W.V.Friesan show that the modes of human emotional expression:

Accepted Answer

A) vary across cultures 
B) change as we grow older 
C) are the same among all human beings 
D) are very similar to other mammals 
E) have changed significantly in the last 50 years 
A) vary across cultures 
B) change as we grow older 
C) are the same among all human beings 
D) are very similar to other mammals 
E) have changed significantly in the last 50 years

Question 10

Which of the following would NOT be a case in which both focused and unfocused interaction are likely to occur?

Accepted Answer

A) an individual watching TV alone 
B) the parking lot before a football game 
C) a lunchtime crowd in a university cafeteria 
D) the first day of a university class 
E) an airplane trip 
A) an individual watching TV alone 
B) the parking lot before a football game 
C) a lunchtime crowd in a university cafeteria 
D) the first day of a university class 
E) an airplane trip

Question 11

The verbal harassment of a single woman by a group of men as she walks past a construction site can be examined as a social interaction but must also be understood as part of a larger system of:

Accepted Answer

A) gendered behavior 
B) gender inequality 
C) politeness norms 
D) social control 
E) shared understandings 
A) gendered behavior 
B) gender inequality 
C) politeness norms 
D) social control 
E) shared understandings

Question 12

In modern societies large-scale social institutions are organized by __________,which allows for the precise timing of activities.

Accepted Answer

A) clock-time 
B) managers 
C) time maximization 
D) time-rules 
E) the Internet 
A) clock-time 
B) managers 
C) time maximization 
D) time-rules 
E) the Internet

Question 13

An example of audience segregation is:

Accepted Answer

A) being openly gay at home but being "straight" at work for fear of discrimination 
B) inviting both spouses' families over for a holiday even though they are uncomfortable around each other 
C) keeping two of your friends who do not like each other apart at a party 
D) making sure that your white and black friends never meet each other 
E) taking a friend to a concert to introduce her to music she has never heard before 
A) being openly gay at home but being "straight" at work for fear of discrimination 
B) inviting both spouses' families over for a holiday even though they are uncomfortable around each other 
C) keeping two of your friends who do not like each other apart at a party 
D) making sure that your white and black friends never meet each other 
E) taking a friend to a concert to introduce her to music she has never heard before

Question 14

The technique used to examine the organized principles of talk is called:

Accepted Answer

A) survey analysis 
B) language studies 
C) conversation analysis 
D) talk analysis 
E) semiotics 
A) survey analysis 
B) language studies 
C) conversation analysis 
D) talk analysis 
E) semiotics

Question 15

According to Erving Goffman,reality is not fixed or static but created through:

Accepted Answer

A) mass media 
B) human ideas 
C) human interactions 
D) human mistakes 
E) events 
A) mass media 
B) human ideas 
C) human interactions 
D) human mistakes 
E) events

Question 16

The sociologist Carol Brooks Gardner linked the harassment of women by men to the larger system of male privilege in public spaces,women's physical vulnerability,and the omnipresent threat of rape.Her analysis of these interactions shows the importance of linking __________ and __________ to understand social interaction.

Accepted Answer

A) microsociology; discrimination 
B) harassment; violence 
C) norms; actions 
D) microsociology; macrosociology 
E) macrosociology; privilege 
A) microsociology; discrimination 
B) harassment; violence 
C) norms; actions 
D) microsociology; macrosociology 
E) macrosociology; privilege

Question 17

Almost __________ of all adult Americans use some kind of social networking site.

Accepted Answer

A) 75 percent 
B) 25 percent 
C) 90 percent 
D) 50 percent 
E) none of the above 
A) 75 percent 
B) 25 percent 
C) 90 percent 
D) 50 percent 
E) none of the above

Question 18

Trevor takes the subway to and from work.He usually wears his headphones and listens to his music on the subway.He is careful not to bump shoulders with the passengers next to him when he is standing on the crowded train.Trevor engages in __________ on the subway.

Accepted Answer

A) social positioning 
B) focused interaction 
C) impression management 
D) unfocused interaction 
E) nonverbal talk 
A) social positioning 
B) focused interaction 
C) impression management 
D) unfocused interaction 
E) nonverbal talk

Question 19

In Elijah Anderson's book Streetwise: Race,Class,and Change in an Urban Community (1990),he noted that studying everyday life sheds light on how social order is created by the individual building blocks of:

Accepted Answer

A) macro-level institutions 
B) prejudice and racism 
C) impression management 
D) micro-level interactions 
E) none of the above 
A) macro-level institutions 
B) prejudice and racism 
C) impression management 
D) micro-level interactions 
E) none of the above

Question 20

The social positions that a person occupies determines that person's:

Accepted Answer

A) social roles 
B) ideas 
C) gender 
D) racial identity 
E) status markers 
A) social roles 
B) ideas 
C) gender 
D) racial identity 
E) status markers

People use impression management to:

Harold Garfinkel founded the field of __________,the study of micro interaction.

