Question 1

According to rational choice theory,interacting people always try to maximize benefits and minimize costs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which theory focuses on the interpretation and negotiation of meaning in social interactions?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 3

Which of the following facial expressions was discussed in the textbook as useful in concealing anxiety?

Accepted Answer

A)  smiling 
B)  frowning 
C)  impassivity 
D)  blandness 
A)  smiling 
B)  frowning 
C)  impassivity 
D)  blandness

Question 4

According to the text,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 5

Interaction based on domination ultimately rests on trust.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Role conflict occurs when two or more statuses held at the same time place contradictory role demands on a person.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Adam,the class clown,entertains his classmates with imitations of the teacher and the principal at their school almost every day.According to the text,what is he doing?

Accepted Answer

A)  playing a role 
B)  practising for his future 
C)  honing his skill set 
D)  breaking rank with authorities 
A)  playing a role 
B)  practising for his future 
C)  honing his skill set 
D)  breaking rank with authorities

Question 8

Tyler knows that when he goes out to dinner with his parents and uses good manners,appears interested in their lives,and listens attentively when they talk,they are likely to give him some money before he goes home.What theory best explains the impulse for Tyler's behaviour?

Accepted Answer

A)  feminism 
B)  rational choice 
C)  exchange theory 
D)  functionalism 
A)  feminism 
B)  rational choice 
C)  exchange theory 
D)  functionalism

Question 9

Approximately what percentage of women's jobs in the United States are estimated to involve emotion labour?

Accepted Answer

A)  20 percent 
B)  50 percent 
C)  75 percent 
D)  95 percent 
A)  20 percent 
B)  50 percent 
C)  75 percent 
D)  95 percent

Question 10

What is role distance and how does it work?

Accepted Answer

Role distance refers to the psychologica

Question 11

What makes social interaction so important for sociologists to study?

Accepted Answer

Social interaction is a fundamental aspe

Question 12

What conclusions did Charles Derber reach about the nature of social interaction in North America?

Accepted Answer

Charles Derber reached several conclusio

Question 13

Why is Natasha likely better at doing a job that involves emotion labour than Brian is?

Accepted Answer

A)  because females are more emotional than males 
B)  because males are more emotional than females 
C)  because females are socialized to be caring and nurturing 
D)  because females do more emotional labour than males 
A)  because females are more emotional than males 
B)  because males are more emotional than females 
C)  because females are socialized to be caring and nurturing 
D)  because females do more emotional labour than males

Question 14

Sabrina is a blues musician,a lawyer,a mother and a Buddhist.What are these things,taken together,known as?

Accepted Answer

A)  a role collection 
B)  a stratification system 
C)  a mesostructure 
D)  a status set 
A)  a role collection 
B)  a stratification system 
C)  a mesostructure 
D)  a status set

Question 15

What does Charles Derber's research conclude about conversations among North Americans?

Accepted Answer

A)  They subtly try to steer conversations toward others. 
B)  They subtly try to steer conversations toward themselves. 
C)  They aggressively try to steer conversations away from themselves. 
D)  They aggressively try to steer conversations toward themselves. 
A)  They subtly try to steer conversations toward others. 
B)  They subtly try to steer conversations toward themselves. 
C)  They aggressively try to steer conversations away from themselves. 
D)  They aggressively try to steer conversations toward themselves.

Question 16

Why is the "class clown" most likely to be a boy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Males are socialized to act as buffoons for others' amusement. 
B)  Males are more difficult for teachers to control effectively. 
C)  Males are funnier than females. 
D)  Males have higher status and therefore get more laughs. 
A)  Males are socialized to act as buffoons for others' amusement. 
B)  Males are more difficult for teachers to control effectively. 
C)  Males are funnier than females. 
D)  Males have higher status and therefore get more laughs.

Question 17

Explain what role distance is and provide an example from your own life.

Accepted Answer

Distance plays a crucial role in shaping

Question 18

According to the textbook,which of the following people is most likely to interrupt 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 19

According to Jack Haas and William Shaffir,how and why do medical students engage in impression management?

Accepted Answer

Jack Haas and William Shaffir, both soci

Question 20

Bryan has the task of organizing the annual barbecue and dance for his company's staff.From an organizational standpoint,what is the main point of his efforts?

Accepted Answer

A)  to allow employees to relax and have fun 
B)  to increase worker productivity and efficiency 
C)  to decrease feelings of alienation and loneliness at the workplace 
D)  to enable the staff and bosses to know one another as equals 
A)  to allow employees to relax and have fun 
B)  to increase worker productivity and efficiency 
C)  to decrease feelings of alienation and loneliness at the workplace 
D)  to enable the staff and bosses to know one another as equals

Exam 5: Social Interaction

According to rational choice theory,interacting people always try to maximize benefits and minimize costs.

Which theory focuses on the interpretation and negotiation of meaning in social interactions?

Which of the following facial expressions was discussed in the textbook as useful in concealing anxiety?

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

Interaction based on domination ultimately rests on trust.

Role conflict occurs when two or more statuses held at the same time place contradictory role demands on a person.

Adam,the class clown,entertains his classmates with imitations of the teacher and the principal at their school almost every day.According to the text,what is he doing?

Tyler knows that when he goes out to dinner with his parents and uses good manners,appears interested in their lives,and listens attentively when they talk,they are likely to give him some money before he goes home.What theory best explains the impulse for Tyler's behaviour?

Approximately what percentage of women's jobs in the United States are estimated to involve emotion labour?

What is role distance and how does it work?

What makes social interaction so important for sociologists to study?

What conclusions did Charles Derber reach about the nature of social interaction in North America?

Why is Natasha likely better at doing a job that involves emotion labour than Brian is?

Sabrina is a blues musician,a lawyer,a mother and a Buddhist.What are these things,taken together,known as?

What does Charles Derber's research conclude about conversations among North Americans?

Why is the "class clown" most likely to be a boy?

Explain what role distance is and provide an example from your own life.

According to the textbook,which of the following people is most likely to interrupt more in a conversation?

According to Jack Haas and William Shaffir,how and why do medical students engage in impression management?

Bryan has the task of organizing the annual barbecue and dance for his company's staff.From an organizational standpoint,what is the main point of his efforts?

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