Question 1

In the long run,how can problems associated with stigma be overcome?

Accepted Answer

A) by "turning the other cheek" and ignoring insults 
B) by helping people with stigmas to change themselves for the better 
C) by changing cultural beliefs about the nature of stigma 
D) by decreasing the frequency of interactions between nonstigmatized and stigmatized individuals 
A) by "turning the other cheek" and ignoring insults 
B) by helping people with stigmas to change themselves for the better 
C) by changing cultural beliefs about the nature of stigma 
D) by decreasing the frequency of interactions between nonstigmatized and stigmatized individuals

Question 2

According to Goffman,it is essential that the front and back stages are

Accepted Answer

A) accessible to everyone. 
B) kept separate. 
C) managed equally. 
D) understood by all parties. 
A) accessible to everyone. 
B) kept separate. 
C) managed equally. 
D) understood by all parties.

Question 3

Why is the back stage especially important for performance teams?

Accepted Answer

A) Most of the team's time is spent back stage. 
B) The team needs to practice its performance. 
C) The team needs the audience to appreciate its backstage efforts. 
D) The team's performance takes place there. 
A) Most of the team's time is spent back stage. 
B) The team needs to practice its performance. 
C) The team needs the audience to appreciate its backstage efforts. 
D) The team's performance takes place there.

Question 4

In Niger,overweight women are considered to be

Accepted Answer

A) lacking in willpower. 
B) beautiful and healthy. 
C) poor marriage prospects. 
D) morally unfit. 
A) lacking in willpower. 
B) beautiful and healthy. 
C) poor marriage prospects. 
D) morally unfit.

Question 5

Cruz accidently drops his fork while at the dinner table with his girlfriend,her parents,and her younger siblings.Who is responsible for restoring social order in this awkward moment?

Accepted Answer

A) Cruz because he created the disruption 
B) his girlfriend because she invited him to dinner 
C) his girlfriend's parents because they are the hosts 
D) all of the adults equally,but not the children 
A) Cruz because he created the disruption 
B) his girlfriend because she invited him to dinner 
C) his girlfriend's parents because they are the hosts 
D) all of the adults equally,but not the children

Question 6

Using the dramaturgical perspective,describe embarrassment.Include one example of an embarrassing moment in a social interaction and a possible repair or remedy.

Accepted Answer

The dramaturgical perspective, developed

Question 7

All stigmas are equally discrediting and discrediting in the same way.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

According to Goffman,a stigmatized individual is one whose identity has been permanently spoiled.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Using the dramaturgical perspective,analyze a first date,beginning with the individuals getting ready at their homes.Be sure to use at least three dramaturgical terms or concepts in your answer.

Accepted Answer

Using the dramaturgical perspective, a f

Question 10

Shay and Sam Yates are a married couple who have been arguing in front of their two children,Sela,age 15,and Bronx,age 4.The doorbell rings and the couple's dinner guests arrive.Which family member would not be a good performance team mate during dinner?

Accepted Answer

A) Joe 
B) Pete 
C) Sela 
D) Bronx 
A) Joe 
B) Pete 
C) Sela 
D) Bronx

Question 11

A performance team is made up of people who,above all,must

Accepted Answer

A) like each other. 
B) agree with each other. 
C) live together. 
D) trust each other. 
A) like each other. 
B) agree with each other. 
C) live together. 
D) trust each other.

Question 12

Strategies such as selective disclosure and self-deprecating humor are used to cope with

Accepted Answer

A) stigmatizing conditions. 
B) embarrassment. 
C) cooling out periods. 
D) pratfalls. 
A) stigmatizing conditions. 
B) embarrassment. 
C) cooling out periods. 
D) pratfalls.

Question 13

Which remedy for spoiled identities is given before the unacceptable behavior has occurred?

Accepted Answer

A) an account 
B) a disclaimer 
C) an alternative 
D) a cooling off 
A) an account 
B) a disclaimer 
C) an alternative 
D) a cooling off

Question 14

Research shows that women of which ethnoracial group are the most likely to worry about their weight?

Accepted Answer

A) Latina 
B) White 
C) African American 
D) Asian 
A) Latina 
B) White 
C) African American 
D) Asian

Question 15

Identify Goffman's three types of stigma.For each type,describe one "management" technique that stigmatized individuals might use.

Accepted Answer

Erving Goffman identified three types of

Question 16

Stigmas vary across time and cultures.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Federal law mandates that hospital nurses who have obtained their PhDs must refrain from referring to themselves as "doctor."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Comparing social interaction to theater is a key element of

Accepted Answer

A) social construction. 
B) the symbolic interactionist approach. 
C) presentation analysis. 
D) the dramaturgical approach. 
A) social construction. 
B) the symbolic interactionist approach. 
C) presentation analysis. 
D) the dramaturgical approach.

