Question 1

In ethnomethodology,the ideas we take for granted that underlie our behavior and that we violate at our risk are called ________.

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A) background assumptions 
B) social facts 
C) social traits 
D) symbols

Question 2

For a symbolic interactionist,what is the MOST important part of life in society?

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Question 3

The organized,usual,or standard ways by which society meets its basic needs are referred to as ________.

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A) social institutions 
B) social imperatives 
C) social aggregates 
D) social solidarity

Question 4

In the introduction to Chapter 4,the author describes his evening with streetcorner men. When offered a drink from a communal bottle of wine,Henslin only pretends to drink,fearful of diseases he may contract from the bottle. Other than the fear of contracting disease,what other cultural norms may have caused his strong aversion to drinking from the bottle?

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Question 5

Why are the Amish classified as a Gemeinschaft society?

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Question 6

How are norms and status inconsistency related?

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Question 7

The difference between role and status is that we occupy a status and play a role.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Name five of the ten social institutions discussed in the text.

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Question 9

What is the sociological significance of social structure? Give examples of social structure in this course and how it affects your understanding of sociology.

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Question 10

How can one avoid role conflict?

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A) by segregating statuses 
B) by using status symbols 
C) by applying sanctions 
D) by reading role cues

Question 11

Background assumptions rarely contribute to our expectations.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which of the following topics would most likely be approached based on a macrosociological analysis?

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A) a study of the social norms used by street corner men in different neighborhoods within a city 
B) a study of the face-to-face interaction of members of a research group 
C) a study of the impact of terrorism on the travel plans of business people 
D) a study of the ways in which children in a play group develop language skills

Question 13

A focus on the broad features of society to analyze such things as social class and how groups relate to one another is called ________.

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A) macrosociology 
B) microsociology 
C) meta analysis 
D) qualitative analysis

Question 14

How does society set the stage for our life experiences?

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Question 15

Expectations that define appropriate or inappropriate behavior for the occupant of a status are called ________.

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A) folkways 
B) roles 
C) mores 
D) simple norms

Question 16

How do social institutions affect the people of a society?

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Question 17

The anthropologist recognized for his work on personal space was ________.

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A) Talcott Parsons 
B) Edward Hall 
C) William I. Thomas 
D) Robert K. Merton

Question 18

What two sociological perspectives are most closely linked to macrosociology?

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A) symbolic interactionism and functionalism 
B) functionalism and the conflict perspective 
C) the conflict perspective and symbolic interactionism 
D) symbolic interactionism and feminism

Question 19

In dramaturgy,what is "teamwork"?

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Question 20

An approach to social interaction in which social life is analyzed in terms of the stage is called ________.

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A) ethnomethodology 
B) functional analysis 
C) dramaturgy 
D) phenomenological analysis

Exam 4: Social Structure and Social Interaction