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

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:

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An example of audience segregation is:

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What is interactional vandalism? Give an example.Why does interactional vandalism create problems in everyday interaction and conversation?

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To answer this question,students must define interactional vandalism as the subversion of the tacit rules of conversation.Students can pick any number of scenarios to use as an example.The example must demonstrate the power differences among participants and how one participant violates shared understandings for behavior and interaction in the situation.Students should conclude with a discussion of how interactional vandalism makes participants disoriented and unable to make sense of the situation.

Ethnomethodology is the study of:

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Social positions can be both general and specific.Which of the following is an example of a general social position in American society?

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During a dinner at a fancy restaurant,a young woman knocks over a glass of water as she reaches for the salt.As the water soaks the tablecloth she exclaims,"Oops,sorry!" This is an example of a:

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According to Harold Garfinkel,people use __________ to organize everyday conversations.

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The sociologist who developed the field of microsociology and emphasized the importance of understanding the seemingly trivial was:

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

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Question 9

Gestures and body postures that are an important part of nonverbal communication are:

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According to sociologists,in what ways do individuals communicate their emotions to each other? Explain how technology altered some of the ways in which individuals communicate their emotions.

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With e-mail it is difficult to capture dimensions of emotional expressions that are present only in facial expressions and with body language.For example,Jane sent her boss an e-mail suggesting that she begin a performance review to see whether Jane was ready for a raise.Her boss replied angrily in an e-mail that Jane was out of line and that she would give her a performance review at the same time as other employees.Face-to-face communication may have helped Jane avoid upsetting her boss by:

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Question 12

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.

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Question 13

What is the compulsion of proximity? Explain how the increase in electronic communication affects the compulsion of proximity.Use examples.

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According to the research by Paul Ekman and W.V.Friesen ,the modes of human emotional expression:

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

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

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Socially defined expectations of a person in a given social position are referred to as:

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Social positions can be both general and specific.Which of the following is an example of a specific social position in American society?

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Question 19

Civil inattention is defined as:

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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:

An example of audience segregation is:

What is interactional vandalism? Give an example.Why does interactional vandalism create problems in everyday interaction and conversation?

Ethnomethodology is the study of:

Social positions can be both general and specific.Which of the following is an example of a general social position in American society?

During a dinner at a fancy restaurant,a young woman knocks over a glass of water as she reaches for the salt.As the water soaks the tablecloth she exclaims,"Oops,sorry!" This is an example of a:

According to Harold Garfinkel,people use __________ to organize everyday conversations.

The sociologist who developed the field of microsociology and emphasized the importance of understanding the seemingly trivial was:

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

Gestures and body postures that are an important part of nonverbal communication are:

According to sociologists,in what ways do individuals communicate their emotions to each other? Explain how technology altered some of the ways in which individuals communicate their emotions.

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.

What is the compulsion of proximity? Explain how the increase in electronic communication affects the compulsion of proximity.Use examples.

According to the research by Paul Ekman and W.V.Friesen ,the modes of human emotional expression:

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

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

Socially defined expectations of a person in a given social position are referred to as:

Social positions can be both general and specific.Which of the following is an example of a specific social position in American society?

Civil inattention is defined as:

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