Deck 4: Social Interaction in Everyday Life

Question 1

The supportive social interactionʹs function that provides hidden, underlying meanings is absolutely crucial for

A) ensuring social order.
B) understanding social conflict.
C) structuring the role of education.
D) learning language.

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Cats can communicate to other cats that mice are present but cannot communicate with dogs. Sociologists call this a communication system.

A) simple
B) closed
C) unequal
D) interdependent

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Herman visited Egypt, and while standing on a street corner, he was suddenly shoved aside by an Egyptian who took his spot on the street corner. Although Herman was very upset, sociologists would assert the Egyptian probably did this because

A) he did not like Americans.
B) Egyptians are biologically aggressive.
C) he was using a form of kinesics.
D) his conception of proxemics differed.

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Peter is a teenager. He sweeps his neighborʹs sidewalk and receives a payment of $5. This is an example of what type of interaction?

A) conflict
B) competition
C) exchange
D) cooperation

Question 5

An interaction in which two individuals offer each other something in order to obtain a reward in return is called an).

A) cooperation
B) competition
C) exchange
D) support

Question 6

Social exchanges are usually governed by

A) laws and regulations.
B) the norm of reciprocity.
C) social contracts.
D) the exchange of money.

Question 7

Which of the following statements about social interaction is true?

A) All over the world it is natural for people to nod their heads to mean yes and shake them to mean no.
B) Silence may mean ʺyesʺ in talkative societies but ʺnoʺ in others.
C) Because they speak the same language, men and women can easily understand each other.
D) The person we interact with, just like anything else ʺout there,ʺ is absolutely real.

Question 8

Competition in the global market has helped U.S. companies

A) become efficient and productive.
B) lower their production standards.
C) hire lower wage employees.
D) expand beyond the U.S.

Question 9

Which of the following forms of social interaction are more likely to unsettle the social structure?

A) cooperation
B) conversation
C) exchange
D) competition

Question 10

Tom sees his coworkers as competitors and tends not to share information readily. He would be involved in interaction with his coworkers.

A) supportive
B) oppositional
C) functional
D) moral

Question 11

With , an individual needs another personʹs help to do a job or do it more effectively.

A) social interaction
B) conflict
C) exchange
D) cooperation

Question 12

Which of the following statements about conflict is the most true?

A) Conflict only exists in the political and economic realms of the social structure.
B) Conflict involves achieving goals through accepted rules.
C) Conflict can often help a social structure by unifying members of society and creating change.
D) Conflict can only harm a social structure because it involves violent confrontation.

Question 13

Joan is active in her community. She knows everybody, and helps people out during personal family crises. She would be involved in interaction with her neighbors.

A) supportive
B) oppositional
C) functional
D) moral

Question 14

The meaning of words is determined by members of a specific society through their social experiences. Therefore, the meaning of words is

A) socially constructed.
B) arbitrarily produced.
C) determined by instinct.
D) determined by those in power.

Question 15

All of the following are types of cooperation, EXCEPT for cooperation.

A) directed
B) competitive
C) contractual
D) spontaneous

Question 16

The use of space as a means of communication is called

A) verbal communication.
B) supportive social interaction.
C) proxemics.
D) kinesics.

Question 17

When Cambodian refugees first arrived in this country, many Americans found them too quiet. This is an example of

A) the need for a universal language.
B) the great global diversity in verbal communication customs.
C) typical American rudeness.
D) the symbolic nature of supportive interaction.

Question 18

By use of the symbolic interactionist perspective we can better understand what is going on

A) in society.
B) in conflict between nations.
C) inside the person.
D) outside the person.

Question 19

According to Goffman, audiences are motivated to act tactfully for all of the following reasons EXCEPT

A) identification with the performers.
B) the desire to avoid a scene.
C) ignoring blunders.
D) exploitation.

Question 20

Which of the following is an example of oppositional interaction?

A) shaking hands
B) a glance of recognition
C) staring at a lower-class person
D) a woman putting her arm on the shoulder of a man

Question 21

According to dramaturgy, when a person accepts apologies, excuses, or disclaimers, they are helping a rule violator to

A) save face.
B) experience embarrassment.
C) violate another norm.
D) make fun of himself.

Question 22

A method of analyzing social interaction as if the participants were performing on a stage is called .

