Deck 5: Social Interaction in Everyday Life

Question 1

A social networking site is a website where people are allowed to share only professional interests and not their personal interests.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Status sets stay the same throughout the life course.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

The higher the socioeconomic status, the greater the consumption of space.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

A greater percentage of males than females report being cyberbullied during the school year.

Question 5

Statuses, roles, groups, and institutions make up _____.

A) social organizations
B) social sets
C) social interactions
D) social structures
E) social norms

Question 6

A master status is usually not immediately apparent and makes no preliminary impression on a person's entire life.

Question 7

Which of the following is one of the key characteristics of social interaction?

A) Social interaction is peripheral to human social activity.
B) People respond to a situation in a similar manner during social interaction.
C) Social interaction is similar across time and place.
D) People influence each other's behavior through social interaction.
E) Social interaction is effective only to verbal behavior.

Question 8

People are always aware of the impact of social structure when they violate cultural rules.

Question 9

Statuses are considered relational because they are connected to other statuses.

Question 10

Which of the following defines "social interaction"?

A) The process by which a person gains knowledge about a particular topic
B) The process by which a person investigates a phenomenon in a systematic manner
C) The process by which a person acts toward and reacts to people around him or her
D) The process by which an unorganized pattern of behavior governs people's relationships
E) The process by which an organized pattern of behavior governs people's relationships

Question 11

Social structure:

A) affects the life of people minimally.
B) makes people feel that life is haphazard.
C) influences people to violate cultural rules.
D) guides the actions of people.
E) allows people to act randomly.

Question 12

_____ is an organized pattern of behavior that governs people's relationships.

A) Social interaction
B) Social structure
C) Status set
D) Social status
E) Role set

Question 13

Cyberstalking is more common among adolescents than adults.

Question 14

Status sets include both ascribed and achieved statuses.

Question 15

Women are socialized to be more comfortable talking about their feelings, whereas men are socialized to be dominant and take charge, especially in the workplace.

Question 16

People play a status but occupy a role.

Question 17

In the context of the consistent research findings across cultures, it is evident that men smile more than women.

Question 18

Roles are always flexible.

Question 19

Emails and text messages do not disappear after being deleted but may last indefinitely in cyberspace.

Question 20

For feminists, the most significant characteristic of all human communication is that people take each other and the context into account.

Question 21

Marlin is a 33-year-old male and the father of two children.Marlin's gender is an example of a(n) _____.

A) achieved status
B) earned status
C) ascribed status
D) attained status
E) acquired status

Question 22

Carol, an American of Japanese descent, is a 33-year-old female and the mother of two young children.She is the daughter of a renowned boxer, James, who participated in several national championships.Which of the following statements depicts Carol's achieved status?

A) She is an American of Japanese descent.
B) She is 33 years old.
C) She is the mother of two children.
D) She is the daughter of a national champion.
E) She is a woman.

Question 23

Which of the following is true of a status set?

A) It changes only with significant effort.
B) It changes only during childhood.
C) It is achieved during adulthood.
D) It changes throughout a person's life course.
E) It is set at birth and cannot be changed.

Question 24

Which of the following statements is true about a master status?

A) It is usually not apparent.
B) It usually makes the biggest impression.
C) It usually does not affect others' perceptions.
D) It is always achieved.
E) It is always ascribed.

Question 25

Which of the following is a difference between ascribed and achieved status?

A) Ascribed status cannot be noticed physically, whereas achieved status is physically notable.
B) Unlike ascribed status, achieved status dictates social standing.
C) Unlike ascribed status, achieved status remains the same from the time of birth.
D) Ascribed status cannot be controlled, whereas achieved status can be controlled and changed.
E) Ascribed status is variable, whereas achieved status is invariable.

Question 26

Doctor, teacher, and brother are examples of _____.

A) institutions
B) sects
C) statuses
D) groups
E) organizations

Question 27

Keri is a mother, a parole officer, and a softball player.These positions make up Keri's _____.

A) role set
B) status set
C) master status
D) achieved status
E) ascribed status

Question 28

Status inconsistency is _____.

A) a social position that a person attains through personal effort
B) the actual behavior of a person who occupies a status
C) the behavior expected of a person who has a particular status
D) a shifting communication pattern that governs people's interpersonal relationships
E) the conflict that arises from occupying social positions that are ranked differently

Question 29

A(n) _____ overrides other statuses and forms an important part of a person's social identity.

A) master status
B) minor status
C) auxiliary status
D) role set
E) status set

Question 30

Who among the following has an ascribed status?

A) A college graduate
B) A student
C) A grandparent
D) An athlete
E) An African American

Question 31

Which of the following is a similarity between statuses and roles?

