Question 1

According to the textbook, which of the following people is most likely to be the one who laughs more in a conversation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Alice, a 20-year-old woman, in conversation with Robert, a 30-year-old man 
B)  Robert, a 30-year-old man, in conversation with Alice, a 20-year-old woman 
C)  a child, in conversation with an adult 
D)  an adult, in conversation with a child 
A)  Alice, a 20-year-old woman, in conversation with Robert, a 30-year-old man 
B)  Robert, a 30-year-old man, in conversation with Alice, a 20-year-old woman 
C)  a child, in conversation with an adult 
D)  an adult, in conversation with a child

Question 2

Why does the textbook judge Erving Goffman's view to be cynical?

Accepted Answer

A)  His theory suggests people are inauthentic and play roles while rarely being their true selves. 
B)  His theory suggests people are cold, calculating, and anxious to maximize benefits to themselves at whatever cost to others. 
C)  His theory suggests people have no true feelings of their own and simply mimic those of people around them. 
D)  His theory suggests people are superficial, hypocritical, and act in their own self-interests regardless of how this makes them appear to others. 
A)  His theory suggests people are inauthentic and play roles while rarely being their true selves. 
B)  His theory suggests people are cold, calculating, and anxious to maximize benefits to themselves at whatever cost to others. 
C)  His theory suggests people have no true feelings of their own and simply mimic those of people around them. 
D)  His theory suggests people are superficial, hypocritical, and act in their own self-interests regardless of how this makes them appear to others.

Question 3

Explain everyday social interaction between women and men in terms of power and in terms of emotion labour. How are the two connected?

Accepted Answer

Everyday social interaction between wome

Question 4

Since Cheryl moved from Canada to Scotland for doctoral work, she and her best friend Janet chat online once per week, to keep up with each other's news. What are Cheryl and Janet engaging in?

Accepted Answer

A)  norms 
B)  emotion labour 
C)  emotion management 
D)  social interaction 
A)  norms 
B)  emotion labour 
C)  emotion management 
D)  social interaction

Question 5

What is technological determinism?

Accepted Answer

Technological determinism is a theoretic

Question 6

According to the textbook, when are grief responses to a child's death most likely to be intense and long lasting?

Accepted Answer

A)  when life expectancy is high and infant mortality is low 
B)  when life expectancy is low and infant mortality is high 
C)  when both life expectancy and infant mortality are high 
D)  when both life expectancy and infant mortality are low 
A)  when life expectancy is high and infant mortality is low 
B)  when life expectancy is low and infant mortality is high 
C)  when both life expectancy and infant mortality are high 
D)  when both life expectancy and infant mortality are low

Question 7

When people are in public, they attempt to have others see them as favourably as possible. What is this behaviour called?

Accepted Answer

A)  acting 
B)  impression management 
C)  status enforcement 
D)  dramaturgy 
A)  acting 
B)  impression management 
C)  status enforcement 
D)  dramaturgy

Question 8

Matthew decides to try an experiment to see how strangers react when he walks beside them, slowing his pace when they do and speeding up when they do. What is likely to be a common reaction to Matthew's experiment?

Accepted Answer

A)  The person he is walking beside will give him strange looks and ask him what he is doing. 
B)  The person will not even notice what Matthew is doing. 
C)  The person he is walking beside will begin to mimic his behaviour. 
D)  The person will stop walking altogether, then turn and walk in the opposite direction. 
A)  The person he is walking beside will give him strange looks and ask him what he is doing. 
B)  The person will not even notice what Matthew is doing. 
C)  The person he is walking beside will begin to mimic his behaviour. 
D)  The person will stop walking altogether, then turn and walk in the opposite direction.

Question 9

Which theory focuses on the role that gender plays in structuring social interactions?

Accepted Answer

A)  symbolic interactionism 
B)  ethnomethodology 
C)  conflict theory 
D)  feminism 
A)  symbolic interactionism 
B)  ethnomethodology 
C)  conflict theory 
D)  feminism

Question 10

Many Canadians believe that the rich deserve their wealth. However, published data show that the majority of the richest Canadians have inherited their wealth and not earned it by hard work and enterprise. Which of the following concepts best accounts for this belief?

Accepted Answer

A)  cultural standards 
B)  class consciousness 
C)  educational attainment 
D)  cultural scaffolding 
A)  cultural standards 
B)  class consciousness 
C)  educational attainment 
D)  cultural scaffolding

Question 11

How are statuses, roles, and norms connected? Which do you consider the most important for understanding social interaction? Explain your answer.

Accepted Answer

Statuses, roles, and norms are all inter

Question 12

Which of the following situations during a first date is least likely to lead to a second date?