A) impression management
B) symbolic interactionism
C) dramaturgy
D) sociological analysis

Question 23

Julian was a salesman who took a prospective client to dinner. He dressed carefully, spoke in a confident way, and hoped his guest did not notice his obvious flaws. Julian was involved in

A) cynical manipulation.
B) presenting his ʺself.ʺ
C) oppositional social interaction.
D) predetermined role playing.

Question 24

American accents and euphemisms are examples of

A) poor communication skills.
B) the failure of American schools.
C) American diversity in communication.
D) sources of humor.

Question 25

According to Goffmanʹs dramaturgy, which of the following would be an example of a loss of poise?

A) conversation
B) nodding to a stranger on the street
C) ignoring a bodily noise
D) stumbling

Question 26

When the two sexes communicate with each other, women tend to use the language of connection and intimacy, and men the language of

A) dignity and sophistication.
B) equality and sensitivity.
C) dependence and deference.
D) status and independence.

Question 27

Linguistic styles that reelect the different worlds of women and men are called

A) genderlects.
B) gender communication.
C) nonverbal communication.
D) rapport-talk.

Question 28

According to Goffman, when we are , we present ourselves in ways expected by others.

A) nervous
B) by ourselves
C) backstage
D) frontstage

Question 29

Jane was very annoyed with her co-worker for continually interrupting her with questions but she simply smiled and answered each question. Goffman would say Jane was practicing dramaturgical

A) circumspection.
B) dishonesty.
C) discipline.
D) style.

Question 30

When Tibetans and Burmese greet their friends by sticking out their tongues, the use of the tongue is

A) an example of diverse nonverbal communication.
B) a biologically determined response.
C) a universal form of human greeting.
D) an act of aggression.

Question 31

is the separation of our role playing as outward performance from our inner self.

A) Role playing
B) Social interaction
C) Role distance
D) Social status

Question 32

The study or practice of humor is called

A) sociology
B) psychology
C) biology
D) humorology

Question 33

The essence of interaction rituals is not feeling respect for others but it is the

A) emotions of respect that are important.
B) display or appearance of respect for others that is important.
C) maintenance of poise at all times.
D) role performance that is important.

Question 34

According to Goffman, when strangers who respond to each other with fleeting eye contact, they are involved in

A) role playing.
B) an interaction ritual.
C) social exchange.
D) dramaturgy.

Question 35

Studies by sociolinguists reveal that when men and women communicate with each other they

A) follow the style of men-only conversations.
B) follow the style of women-only conversations.
C) discussed business topics only.
D) each used distinctive gender styles.

Question 36

Which of the following statements about onstage performances and honesty is true?

A) Onstage behavior is more honest with families and friends than with strangers.
B) Onstage behavior is more honest with strangers and others who will not judge the role player.
C) All onstage performances are honest.
D) All onstage performances are dishonest.

Question 37

Sociologists suggest that even in intimate interaction between men and women

A) women assume a dominate proxemic position.
B) men assume a dominate proxemic position.
C) men tend to engage in simultaneous talk.
D) women ten to interrupt men.

Question 38

Many whites assume that to be polite they must look others in the eye. To blacks, however, to be polite sometimes requires looking away. This is an example of

A) the poor state of race relations.
B) diversity in verbal communication.
C) diversity in nonverbal communication.
D) the naturally aggressive style of whites.

Question 39

Goffman suggests that even when there is not a script for how people should communicate or behave with each other, such as an embarrassing situation, the participants will use

A) saving face techniques.
B) ignoring techniques.
C) tactful blindness.
D) nonverbal techniques.

Question 40

During a pelvic exam, the doctor transforms the patient into a nonperson and treats her pelvis as an object through the use of

A) medical skill.
B) having a female nurse perform the actual exam.
C) medical instruments.
D) impression management techniques.

Question 41

The process by which people create through social interaction a certain idea, feeling, or belief about their environment is called the

A) playing of social roles.
B) cooperative social interaction.
C) social construction of reality.
D) cultural dynamics of reality.

Question 42

According to your text, of all the workers in the United States, taxi drivers have the worst occupational hazard.

Question 43

Like verbal communication, body language varies from one culture to another.

Question 44

It is natural for only one person to speak at a time when engaged in a conversation.

