Question 1

Deborah Tannen claims that women and men communicate in much the same way.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

People with less power typically have greater personal discretion in terms of how they act in the presence of others.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Cultures differ in terms of:

Accepted Answer

A)  what triggers emotions. 
B)  the rules for how people display emotions. 
C)  how emotional we expect people to be. 
D)  All of the above are correct. 
A)  what triggers emotions. 
B)  the rules for how people display emotions. 
C)  how emotional we expect people to be. 
D)  All of the above are correct.

Question 4

Explain how emotions are guided by both biology and culture.

Accepted Answer

Emotions are guided by both biology and

Question 5

Julie is a police officer who finds that, wherever she goes in her small town, people seem to think of her as a cop. Julie is experiencing the effects of which of the following?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

The careful observer can notice clues indicating that someone is telling a lie. People give off these clues because:

Accepted Answer

A)  our culture defines specific gestures to convey dishonesty. 
B)  nonverbal communication is hard for most people to control. 
C)  few people ever intend to lie. 
D)  research shows most criminals really want to be caught. 
A)  our culture defines specific gestures to convey dishonesty. 
B)  nonverbal communication is hard for most people to control. 
C)  few people ever intend to lie. 
D)  research shows most criminals really want to be caught.

Question 7

Which of the following is involved when a surgeon chooses not to operate on her own son because the personal involvement of motherhood could impair her professional objectivity as a physician?

Accepted Answer

A)  role conflict 
B)  role strain 
C)  role ambiguity 
D)  role exit 
A)  role conflict 
B)  role strain 
C)  role ambiguity 
D)  role exit

Question 8

Arlie Hochschild explains that companies typically:

Accepted Answer

A)  try to regulate the emotions of workers. 
B)  focus on behavior rather than emotions. 
C)  encourage the free expression of emotions. 
D)  All of the above are correct. 
A)  try to regulate the emotions of workers. 
B)  focus on behavior rather than emotions. 
C)  encourage the free expression of emotions. 
D)  All of the above are correct.

Question 9

In her study of women's abortions experiences, Jennifer Keys discovered that feelings are guided by:

Accepted Answer

A)  biological processes over which people have no control. 
B)  our inner selves. 
C)  "emotional scripts." 
D)  All of the above are correct. 
A)  biological processes over which people have no control. 
B)  our inner selves. 
C)  "emotional scripts." 
D)  All of the above are correct.

Question 10

The process by which people act and react in relation to others is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  social connectedness. 
B)  social construction. 
C)  social dynamics. 
D)  social interaction. 
A)  social connectedness. 
B)  social construction. 
C)  social dynamics. 
D)  social interaction.

Question 11

What concept refers to a social position that is received at birth or involuntarily assumed later in life?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 12

Looking at humor from a structural-functional viewpoint, jokes:

Accepted Answer

A)  are often used to safely express potentially disruptive sentiments. 
B)  are often used to relieve tension-"lightening" a situation. 
C)  can be used as a form of tact, stating, "Hey, it was only a joke!" 
D)  All of the above are correct. 
A)  are often used to safely express potentially disruptive sentiments. 
B)  are often used to relieve tension-"lightening" a situation. 
C)  can be used as a form of tact, stating, "Hey, it was only a joke!" 
D)  All of the above are correct.

Question 13

Describe how status and role operate as two building blocks of everyday social interaction.

Accepted Answer

Status and role are two important buildi

Question 14

Dramaturgical analysis treats embarrassment as the "loss of face."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Explain ways in which human emotions are the same everywhere and ways in which they are different. In your essay, note both the biological and the cultural foundations of human emotions.

Accepted Answer

Human emotions are universal in that the

Question 16

Explain the difference between an ascribed status and an achieved status. Give examples of statuses that are mostly ascribed and those that are mostly achieved.

Accepted Answer

An ascribed status is a social position

Question 17

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 18

In the United States, people stand farther away from one another when speaking than do two people in a Middle Eastern nation. This pattern reveals differences in meaning attached to:

Accepted Answer

A)  personal hygiene. 
B)  personal space. 
C)  facial gestures. 
D)  the rights of women compared to men. 
A)  personal hygiene. 
B)  personal space. 
C)  facial gestures. 
D)  the rights of women compared to men.

Question 19

Which item in the following list might serve as a master status?

Accepted Answer

A)  occupation 
B)  physical or mental disability 
C)  gender 
D)  All of the above are correct. 
A)  occupation 
B)  physical or mental disability 
C)  gender 
D)  All of the above are correct.

Question 20

Which concept refers to the tension among roles connected to a single status?

Accepted Answer

A)  role conflict 
B)  role strain 
C)  role ambiguity 
D)  role exit 
A)  role conflict 
B)  role strain 
C)  role ambiguity 
D)  role exit

Exam 6: Social Interaction in Everyday Life

Deborah Tannen claims that women and men communicate in much the same way.

People with less power typically have greater personal discretion in terms of how they act in the presence of others.

Cultures differ in terms of:

Explain how emotions are guided by both biology and culture.

Julie is a police officer who finds that, wherever she goes in her small town, people seem to think of her as a cop. Julie is experiencing the effects of which of the following?

The careful observer can notice clues indicating that someone is telling a lie. People give off these clues because:

Which of the following is involved when a surgeon chooses not to operate on her own son because the personal involvement of motherhood could impair her professional objectivity as a physician?

Arlie Hochschild explains that companies typically:

In her study of women's abortions experiences, Jennifer Keys discovered that feelings are guided by:

The process by which people act and react in relation to others is called:

What concept refers to a social position that is received at birth or involuntarily assumed later in life?

Looking at humor from a structural-functional viewpoint, jokes:

Describe how status and role operate as two building blocks of everyday social interaction.

Dramaturgical analysis treats embarrassment as the "loss of face."

Explain ways in which human emotions are the same everywhere and ways in which they are different. In your essay, note both the biological and the cultural foundations of human emotions.

Explain the difference between an ascribed status and an achieved status. Give examples of statuses that are mostly ascribed and those that are mostly achieved.

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

In the United States, people stand farther away from one another when speaking than do two people in a Middle Eastern nation. This pattern reveals differences in meaning attached to:

Which item in the following list might serve as a master status?

Which concept refers to the tension among roles connected to a single status?

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