Accepted Answer

A)  both people agree on which film to see on the first date 
B)  one person decides which film they will see on the first date 
C)  both people are careful to speak about the same amount of time 
D)  one person speaks nearly all the time 
A)  both people agree on which film to see on the first date 
B)  one person decides which film they will see on the first date 
C)  both people are careful to speak about the same amount of time 
D)  one person speaks nearly all the time

Question 13

Compare dramaturgical and ethnomethodological perspectives on social interaction. In what ways are they similar and in what ways different?

Accepted Answer

Dramaturgical and ethnomethodological pe

Question 14

According to the textbook, how do low life expectancy and high infant mortality impact people's emotions?

Accepted Answer

A)  People invest more emotionally in their babies because they are more likely to live. 
B)  People invest less emotionally in their babies because they are more likely to live. 
C)  People invest more emotionally in their babies because they are more likely to die. 
D)  People invest less emotionally in their babies because they are more likely to die. 
A)  People invest more emotionally in their babies because they are more likely to live. 
B)  People invest less emotionally in their babies because they are more likely to live. 
C)  People invest more emotionally in their babies because they are more likely to die. 
D)  People invest less emotionally in their babies because they are more likely to die.

Question 15

Damien smiles and greets passengers as they board the aircraft on which he is employed as a flight attendant. When an elderly person passes him, he looks at his co-workers and rolls his eyes. What do his smiles and friendly greetings exemplify?

Accepted Answer

A)  role management 
B)  emotion management 
C)  front-stage behaviour 
D)  back-stage behaviour 
A)  role management 
B)  emotion management 
C)  front-stage behaviour 
D)  back-stage behaviour

Question 16

Organizations are collectivities characterized by structure that discourages patterns in individual action.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Explain how emotions can be shaped by social forces.

Accepted Answer

Emotions can be shaped by social forces

Question 18

The textbook outlines three main modes of interaction: domination, competition, and cooperation. Explain each, addressing efficiency, characteristic emotion, and level of inequality in the interaction.

Accepted Answer

Domination is a mode of interaction wher

Question 19

What is the sociological term for the visual signs that give information about a person's social position?

Accepted Answer

A)  stereotypes 
B)  front-stage props 
C)  ethnomethodological markers 
D)  status cues 
A)  stereotypes 
B)  front-stage props 
C)  ethnomethodological markers 
D)  status cues

Question 20

According to the textbook, what are cooperative social interactions based on?

Accepted Answer

A)  fear 
B)  trust 
C)  animosity 
D)  affection 
A)  fear 
B)  trust 
C)  animosity 
D)  affection

Exam 5: Social Interaction

According to the textbook, which of the following people is most likely to be the one who laughs more in a conversation?

Why does the textbook judge Erving Goffman's view to be cynical?

Explain everyday social interaction between women and men in terms of power and in terms of emotion labour. How are the two connected?

Since Cheryl moved from Canada to Scotland for doctoral work, she and her best friend Janet chat online once per week, to keep up with each other's news. What are Cheryl and Janet engaging in?

What is technological determinism?

According to the textbook, when are grief responses to a child's death most likely to be intense and long lasting?

When people are in public, they attempt to have others see them as favourably as possible. What is this behaviour called?

Matthew decides to try an experiment to see how strangers react when he walks beside them, slowing his pace when they do and speeding up when they do. What is likely to be a common reaction to Matthew's experiment?

Which theory focuses on the role that gender plays in structuring social interactions?

Many Canadians believe that the rich deserve their wealth. However, published data show that the majority of the richest Canadians have inherited their wealth and not earned it by hard work and enterprise. Which of the following concepts best accounts for this belief?

How are statuses, roles, and norms connected? Which do you consider the most important for understanding social interaction? Explain your answer.

Which of the following situations during a first date is least likely to lead to a second date?

Compare dramaturgical and ethnomethodological perspectives on social interaction. In what ways are they similar and in what ways different?

According to the textbook, how do low life expectancy and high infant mortality impact people's emotions?

Damien smiles and greets passengers as they board the aircraft on which he is employed as a flight attendant. When an elderly person passes him, he looks at his co-workers and rolls his eyes. What do his smiles and friendly greetings exemplify?

Organizations are collectivities characterized by structure that discourages patterns in individual action.

Explain how emotions can be shaped by social forces.

The textbook outlines three main modes of interaction: domination, competition, and cooperation. Explain each, addressing efficiency, characteristic emotion, and level of inequality in the interaction.

What is the sociological term for the visual signs that give information about a person's social position?

According to the textbook, what are cooperative social interactions based on?

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