Question 1

_____________ is the general mechanism for the development of the self.

Accepted Answer

A)  reflexivity
B)  gesture
C)  impulse
D)  human nature A

Question 2

In terms of the micro-macro debate, ethnomethodologists argue that:

Accepted Answer

A)  micro-level phenomena are more important to study than macrolevel structures.
B)  micro and macro structures are generated simultaneously.
C)  macro structures determine micro-level social interactions.
D)  sociologists should stop attempting to make micro-macro linkages. B

Question 3

Social actors engage in the process of mystification in order to do all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  generate social distance between themselves and their audience.
B)  keep their audience from questioning their performance.
C)  create a sense of awe in their audience.
D)  become emotionally connected to their audience. D

Question 4

Which of the following does NOT characterize Herbert Blumer's theory of symbolic interactionism?

Accepted Answer

A)  the essence of society is found in actors and action.
B)  society is made up of macro structures.
C)  large-scale structures emerge from micro processes.
D)  collective action gives rise to joint action.

Question 5

Which of the following theorists coined the term symbolic interactionism?

Accepted Answer

A)  erving goffman
B)  herbert blumer
C)  georg simmel
D)  george herbert mead

Question 6

Which of the following statements correctly characterizes Goffman's work later in his career?

Accepted Answer

A)  goffman became more cynical of social life.
B)  goffman focused more on small-scale structures.
C)  goffman defined action more as an active and creative process.
D)  goffman became convinced that dramaturgy was the best way to

Question 7

Ethnomethodologists are critical of traditional sociologists because the latter tend to:

Accepted Answer

A)  rely too much on statistical analysis of data.
B)  concentrate too much on everyday social practices.
C)  focus on the real world rather than on the constructed world.
D)  dismiss a respondent's description of social phenomena.

Question 8

George Herbert Mead's work was influenced by which of the following two approaches?

Accepted Answer

A)  positivism and pragmatism
B)  behaviorism and pragmatism
C)  positivism and behaviorism
D)  behaviorism and biology

Question 9

With which of the following statements would an ethnomethodologist agree?

Accepted Answer

A)  gender is something that social actors are born with.
B)  gender is something that social actors accomplish.
C)  gender is not a significant variable to study, because it never changes.
D)  gender can be studied only through analyses of verbal conversations.

Question 10

Children learn to take the attitude of particular others to themselves during the ____________ stage.

Accepted Answer

A)  game
B)  social
C)  primary
D)  play

Question 11

In his work Mind, Self and Society, Mead gave priority to:

Accepted Answer

A)  the self.
B)  the mind.
C)  society.
D)  institutions.

Question 12

Mead refers to the ability to take the attitude of the entire community into account as:

Accepted Answer

A)  the generalized other.
B)  impression management.
C)  pragmatism.
D)  the looking-glass self.

Question 13

According to Mead, ____________ behavior is the thinking process, involving symbols and meanings.

Accepted Answer

A)  overt
B)  covert
C)  front stage
D)  back stage

Question 14

It is only through ___________ that language and human thinking are possible.

Accepted Answer

A)  vocal gestures
B)  impulses
C)  physical gestures
D)  significant symbols

Question 15

For Jeffrey Alexander, normative, non-rational, and affective actions constitute ____________ dimensions of his multidimensional sociology.

Accepted Answer

A)  materialist
B)  non-material
C)  macro
D)  micro

Question 16

Which of the following is NOT a criticism of symbolic interactionism?

Accepted Answer

A)  it has too readily given up on conventional scientific techniques.
B)  it has downplayed large-scale social structures.
C)  it has not been sufficiently microscopic.
D)  it has concentrated too much on psychological factors.

Question 17

Which of the following is the term that ethnomethodologists use to describe the ways in which social actors explain specific situations?

Accepted Answer

A)  accounts
B)  hermenuetics
C)  emotions
D)  rituals

Question 18

Cultural studies' scholars argue that symbolic interactionism should focus more attention on:

Accepted Answer

A)  communication technologies.
B)  children.
C)  consumption.
D)  the other.

Question 19

According to ethnomethodologists, conventional sociologists look at everyday speech as a(n):

Accepted Answer

A)  resource.
B)  formulation.
C)  topic.
D)  account.

Question 20

Ethnomethodology has been subject to criticism because it:

Accepted Answer

A)  pays too much attention to the role of motives in social interaction.
B)  has become too focused on its phenomenological roots.
C)  has lost sight of its radical reflexivity.
D)  dismisses structural properties of speech acts.

Exam 3: Symbolic Interactionism, Ethnomethodology, and Multidimensional Sociology