Question 19

All stigmas are voluntary in the sense that the stigmatized individual has committed some act that causes him to be deemed incompetent or unworthy of trust.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

According to Peter Ubel's study of "elevator talk" among hospital staff,a comment such as "Mr.Reynolds was readmitted last night with chest pain" would be an example of

Accepted Answer

A) comments violating patient confidentiality. 
B) unprofessional motivations. 
C) derogatory comments about patients or their families. 
D) comments raising questions about quality of patient care. 
A) comments violating patient confidentiality. 
B) unprofessional motivations. 
C) derogatory comments about patients or their families. 
D) comments raising questions about quality of patient care.

In the long run,how can problems associated with stigma be overcome?

According to Goffman,it is essential that the front and back stages are

Why is the back stage especially important for performance teams?

In Niger,overweight women are considered to be

Cruz accidently drops his fork while at the dinner table with his girlfriend,her parents,and her younger siblings.Who is responsible for restoring social order in this awkward moment?

Using the dramaturgical perspective,describe embarrassment.Include one example of an embarrassing moment in a social interaction and a possible repair or remedy.

All stigmas are equally discrediting and discrediting in the same way.

According to Goffman,a stigmatized individual is one whose identity has been permanently spoiled.

Using the dramaturgical perspective,analyze a first date,beginning with the individuals getting ready at their homes.Be sure to use at least three dramaturgical terms or concepts in your answer.

Shay and Sam Yates are a married couple who have been arguing in front of their two children,Sela,age 15,and Bronx,age 4.The doorbell rings and the couple's dinner guests arrive.Which family member would not be a good performance team mate during dinner?

A performance team is made up of people who,above all,must

Strategies such as selective disclosure and self-deprecating humor are used to cope with

Which remedy for spoiled identities is given before the unacceptable behavior has occurred?

Research shows that women of which ethnoracial group are the most likely to worry about their weight?

Identify Goffman's three types of stigma.For each type,describe one "management" technique that stigmatized individuals might use.

Stigmas vary across time and cultures.

Federal law mandates that hospital nurses who have obtained their PhDs must refrain from referring to themselves as "doctor."

Comparing social interaction to theater is a key element of

All stigmas are voluntary in the sense that the stigmatized individual has committed some act that causes him to be deemed incompetent or unworthy of trust.

According to Peter Ubel's study of "elevator talk" among hospital staff,a comment such as "Mr.Reynolds was readmitted last night with chest pain" would be an example of

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Building Reality: the Social Construction of Knowledge

Building Order: Culture and History

Building Identity: Socialization

Building Social Relationships: Intimacy and Family

Constructing Difference: Social Deviance

The Structure of Society: Organizations and Social Institutions

The Architecture of Stratification: Social Class and Inequality

The Architecture of Inequality: Race and Ethnicity

The Architecture of Inequality: Sex and Gender

Global Dynamics and Population Demographic Trends

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Exam 6: Supporting Identity: the Presentation of Self

In the long run,how can problems associated with stigma be overcome?

According to Goffman,it is essential that the front and back stages are

Why is the back stage especially important for performance teams?

In Niger,overweight women are considered to be

Cruz accidently drops his fork while at the dinner table with his girlfriend,her parents,and her younger siblings.Who is responsible for restoring social order in this awkward moment?

Using the dramaturgical perspective,describe embarrassment.Include one example of an embarrassing moment in a social interaction and a possible repair or remedy.

All stigmas are equally discrediting and discrediting in the same way.

According to Goffman,a stigmatized individual is one whose identity has been permanently spoiled.

Using the dramaturgical perspective,analyze a first date,beginning with the individuals getting ready at their homes.Be sure to use at least three dramaturgical terms or concepts in your answer.

Shay and Sam Yates are a married couple who have been arguing in front of their two children,Sela,age 15,and Bronx,age 4.The doorbell rings and the couple's dinner guests arrive.Which family member would not be a good performance team mate during dinner?

A performance team is made up of people who,above all,must

Strategies such as selective disclosure and self-deprecating humor are used to cope with

Which remedy for spoiled identities is given before the unacceptable behavior has occurred?

Research shows that women of which ethnoracial group are the most likely to worry about their weight?

Identify Goffman's three types of stigma.For each type,describe one "management" technique that stigmatized individuals might use.

Stigmas vary across time and cultures.

Federal law mandates that hospital nurses who have obtained their PhDs must refrain from referring to themselves as "doctor."

Comparing social interaction to theater is a key element of

All stigmas are voluntary in the sense that the stigmatized individual has committed some act that causes him to be deemed incompetent or unworthy of trust.

According to Peter Ubel's study of "elevator talk" among hospital staff,a comment such as "Mr.Reynolds was readmitted last night with chest pain" would be an example of

Taking a New Look at a Familiar World

Seeing and Thinking Sociologically

Building Reality: the Social Construction of Knowledge

Building Order: Culture and History

Building Identity: Socialization

Building Social Relationships: Intimacy and Family

Constructing Difference: Social Deviance

The Structure of Society: Organizations and Social Institutions

The Architecture of Stratification: Social Class and Inequality

The Architecture of Inequality: Race and Ethnicity

The Architecture of Inequality: Sex and Gender

Global Dynamics and Population Demographic Trends

The Architects of Change: Reconstructing Society

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