A) Like statuses, roles are relational.
B) Like statuses, roles are static.
C) Like all statuses, roles are ascribed.
D) Like all statuses, roles are achieved.
E) Like all statuses, roles are independent.

Question 32

Which of the following is an example of an achieved status?

A) Mother
B) Brother
C) Latino
D) Teenager
E) Woman

Question 33

Which of the following is an example of a status that is relational or complementary?

A) A Latino having a male friend
B) An employee having a brother
C) A lawyer having a sister
D) A doctor having a patient
E) A child having a pet

Question 34

The behavior expected of a person who has a particular status is called _____.

A) role
B) theory
C) activity
D) qualification
E) ethnicity

Question 35

A(n) _____ is a social position that a person attains through personal effort or assumes voluntarily.

A) achieved status
B) assigned status
C) ascribed status
D) attributed status
E) designated status

Question 36

Miller, a doctor, performs normal checkups, treats common illnesses, and advises patients along with many other activities that are related to his profession.These activities reflect Dr.Miller's _____.

A) statuses
B) roles
C) status set
D) personality
E) social identity

Question 37

Brendon is a pastor at the local church.To earn extra money, he transports vegetables to a retail market during weekends.This is an example of _____.

A) a master status
B) status inconsistency
C) an ascribed status
D) role performance
E) role strain

Question 38

Each status is associated with one or more _____.

A) facial expressions
B) body languages
C) logics
D) theories
E) roles

Question 39

Which of the following is considered the dynamic aspect of a status?

A) A society
B) An occupation
C) An economy
D) A position
E) A role

Question 40

A(n) _____ is a social position that a person is born into.

A) status set
B) role set
C) achieved status
D) role institution
E) ascribed status

Question 41

Mary is a working woman.To make sure that her children arrive at school on time, Mary shifts her office timing so that she can work from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm on weekdays and also on Saturdays.Which coping strategy is Mary using to deal with the role conflict that she faces?

A) Denying that there is a problem
B) Compromising any one role
C) Exiting both the roles
D) Compartmentalizing roles
E) Setting priorities

Question 42

_____ is the actual behavior of a person who occupies a status.

A) Role presentation
B) Role position
C) Role strain
D) Role performance
E) Role set

Question 43

_____ is the study of how people construct and learn to share definitions of reality that make everyday interactions possible.

A) Dramaturgical analysis
B) Ethnomethodology
C) Ethnography
D) Frame analysis
E) Autoethnography

Question 44

Timothy and Kiley were asked to violate a norm by their sociology professor.They chose to go to the mall and use the up escalator to go down and the down escalator to go up.They watched the reactions of others and wrote a paper describing the experience.Which of the following methodological tools was Timothy and Kiley using?

A) Dramaturgical analysis
B) Participant observation
C) Frame analysis
D) Autoethnography
E) Ethnomethodology

Question 45

Which of the following statements is true about roles?

A) They are always rigid.
B) They are always flexible.
C) They are always unique.
D) They are based on choices.
E) They are based on mutual obligations.

Question 46

In the context of symbolic interaction, _____ refers to a type of doublespeak that uses words or phrases that avoid a harsh, unpleasant, or distasteful reality.

A) bureaucratese
B) amphigory
C) gobbledygook
D) euphemism
E) gibberish

Question 47

_____ examines social interaction as if occurring on a stage where people play different roles and act out scenes for the audiences with whom they interact.

A) Frame analysis
B) Autoethnography
C) Ethnography
D) Dramaturgical analysis
E) Ethnomethodology

Question 48

Which of the following is an effective way of minimizing role conflict and role strain?

A) Tackling everything at once
B) Desegregating roles
C) Taking on more roles at a time
D) Setting priorities
E) Acquiring more statuses

Question 49

In an interview for a job, Karen displays being smart and funny and hides being rude and self-centered.Karen is using _____.

A) autoethnography
B) social construction of reality
C) dramaturgical analysis
D) impression management
E) ethnomethodology

Question 50

Amanda is a relationship therapist and usually indulges in gossip with her secretary after lunch.After meeting with her new clients, Amanda calls her secretary into her personal cabin to have an informal chat.She tells her secretary that her new clients are the most ignorant people she has ever met.According to sociologist Erving Goffman, Amanda is in the _____.

A) black box
B) back stage
C) front zone
D) red zone
E) staging area

Question 51

_____ is the stress that arises from incompatible demands among roles within a single status.

A) Role rage
B) Role strain
C) Role conflict
D) Role discrepancy
E) Role inconsistency

Question 52

The _____ argues that people create and define their reality through social exchanges.

