Question 1

According to Erving Goffman,reality is not fixed or static but created through:

Accepted Answer

A)  mass media 
B)  human ideas 
C)  human interactions 
D)  human mistakes

Question 2

Throughout our day we alternate our activities and where they take place according to what sociologists call:

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A)  time-space 
B)  space continuum 
C)  time-mood 
D)  social expectations

Question 3

Which of the following would NOT be a case in which both focused and unfocused interaction are likely to occur?

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A)  an individual watching TV alone 
B)  the parking lot before a football game 
C)  a lunchtime crowd in a university cafeteria 
D)  the first day of a university class

Question 4

Which of the following would NOT be classified as civil inattention?

Accepted Answer

A)  riding the bus to class and reading a book 
B)  waiting in line at the ATM and talking on the phone 
C)  selecting a seat in a large lecture hall where you do not know your fellow students 
D)  working on a group project but contributing very little and letting others do the work

Question 5

According to the textbook,interactional vandalism,such as when men on the street call out to and follow women,is likely to have the effect of:

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A)  challenging status positions 
B)  encouraging violence 
C)  supporting status positions 
D)  breaking down audience segregation

Question 6

Regionalization is the idea that social life is separated into regional settings or zones.These social zones are separated physically,such as a kitchen and a bedroom,but also by:

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A)  time 
B)  income 
C)  modern architectural design 
D)  interior design principles

Question 7

According to Edward T.Hall,which zone of personal space is most acceptable during an encounter with your spouse or romantic partner?

Accepted Answer

A)  touching distance 
B)  public distance 
C)  social distance 
D)  intimate distance

Question 8

When Jane arrived at the party,her friend Alyssa came over immediately to say hello.According to Erving Goffman,this is an example of:

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A)  controlled alertness 
B)  focused interaction 
C)  unfocused interaction 
D)  interactional vandalism

Question 9

To understand a conversation,we need to understand __________,which is why electronic communication,such as e-mail or text messaging,can lead to miscommunication.

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A)  the social context 
B)  the language 
C)  what the participants look like 
D)  the emoticons

Question 10

Using the concept of regionalization,explain how time and space shaped your social activities and interactions in the past 24 hours.

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Question 11

What is impression management? Give an example of how a college student engages in impression management when interacting with professors.

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Question 12

__________ of all adult Americans use some kind of social networking site.

Accepted Answer

A)  25 percent 
B)  50 percent 
C)  75 percent 
D)  90 percent

Question 13

Which of the following is an example of the compulsion of proximity?

Accepted Answer

A)  John and Irma went to high school together and reconnected on Facebook. 
B)  Maria and Thomas met online and communicated using e-mail,text messages,and the phone regularly,but they did not feel a real connection until they met in person for the first time over coffee. 
C)  Trevor and Alyssa broke up,and now they dislike having to see each other in their sociology class. 
D)  Travis and Alma do not know each other,but the bus they are on is very crowded,which forces them to rub shoulders

Question 14

According to Erving Goffman,one of the reasons it is important to study subtle day-to-day interactions is because:

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A)  it reveals how humans are like other primates 
B)  it can be used to measure a person's intelligence 
C)  we can learn a great deal about ourselves as human beings 
D)  it can inform us about political and military strategy

Question 15

Unfocused interaction is when people:

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A)  ignore each other completely in a small space 
B)  exhibit mutual awareness but do not engage in face-to-face interaction 
C)  demonstrate how they perceive others through body language 
D)  communicate over e-mail or text message

Question 16

Sociologists Deirdre Boden and Harvey Molotch argue that even with the growth of electronic communication,such as text messaging and e-mail,people have a strong need to interact in each other's presence.They call this concept:

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A)  focused interaction 
B)  compulsion of proximity 
C)  impression management 
D)  social status

Question 17

The measuring of time by clocks is standard around the world today.World standard time was first introduced in:

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A)  the 1900s 
B)  the early 2000s 
C)  the 1600s 
D)  the 1800s

Question 18

What do sociologists call the social honor or prestige society accords to a group of people?

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A)  status 
B)  social role 
C)  race 
D)  expectation

Question 19

Our actions throughout the day are generally organized according to both the time of day and:

Accepted Answer

A)  information 
B)  other people 
C)  mood 
D)  space

Question 20

Edward T.Hall identifies how many zones for personal space?

Accepted Answer

A)  one 
B)  two 
C)  three 
D)  four

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