Question 1

What impact do stereotypes have on social interaction?

Accepted Answer

They "set the stage" for social interaction by providing commonly held assumptions about individuals based on physical appearance, thus shaping first impressions and affecting actions toward that person.

Question 2

How do social institutions affect the people of a society?

Accepted Answer

They set the context for behaviors and orientations to life, and they fill basic needs.

Question 3

The difference between status and role is that ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  status identification is strictly enforced, but roles are not 
B)  we occupy a status that is a social position, but we play a role that is a social expectation 
C)  status is voluntary, but role is obligatory 
D)  status determines social position, while role is not significant 
A)  status identification is strictly enforced, but roles are not 
B)  we occupy a status that is a social position, but we play a role that is a social expectation 
C)  status is voluntary, but role is obligatory 
D)  status determines social position, while role is not significant B

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

The answer of For a symbolic interactionist, what is the...

Question 5

The sociological significance of social structure is that it guides our behavior.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

What is social class? How did Weber and Marx agree and disagree on the variables that contribute to determining social class?

Accepted Answer

Social class refers to large numbers of

Question 7

What is another term for "the definition of the situation"?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What is another term for "the definition...

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

Social structure is the framework that s

Question 9

Why did Durkheim use the term "mechanical" to describe the intimate community that shared values?

Accepted Answer

He meant that people who do si

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 11

Andrea is an aspiring associate editor for a major publisher. She is single but feels married to her work. Last year she received a $20,000 bonus for the excellent work she did in promoting new textbooks published by her employer. Based on this information, Andrea's ascribed status is ________ and her achieved status is ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  female; married 
B)  bonus recipient; associate editor 
C)  married; bonus recipient 
D)  female; associate editor 
A)  female; married 
B)  bonus recipient; associate editor 
C)  married; bonus recipient 
D)  female; associate editor

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 13

To show ourselves as expert role players and to gain positive recognition from others, we often have additional people work with us to ensure that our role communicates to others the ideas that we want them to form about us. This is referred to as ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  face-saving 
B)  teamwork 
C)  cooperation 
D)  social manipulation 
A)  face-saving 
B)  teamwork 
C)  cooperation 
D)  social manipulation

Question 14

The more industrialized a society becomes, the less formal its social institutions tend to be.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Of all the social institutions, the mass media is one of the oldest.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which of the following is an example of social structure?

Accepted Answer

A)  a student reading a sociology textbook 
B)  a social worker watching a panel discussion on television 
C)  a homeless man sleeping on a sidewalk heating grate 
D)  a driver signaling a right turn with his directional signals 
A)  a student reading a sociology textbook 
B)  a social worker watching a panel discussion on television 
C)  a homeless man sleeping on a sidewalk heating grate 
D)  a driver signaling a right turn with his directional signals

Question 17

Theorists who would argue that the mass media represents the interests of society's political and economic elites would be most aligned with the ________ perspective.

Accepted Answer

A)  functionalist 
B)  symbolic interactionist 
C)  structuralist 
D)  conflict 
A)  functionalist 
B)  symbolic interactionist 
C)  structuralist 
D)  conflict

Question 18

What two sociological perspectives are most linked to macrosociology?

Accepted Answer

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

Which of the following statements best describes how stereotypes affect our interaction with others when we first meet?

Accepted Answer

A)  Stereotypes are usually based on objective facts and hold true. 
B)  Stereotypes are rarely important in social interaction. 
C)  Stereotypes provide accurate information about what the person is like. 
D)  Stereotypes are the assumptions we make that can become self-fulfilling prophecies. 
A)  Stereotypes are usually based on objective facts and hold true. 
B)  Stereotypes are rarely important in social interaction. 
C)  Stereotypes provide accurate information about what the person is like. 
D)  Stereotypes are the assumptions we make that can become self-fulfilling prophecies.

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

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

Exam 4: Social Structure and Social Interaction

What impact do stereotypes have on social interaction?

How do social institutions affect the people of a society?

The difference between status and role is that ________.

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

The sociological significance of social structure is that it guides our behavior.

What is social class? How did Weber and Marx agree and disagree on the variables that contribute to determining social class?

What is another term for "the definition of the situation"?

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

Why did Durkheim use the term "mechanical" to describe the intimate community that shared values?

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

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

To show ourselves as expert role players and to gain positive recognition from others, we often have additional people work with us to ensure that our role communicates to others the ideas that we want them to form about us. This is referred to as ________.

The more industrialized a society becomes, the less formal its social institutions tend to be.

Of all the social institutions, the mass media is one of the oldest.

Which of the following is an example of social structure?

Theorists who would argue that the mass media represents the interests of society's political and economic elites would be most aligned with the ________ perspective.

What two sociological perspectives are most linked to macrosociology?

Which of the following statements best describes how stereotypes affect our interaction with others when we first meet?

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

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