Question 1

The theory that social interaction involves trade in valued resources is the central insight of:

Accepted Answer

A) functionalism 
B) conflict theory 
C) exchange theory 
D) dramaturgy 
E) Marxist social theory 
A) functionalism 
B) conflict theory 
C) exchange theory 
D) dramaturgy 
E) Marxist social theory

Question 2

The examples of Chris Rock's on-stage jokes illustrated in the textbook indicate that:

Accepted Answer

A) disadvantaged people often laugh at the privileged majority. 
B) disadvantaged people laugh at themselves. 
C) although disadvantaged people often laugh at the privileged majority,they do not always do so. 
D) All of the above. 
E) None of the above. 
A) disadvantaged people often laugh at the privileged majority. 
B) disadvantaged people laugh at themselves. 
C) although disadvantaged people often laugh at the privileged majority,they do not always do so. 
D) All of the above. 
E) None of the above.

Question 3

When people come into contact with one another,they usually try to get information that will help them understand both the situation and the people that they have to interact with.They do this by paying attention to:

Accepted Answer

A) social organization 
B) personal zones 
C) the time of day when the interaction takes place 
D) status cues 
E) symbolic interactions 
A) social organization 
B) personal zones 
C) the time of day when the interaction takes place 
D) status cues 
E) symbolic interactions

Question 4

Which is NOT a characteristic of interaction according to Goffman's dramaturgical analysis?

Accepted Answer

A) We are constantly engaged in role-playing during frontstage interaction. 
B) People can relax in the backstage. 
C) We become aware of our public roles and our "true" selves. 
D) Interaction involves a symbolic trade of backstage interaction. 
E) We engage in role-distance during interaction. 
A) We are constantly engaged in role-playing during frontstage interaction. 
B) People can relax in the backstage. 
C) We become aware of our public roles and our "true" selves. 
D) Interaction involves a symbolic trade of backstage interaction. 
E) We engage in role-distance during interaction.

Question 5

Define power.

Accepted Answer

Power is the probability that

Question 6

____ involves giving the impression that we are just "going through the motions" but actually lack serious commitment to a role.

Accepted Answer

A) Role conflict 
B) Role distancing 
C) Role strain 
D) Emotion work 
E) Emotion management 
A) Role conflict 
B) Role distancing 
C) Role strain 
D) Emotion work 
E) Emotion management

Question 7

Manners in Europe during the Middle Ages were:

Accepted Answer

A) quite acceptable by U.S.standards today. 
B) utterly disgusting based on the social norms of the Middle Ages in general. 
C) utterly disgusting by U.S.standards today. 
D) All of the above. 
E) None of the above. 
A) quite acceptable by U.S.standards today. 
B) utterly disgusting based on the social norms of the Middle Ages in general. 
C) utterly disgusting by U.S.standards today. 
D) All of the above. 
E) None of the above.

Question 8

Over the years from 1600 to the present,emotional investment in children increased due to:

Accepted Answer

A) improved health conditions 
B) falling infant mortality rate 
C) women having fewer babies 
D) all of these choices 
E) none of these choices 
A) improved health conditions 
B) falling infant mortality rate 
C) women having fewer babies 
D) all of these choices 
E) none of these choices

Question 9

Which is NOT one of the modes of interaction discussed in the Brym and Lie textbook?

Accepted Answer

A) Interaction as rational exchange. 
B) Interaction as competition and exchange. 
C) Interaction as symbolic. 
D) Power and social interaction. 
E) All of the above are modes of interaction discussed in the Brym and Lie text. 
A) Interaction as rational exchange. 
B) Interaction as competition and exchange. 
C) Interaction as symbolic. 
D) Power and social interaction. 
E) All of the above are modes of interaction discussed in the Brym and Lie text.

Question 10

Interacting individuals:

Accepted Answer

A) tend to conform to specific values. 
B) act according to role sets. 
C) ascribe a certain status. 
D) None of the above. 
E) All of the above. 
A) tend to conform to specific values. 
B) act according to role sets. 
C) ascribe a certain status. 
D) None of the above. 
E) All of the above.