A) functionalist theory
B) feminist theory
C) psychosocial theory
D) symbolic interaction theory
E) social learning theory

Question 53

Mackenzie is a Congresswoman.She is responsible for proposing legislation, meeting with constituents, and implementing policies.These responsibilities make up Mackenzie's _____.

A) role set
B) role strain
C) role conflict
D) status quo
E) status consistency

Question 54

_____ refers to the frustrations and uncertainties a person experiences when confronted with the requirements of two or more statuses.

A) Role rage
B) Role strain
C) Role conflict
D) Role inconsistency
E) Role discrepancy

Question 55

Jane was unhappy with her marriage and decided to get a divorce from her husband.Which of the following coping strategies did Jane use to deal with the role conflict she faced?

A) Denying that there's a problem
B) Compromising
C) Exiting roles
D) Compartmentalizing roles
E) Setting priorities

Question 56

A _____ refers to the different roles attached to a single status.

A) role strain
B) role set
C) role conflict
D) role dimension
E) role stereotype

Question 57

Which of the following statements is common to all micro-level perspectives about social interaction?

A) All the perspectives explain who says what and when.
B) All the perspectives explain who teaches communication.
C) All the perspectives explain why people say and what they say.
D) All the perspectives explain how people learn social interaction.
E) All the perspectives explain how people learn social interaction.

Question 58

Cameron was scheduled to present his history paper on Thursday between 1:00 pm and 3:00 pm.His anthropology final was scheduled for 2:00 pm on the same day.He was stressed because of the different activities he had to perform as a student majoring in Humanities.Cameron is experiencing _____.

A) role rage
B) role discrepancy
C) role conflict
D) role inconsistency
E) role strain

Question 59

Carter is a full-time college student and works at a factory for 30 hours each week.He feels exhausted and is having a hard time dealing with the demands of his roles at college and the factory he works in.Carter is experiencing _____.

A) role rage
B) role conflict
C) role strain
D) role discrepancy
E) role inconsistency

Question 60

The _____ argues that communal interaction is based on a balancing of benefits and costs.

A) functionalist theory
B) feminist theory
C) social exchange theory
D) symbolic interaction theory
E) social learning theory

Question 61

Which of the following statements is true about the effect of online interaction on families?

A) Social media has a more negative impact on committed relationships.
B) Social media has no effect on family ties.
C) Social media has more positive effects on families.
D) Social media has a more negative effect on ties between parents and children.
E) Social media has had a mixed effect on family ties.

Question 62

Differentiate between ascribed status and achieved status.

Question 63

Identify the three micro-level perspectives that explain social interaction.What is the common characteristic among them?

Question 64

What is role performance? Discuss with an example.

Question 65

Discuss social structure and its implications.

Question 66

Discuss social media and its components.

Question 67

What is status? Illustrate with examples.

Question 68

Discuss the social exchange theory.

Question 69

Discuss ethnomethodology.

Question 70

Discuss online harassment and public shaming.

Question 71

Discuss some benefits of online interaction.

Question 72

What is nonverbal communication? Discuss in detail.

Question 73

Which of the following statements is true about facial expressions?

A) Facial expressions don't always show true emotions.
B) Facial expressions cannot lie about feelings.
C) Facial expressions mean the same things across cultures.
D) Facial expressions always giveaway a person who is lying.
E) Facial expressions are never deceptive.

Question 74

Which of the following statements is true about gendered touching?

A) Men are more likely than women to initiate hugs.
B) Men are more likely than women to use touching to express support.
C) Women are more likely than men to initiate touches that assert power.
D) Men are more likely than women to use touching to express comfort.
E) Men are more likely than women to use touching to show sexual interest.

Question 75

Discuss the social purposes of eye contact.

Question 76

Which of the following statements is true about verbal interactions according to feminist theories?

A) During decision-making tasks, women are more talkative than men are.
B) Men are more talkative than women are when talking about themselves.
C) Men show conversational dominance by speaking more frequently and for longer periods.
D) Women show conversational dominance by interrupting others while talking.
E) Women show conversational dominance by giving unsolicited and unwanted advice.

Question 77

Discuss the symbolic interactionist perspective on social interaction.

Question 78

Which of the following statements is true about the demographic variations among Internet users?

A) The number of women using the Internet is higher than men.
B) Asian Americans are the most connected group in the United States.
C) The higher the family income the lesser the likelihood of Internet users in the family.
D) Students in college are less likely to be users than students in high schools.
E) Americans aged 65 and older do not use the Internet at all.

Question 79

Discuss social interaction and its critical components.

Question 80

Discuss the strategies for coping with role conflict and role strain with examples.