Question 1

Sociologists use the concept "status" to mean someone's importance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

People usually have more statuses than they have roles.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Tact is a common response in potentially embarrassing situations because:

Accepted Answer

A)  we like most people with whom we interact. 
B)  our cultural norms demand looking out for others. 
C)  everyone feels discomfort when a constructed reality breaks down. 
D)  most people are unsure how to act in most situations. 
A)  we like most people with whom we interact. 
B)  our cultural norms demand looking out for others. 
C)  everyone feels discomfort when a constructed reality breaks down. 
D)  most people are unsure how to act in most situations.

Question 4

Women often take the family name of men upon marriage. In sociological terms, this is an example of how language can be used to convey:

Accepted Answer

A)  power over others. 
B)  personal knowledge of others. 
C)  the importance of others. 
D)  All of the above are correct. 
A)  power over others. 
B)  personal knowledge of others. 
C)  the importance of others. 
D)  All of the above are correct.

Question 5

Ethnomethodology is the study of how people present themselves to others.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Ending words with "ette" and "ess" denotes femininity, which generally reduces the value of something.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Having a terminal illness may operate as a master status insofar as people react to the disease as much as to the person.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The power relationship between physician and patient is immediately evident when the patient enters the doctor's office because:

Accepted Answer

A)  it is up to patients to decide when they will see the doctor. 
B)  the physician is there to greet the patient. 
C)  patients must wait until a "gatekeeper" admits them to see the doctor in the office's "back region." 
D)  All of the above are correct. 
A)  it is up to patients to decide when they will see the doctor. 
B)  the physician is there to greet the patient. 
C)  patients must wait until a "gatekeeper" admits them to see the doctor in the office's "back region." 
D)  All of the above are correct.

Question 9

In everyday conversation, men tend to maintain more eye contact than women do.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

People sometimes use jokes to "put down" others-a basic form of social conflict.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

According to dramaturgical analysis, a role operates like a part in a play, and a status serves as a script.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Harold and Sybil are lost while driving to some friends' house. Harold will not stop to ask for directions as Sybil wants him to. This chapter-opening story illustrates the pattern that:

Accepted Answer

A)  social interaction is actually mostly random. 
B)  men and women may have disagreements about who should drive. 
C)  men avoid asking for directions because it makes them dependent on someone else. 
D)  men are more interested in connectedness than women are. 
A)  social interaction is actually mostly random. 
B)  men and women may have disagreements about who should drive. 
C)  men avoid asking for directions because it makes them dependent on someone else. 
D)  men are more interested in connectedness than women are.

Question 13

What is the term for the process by which people disengage from important social roles?

Accepted Answer

A)  role rejection 
B)  role reversal 
C)  role loss 
D)  role exit 
A)  role rejection 
B)  role reversal 
C)  role loss 
D)  role exit

Question 14

Explain the basic approach called dramaturgical analysis. From this point of view, explain how we engage in the "presentation of self."

Accepted Answer

Dramaturgical analysis is a sociological

Question 15

A father who wants to be both a friend and a role model to his son might experience role strain.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

With the "Seeing Sociology in Everyday Life" box on Second Life in mind (

Accepted Answer

Without knowing the specific question, i

Question 17

The study of social interaction in terms of theatrical performance is referred to as:

Accepted Answer

A)  ethnomethodology. 
B)  dramaturgical analysis. 
C)  the Thomas theorem. 
D)  the social construction of reality. 
A)  ethnomethodology. 
B)  dramaturgical analysis. 
C)  the Thomas theorem. 
D)  the social construction of reality.

Question 18

Which of the following is likely to play a part in the reality we construct through social interaction?

Accepted Answer

A)  social class background 
B)  the country we live in 
C)  our ethnicity 
D)  All of the above are correct. 
A)  social class background 
B)  the country we live in 
C)  our ethnicity 
D)  All of the above are correct.

Question 19

In a short essay, identify a number of your own statuses. What roles correspond to each? Do any operate as master statuses? How? Identify which statuses are mostly ascribed and which are mostly achieved. Use one or more examples to explain why many statuses are both ascribed and achieved.

Accepted Answer

As an individual, I hold a number of dif

Question 20

Akbar is an honors student. In sociological terms, being an honors student is an example of which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  role conflict 
B)  master status 
C)  ascribed status 
D)  achieved status 
A)  role conflict 
B)  master status 
C)  ascribed status 
D)  achieved status

Exam 6: Social Interaction in Everyday Life

Sociologists use the concept "status" to mean someone's importance.

People usually have more statuses than they have roles.

Tact is a common response in potentially embarrassing situations because:

Women often take the family name of men upon marriage. In sociological terms, this is an example of how language can be used to convey:

Ethnomethodology is the study of how people present themselves to others.

Ending words with "ette" and "ess" denotes femininity, which generally reduces the value of something.

Having a terminal illness may operate as a master status insofar as people react to the disease as much as to the person.

The power relationship between physician and patient is immediately evident when the patient enters the doctor's office because:

In everyday conversation, men tend to maintain more eye contact than women do.

People sometimes use jokes to "put down" others-a basic form of social conflict.

According to dramaturgical analysis, a role operates like a part in a play, and a status serves as a script.

Harold and Sybil are lost while driving to some friends' house. Harold will not stop to ask for directions as Sybil wants him to. This chapter-opening story illustrates the pattern that:

What is the term for the process by which people disengage from important social roles?

Explain the basic approach called dramaturgical analysis. From this point of view, explain how we engage in the "presentation of self."

A father who wants to be both a friend and a role model to his son might experience role strain.

With the "Seeing Sociology in Everyday Life" box on Second Life in mind (

The study of social interaction in terms of theatrical performance is referred to as:

Which of the following is likely to play a part in the reality we construct through social interaction?

In a short essay, identify a number of your own statuses. What roles correspond to each? Do any operate as master statuses? How? Identify which statuses are mostly ascribed and which are mostly achieved. Use one or more examples to explain why many statuses are both ascribed and achieved.

Akbar is an honors student. In sociological terms, being an honors student is an example of which of the following?

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