Question 11

During the Middle Ages the following practices were common at banquets:

Accepted Answer

A) belching 
B) passing gas 
C) eating with their hands 
D) all of these choices 
E) only belching and eating with their hands 
A) belching 
B) passing gas 
C) eating with their hands 
D) all of these choices 
E) only belching and eating with their hands

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Box 5.3 Social Policy: What do You Think? "Allocating Time Fairly in Class Discussions",suggests that:

Accepted Answer

A) in the wake of the feminist movements,female college students today tend to dominate class dialogue similar to the way males did in the past. 
B) systematically encouraging female college students to speak up in the classroom discussion is counterproductive to the learning environment. 
C) the realm of interpersonal interaction and conversation is an extremely difficult area in which to impose rules and policies. 
D) systematic allocation of equal time for female and male students to speak in classroom discussion would be relatively easy to institutionalize. 
E) All of the above. 
A) in the wake of the feminist movements,female college students today tend to dominate class dialogue similar to the way males did in the past. 
B) systematically encouraging female college students to speak up in the classroom discussion is counterproductive to the learning environment. 
C) the realm of interpersonal interaction and conversation is an extremely difficult area in which to impose rules and policies. 
D) systematic allocation of equal time for female and male students to speak in classroom discussion would be relatively easy to institutionalize. 
E) All of the above.

Question 14

Provine found that women laugh more than men do in everyday conversations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

____ focuses less on resources and more on the way interacting individuals weigh the benefits and costs of interaction.

Accepted Answer

A) Functional theory 
B) Rational choice theory 
C) Symbolic interactionism 
D) Dramaturgical analysis 
E) Feminist theory 
A) Functional theory 
B) Rational choice theory 
C) Symbolic interactionism 
D) Dramaturgical analysis 
E) Feminist theory

Question 16

A recognized position in an interaction is known as a:

Accepted Answer

A) role 
B) status 
C) norm 
D) social group 
E) social interaction 
A) role 
B) status 
C) norm 
D) social group 
E) social interaction

Question 17

Jokes function to:

Accepted Answer

A) invert or pervert reality 
B) let us see beyond the taken-for -granted world 
C) enable us to see the structure of society that lies just beneath our laughter 
D) all of these choices 
E) none of these choices 
A) invert or pervert reality 
B) let us see beyond the taken-for -granted world 
C) enable us to see the structure of society that lies just beneath our laughter 
D) all of these choices 
E) none of these choices

Question 18

Role distancing involves wishing we could play a role that is forbidden to us.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

According to Brym and Lie,the main problem with rational choice theory is that it is too narrow because:

Accepted Answer

A) social interaction is focused on reciprocity 
B) social interaction is not all selfishness 
C) social interaction is based on altruism 
D) social interaction is based on social resources 
E) all of these choices 
A) social interaction is focused on reciprocity 
B) social interaction is not all selfishness 
C) social interaction is based on altruism 
D) social interaction is based on social resources 
E) all of these choices

Question 20

Max Weber defined ____ as "the probability that one actor within a social relationship will be in a position to carry out his (or her)own will despite resistance."

Accepted Answer

A) cooperation 
B) competition 
C) interaction 
D) power 
E) none of these choices 
A) cooperation 
B) competition 
C) interaction 
D) power 
E) none of these choices

Exam 5: Social Interaction

The theory that social interaction involves trade in valued resources is the central insight of:

The examples of Chris Rock's on-stage jokes illustrated in the textbook indicate that:

When people come into contact with one another,they usually try to get information that will help them understand both the situation and the people that they have to interact with.They do this by paying attention to:

Which is NOT a characteristic of interaction according to Goffman's dramaturgical analysis?

Define power.

____ involves giving the impression that we are just "going through the motions" but actually lack serious commitment to a role.

Manners in Europe during the Middle Ages were:

Over the years from 1600 to the present,emotional investment in children increased due to:

Which is NOT one of the modes of interaction discussed in the Brym and Lie textbook?

Interacting individuals:

During the Middle Ages the following practices were common at banquets:

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

Box 5.3 Social Policy: What do You Think? "Allocating Time Fairly in Class Discussions",suggests that:

Provine found that women laugh more than men do in everyday conversations.

____ focuses less on resources and more on the way interacting individuals weigh the benefits and costs of interaction.

A recognized position in an interaction is known as a:

Jokes function to:

Role distancing involves wishing we could play a role that is forbidden to us.

According to Brym and Lie,the main problem with rational choice theory is that it is too narrow because:

Max Weber defined ____ as "the probability that one actor within a social relationship will be in a position to carry out his (or her)own will despite resistance."

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