Question 45

When a person carefully looks for the right things to do to ensure success in a performance, such as choosing loyal and disciplined people to help, he or she is involved in dramaturgical

A) discipline.
B) circumspection.
C) con-gaming.
D) analysis.

Question 46

In Goffmanʹs dramaturgy, all performances, whether honest or dishonest, have one thing in common, which is

A) performing with a sense of style.
B) the creation of a desired impression.
C) following the rules of social performances.
D) pretending one is on the stage.

Question 47

Humor is not just fun and games but can also serve an) by attacking established beliefs and practices.

A) manifest function
B) latent function
C) important function
D) detrimental function.

Question 48

In competition, each participant tries to achieve the same goal before the others do.

Question 49

According to the text, in presenting ourselves to others, we are the actors and they are the audience.

Question 50

Humor is only fun and games.

Question 51

In an exchange, a task can be adequately performed by only one of the parties.

Question 52

Nonverbal communication may involve proxemics, the use of space as a means of communication.

Question 53

The analysis of how people define the world in which they live is called

A) impression management.
B) sociological analysis.
C) dramaturgy.
D) ethnomethodology.

Question 54

John tells all his family and friends that life on Mars does exist. Sociologists would suggest that Johnʹs reality can be explained by the

A) Thomas Theorem.
B) Looking Glass Theory.
C) Functional Theory.
D) Dramaturgy Theorem.

Question 55

An interaction in which two individuals follow accepted rules, each trying to achieve the same goals before the other does is called .

A) cooperation
B) exchange
C) support
D) competition

Question 56

Presenting oneself to others for purposes of managing othersʹ impressionsproducing a desired impression from othersoften looks like a

A) religious ceremony.
B) social interaction.
C) con game.
D) robot-like role playing.

Question 57

Humor makes us laugh because almost all jokes contain

A) racial or ethnic slurs.
B) references to poor role performances
C) an incongruity between two realities.
D) a common definition of the situation.

Question 58

In interaction rituals, the participants perform certain acts to show reverence to each other.

Question 59

To symbolic interactionists, people usually donʹt take supportive interactions at face value but pay more attention to the hidden meanings behind expressed words and actions.

Question 60

Without cross-cultural understanding, Americans may erroneously assume that people in other cultures

A) share the same definitions of situations.
B) share little or nothing with other persons.
C) do not care about people in other cultures.
D) think they are superior to Americans.

Question 61

Because they speak the same language, men and women can easily understand each other.

Question 62

Men and women are equally disinclined to stare at others because they have been taught not to do so since childhood.

Question 63

1971) referred to supportive interactions as ʺsupportive interchanges,ʺ ʺmutual dealings,ʺ or ʺacts of identificatory sympathy.ʺ

Question 64

According to your text, cooperation adds stability to the social structure by boosting community spirit and solidarity.

Question 65

is an interaction in which two individuals follow mutually accepted rules, each trying to achieve the same goal before the other does.

Question 66

When people perform certain acts to show respect to each other, sociologists call this .

Question 67

is the study or practice of humor.

Question 68

When people congratulate one another for an accomplishment or wish them good health, Goffman calls this interaction.

Question 69

According to functionalists, without , society cannot prosper and survive.

Question 70

In North America, when conversing with people we do not know, we usually stand about 3 feet apart, but in Arab countries, people tend to maintain a closer conversational distance.

Question 71

Hank tends to treat others as enemies. This type of interaction with others is called
interaction.

Question 72

To avoid misunderstanding, especially in conversation with foreigners, it is always wise to say directly whatʹs on our mind, such as saying ʺyesʺ to mean ʺyes.ʺ

Question 73

is the use of body movements as a means of communication; also called body language.

Question 74

is an interaction in which two individuals disregard any rules, each trying to achieve his or her own goal by defeating the other.

Question 75

is the analysis of how people define the world in which they live.

Question 76

An is an interaction in which two individuals offer each other something in order to obtain a reward in return.

Question 77

is a method of analyzing social interaction as if the participants were performing on a stage.

Question 78

refers to the linguistic styles that reflect the different worlds of women and men.

Question 79

Body language, or the use of body movements as a means of communication, is called
.

Question 80

is the process by which individuals act toward and react to others.