Question 1

Status cues can degenerate into ____ as in the example of racial profiling.

Accepted Answer

A) prejudice 
B) racism 
C) backstage behavior 
D) stereotypes 
E) violence 
A) prejudice 
B) racism 
C) backstage behavior 
D) stereotypes 
E) violence

Question 2

According to Box 5.2 "Sociology at the Movies" in Chapter 5,Miss Congeniality is:

Accepted Answer

A) an unsuccessful film because it fails to provide consumers with an entertaining escape from reality. 
B) an entertaining escape from reality's messiness. 
C) a poor guide to life as we actually live it. 
D) All of the above. 
E) Both 'B' and 'C'. 
A) an unsuccessful film because it fails to provide consumers with an entertaining escape from reality. 
B) an entertaining escape from reality's messiness. 
C) a poor guide to life as we actually live it. 
D) All of the above. 
E) Both 'B' and 'C'.

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

A) rational choice 
B) exchange 
C) emotion management 
D) role conflict 
E) role strain 
A) rational choice 
B) exchange 
C) emotion management 
D) role conflict 
E) role strain

Question 4

Define stereotypes.

Accepted Answer

Stereotypes are rigid views of

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

According to Jack Haas and William Shaff

Question 6

When someone distinguishes between a public role and a view of their "true" selves,they are engaged in:

Accepted Answer

A) "back stage" performance 
B) "front stage" performance 
C) demonstrating their "true" character 
D) role distancing 
E) "playing" 
A) "back stage" performance 
B) "front stage" performance 
C) demonstrating their "true" character 
D) role distancing 
E) "playing"

Question 7

____ involves people obeying "feeling rules" and responding appropriately to the situations in which they find themselves.

Accepted Answer

A) Emotion work 
B) Ethnomethodology 
C) Cooperation 
D) Emotion management 
E) None of these choices 
A) Emotion work 
B) Ethnomethodology 
C) Cooperation 
D) Emotion management 
E) None of these choices

Question 8

____ are visual indicators of other people's social position.

Accepted Answer

A) Norms 
B) Status cues 
C) Stereotypes 
D) Roles 
E) Emotions 
A) Norms 
B) Status cues 
C) Stereotypes 
D) Roles 
E) Emotions

Question 9

What makes social interaction so important to sociologists?

Accepted Answer

Social interaction is a fundamental conc

Question 10

An area of space that is situated in the area roughly four to twelve feet away from someone is known as the ____zone.

Accepted Answer

A) intimate 
B) personal 
C) social 
D) group 
E) public 
A) intimate 
B) personal 
C) social 
D) group 
E) public

Question 11

Robert Provine's research on conversations of people laughing in public places,found that,in general:

Accepted Answer

A) speakers laugh more often than listeners do. 
B) listeners laugh more often than speakers do. 
C) speakers and listeners spend about equal time laughing. 
D) Males listeners laugh the most. 
E) Female listeners laugh the most. 
A) speakers laugh more often than listeners do. 
B) listeners laugh more often than speakers do. 
C) speakers and listeners spend about equal time laughing. 
D) Males listeners laugh the most. 
E) Female listeners laugh the most.

Question 12

Ethnomethodologists stress that interactions could not take place without pre-existing shared:

Accepted Answer

A) norms 
B) understandings 
C) competitions 
D) all of these choices 
E) norms and understandings 
A) norms 
B) understandings 
C) competitions 
D) all of these choices 
E) norms and understandings

Question 13

When people try to control how others see them so that they will be viewed in the best possible light,they are engaged in:

Accepted Answer

A) impression management 
B) role distancing 
C) social exchange 
D) normal behavior 
E) ethnomethodology 
A) impression management 
B) role distancing 
C) social exchange 
D) normal behavior 
E) ethnomethodology

Question 14

Charles Derber's research shows that most conversations are a:

Accepted Answer

A) competition for attention 
B) competition for control 
C) command and control issue 
D) dramaturgical struggle 
E) macrostructural process 
A) competition for attention 
B) competition for control 
C) command and control issue 
D) dramaturgical struggle 
E) macrostructural process

Question 15

A ____ is a type of nonverbal communication that involves visual indicators of other people's social position.

Accepted Answer

A) role mimic 
B) drama set 
C) role cue 
D) status cue 
E) backstage behavior 
A) role mimic 
B) drama set 
C) role cue 
D) status cue 
E) backstage behavior

Question 16

Which of the following processes helps maintain social interaction?

Accepted Answer

A) domination 
B) competition 
C) cooperation 
D) all of these choices 
E) none of these choices 
A) domination 
B) competition 
C) cooperation 
D) all of these choices 
E) none of these choices

Question 17

Who wrote that,"Every joke is a tiny revolution?"

Accepted Answer

A) Erving Goffman 
B) Arlie Hochschild 
C) George Orwell 
D) Albert Einstein 
E) Herbert Blumer 
A) Erving Goffman 
B) Arlie Hochschild 
C) George Orwell 
D) Albert Einstein 
E) Herbert Blumer

Question 18

Discuss the limitations of rational choice theory,according to Brym and Lie.

Accepted Answer

Rational choice theory, which suggests t

Question 19

Proscriptive norms suggest what a person is expected to do.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Which of the following must be experts in emotion labor?

Accepted Answer

A) teachers 
B) clerks 
C) carpenters 
D) plumbers 
E) teachers and clerks 
A) teachers 
B) clerks 
C) carpenters 
D) plumbers 
E) teachers and clerks

Exam 5: Social Interaction

Status cues can degenerate into ____ as in the example of racial profiling.

According to Box 5.2 "Sociology at the Movies" in Chapter 5,Miss Congeniality is:

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

Define stereotypes.

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

When someone distinguishes between a public role and a view of their "true" selves,they are engaged in:

____ involves people obeying "feeling rules" and responding appropriately to the situations in which they find themselves.

____ are visual indicators of other people's social position.

What makes social interaction so important to sociologists?

An area of space that is situated in the area roughly four to twelve feet away from someone is known as the ____zone.

Robert Provine's research on conversations of people laughing in public places,found that,in general:

Ethnomethodologists stress that interactions could not take place without pre-existing shared:

When people try to control how others see them so that they will be viewed in the best possible light,they are engaged in:

Charles Derber's research shows that most conversations are a:

A ____ is a type of nonverbal communication that involves visual indicators of other people's social position.

Which of the following processes helps maintain social interaction?

Who wrote that,"Every joke is a tiny revolution?"

Discuss the limitations of rational choice theory,according to Brym and Lie.

Proscriptive norms suggest what a person is expected to do.

Which of the following must be experts in emotion labor?

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