Deck 6: Supporting Identity: the Presentation of Self

Question 1

In what setting would a middle-class black male be most likely to engage in exclusionary boundary work?

A)shopping in a retail store or managing employees in the workplace
B)talking with middle-class blacks in a social setting
C)interacting with working-class blacks in social setting
D)when talking with his children

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Goffman was concerned with examining:

A)how individual communication relates to the language of the theater.
B)one's psychological makeup.
C)the structure of social encounters.
D)how one rises to the top of the corporate ladder.

Answer 2

C

Question 3

According to Goffman,the reason individuals seek to acquire information about one another is to:

A)establish friendships.
B)procreate and proliferate the human species.
C)discern a satisfactory lifetime partner.
D)be able to predict what is expected.

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Grazian contends that the girl hunt is a(n)_____ activity.

A)individualistic
B)homosocial group
C)harmless
D)psychologically detrimental

Question 5

Goffman describes three levels of consequences for the disruption of one's performance.These levels are:

A)personality,interaction,and social.
B)abstract,concrete,and permanent.
C)psychological,physiological,and spiritual.
D)personal,familial,and financial.

Question 6

Lacy's research indicates that racial stigma theory may understate the extent to which blacks feel "overwhelmed" and "ill-equipped" to deal with perceived discrimination.

Question 7

What concept was critical to middle-class blacks not allowing racial discrimination to affect their everyday lives?

A)Public identity
B)Naiveté
C)Education
D)Financial power

Question 8

Most of the middle-class black participants in Lacy's study grew up in middle- and upper-middle-class households.

Question 9

Lacy observes that,for middle-class blacks,the settings for shopping and working share characteristics in common.In what way is this true?

A)Both settings find skin color more important than class markers
B)Both are places where "urban" cultural styles (of dress and communication)are held in low esteem
C)Blacks-regardless of mannerisms,speech,and dress-are deemed inherently uncivilized
D)Whites have an innate mistrust of,and resentment toward,affluent blacks

Question 10

According to Goffman,idealized performances are prevalent in the wealth-oriented class structure of American society.

Question 11

The two techniques employed to safeguard the impression fostered by an individual during her presence with others are _____ and _____.

A)primary skills; tertiary skills
B)risk factors; recovery factors
C)modus operandi; modus vivendi
D)defensive practices; protective practices

Question 12

College students who consume alcohol prior to going out are engaging in the practice of:

A)pregaming.
B)bonding.
C)plunging.
D)slamming.

Question 13

The subjects of Grazian's study were:

A)males and females attending four different U.S.universities.
B)heterosexual males attending the University of Toronto.
C)male college students attending the University of Pennsylvania.
D)homosexual graduates of the University of Virginia.

Question 14

Goffman utilizes marine science terminology to develop his framework of social interactions.

Question 15

Seth and his fraternity brothers gather every Saturday night to prepare for a night out by getting dressed,playing rap music,and swapping stories.This is an example of:

A)heterosexual identity formation.
B)misogynistic habits.
C)collective ritual of confidence building.
D)shared homosexual intimacy.

Question 16

In the United States,racial discrimination in the workplace is a relic of the past and has mostly vanished.

Question 17

Which of the following functions is not expected of a wingman?

A)Boosting the confidence of other males in the group.
B)Validating trustworthiness of other males in the group.
C)Confirming stories told by other males in the group.
D)Securing a hook-up for him and the rest of the group.

Question 18

Lacy identifies two "conceptual devices" that allow middle-class blacks to both acquire and use cultural capital.These are:

A)Imitation and assimilation
B)Rejection and defiance
C)Script-switching and improvisation
D)Script-alteration and decoding

Question 19

Which type of sign activity involves nonverbal symbols and is considered the traditional form of communication?

A)the subliminal mind one possesses
B)the expression one gives
C)the expression one gives off
D)Counter-intuitional expression

Question 20

Middle-class blacks who attempt to blur distinctions between themselves and whites by emphasizing shared experiences and areas of consensus are engaging in:

A)exclusionary boundary work.
B)hospitable coercion.
C)social differentiation.
D)inclusionary boundary work.

Question 21

Grazian found that the majority of men who engage in the girl hunt end the evening by having a one-night stand.

Question 22

According to Grazian,many young men enjoy the actual girl hunt itself rather than the actual reward of conquest.