Arrive to class on time,raise your hand before speaking,turn in assignments on time-these expectations are part of the __________ of students.

Which of the following would NOT be classified as civil inattention?

According to Charles Darwin,basic human emotional expressions:

What is civil inattention? Using the example of a crowded public bus,explain how individuals on the bus might engage in civil inattention.

According to sociologists,all of us have multiple social roles.What are your social roles,and how are they related to your social position?

What is impression management? Give an example of how a college student engages in impression management when interacting with professors.

The research by Paul Ekman and W.V.Friesan show that the modes of human emotional expression:

Which of the following would NOT be a case in which both focused and unfocused interaction are likely to occur?

The verbal harassment of a single woman by a group of men as she walks past a construction site can be examined as a social interaction but must also be understood as part of a larger system of:

In modern societies large-scale social institutions are organized by __________,which allows for the precise timing of activities.

An example of audience segregation is:

The technique used to examine the organized principles of talk is called:

According to Erving Goffman,reality is not fixed or static but created through:

Almost __________ of all adult Americans use some kind of social networking site.

Trevor takes the subway to and from work.He usually wears his headphones and listens to his music on the subway.He is careful not to bump shoulders with the passengers next to him when he is standing on the crowded train.Trevor engages in __________ on the subway.

In Elijah Anderson's book Streetwise: Race,Class,and Change in an Urban Community (1990),he noted that studying everyday life sheds light on how social order is created by the individual building blocks of:

The social positions that a person occupies determines that person's:

Sociology: Theory and Method

Culture and Society

Socialization, the Life Course, and Aging

Groups, Networks, and Organizations

Conformity, Deviance, and Crime

Stratification, Class, and Inequality

Global Inequality

Gender Inequality

Ethnicity and Race

Families and Intimate Relationships

Education and Religion

Politics and Economic Life

The Sociology of the Body: Health, Illness, and Sexuality

Urbanization, Population, and the Environment

Globalization in a Changing World

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Exam 4: Social Interaction and Everyday Life in the Age of the Internet

People use impression management to:

Harold Garfinkel founded the field of __________,the study of micro interaction.

Arrive to class on time,raise your hand before speaking,turn in assignments on time-these expectations are part of the __________ of students.

Which of the following would NOT be classified as civil inattention?

According to Charles Darwin,basic human emotional expressions:

What is civil inattention? Using the example of a crowded public bus,explain how individuals on the bus might engage in civil inattention.

According to sociologists,all of us have multiple social roles.What are your social roles,and how are they related to your social position?

What is impression management? Give an example of how a college student engages in impression management when interacting with professors.

The research by Paul Ekman and W.V.Friesan show that the modes of human emotional expression:

Which of the following would NOT be a case in which both focused and unfocused interaction are likely to occur?

The verbal harassment of a single woman by a group of men as she walks past a construction site can be examined as a social interaction but must also be understood as part of a larger system of:

In modern societies large-scale social institutions are organized by __________,which allows for the precise timing of activities.

An example of audience segregation is:

The technique used to examine the organized principles of talk is called:

According to Erving Goffman,reality is not fixed or static but created through:

Almost __________ of all adult Americans use some kind of social networking site.

Trevor takes the subway to and from work.He usually wears his headphones and listens to his music on the subway.He is careful not to bump shoulders with the passengers next to him when he is standing on the crowded train.Trevor engages in __________ on the subway.

In Elijah Anderson's book Streetwise: Race,Class,and Change in an Urban Community (1990),he noted that studying everyday life sheds light on how social order is created by the individual building blocks of:

The social positions that a person occupies determines that person's:

Sociology: Theory and Method

Culture and Society

Socialization, the Life Course, and Aging

Groups, Networks, and Organizations

Conformity, Deviance, and Crime

Stratification, Class, and Inequality

Global Inequality

Gender Inequality

Ethnicity and Race

Families and Intimate Relationships

Education and Religion

Politics and Economic Life

The Sociology of the Body: Health, Illness, and Sexuality

Urbanization, Population, and the Environment

Globalization in a Changing World

Filters