Question 1

The process of people orienting themselves to others in response to each other's behavior is called:

Accepted Answer

A) network building 
B) civil inattention 
C) social relationship 
D) social interaction 
E) sociology 
A) network building 
B) civil inattention 
C) social relationship 
D) social interaction 
E) sociology

Question 2

While status cues may be useful in helping people define a situation,they can quickly degenerate into:

Accepted Answer

A) stereotypes 
B) norms 
C) values 
D) roles 
E) none of these choices 
A) stereotypes 
B) norms 
C) values 
D) roles 
E) none of these choices

Question 3

Fear is the dominant emotion in systems of interaction based on ____.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

Stereotypes can degenerate from ____,which usually help people understand the context of social interaction.

Accepted Answer

A) status cues 
B) social organizations 
C) negative stereotypes 
D) social spaces 
E) symbolic interactions 
A) status cues 
B) social organizations 
C) negative stereotypes 
D) social spaces 
E) symbolic interactions

Question 5

Envy is an important emotion in:

Accepted Answer

A) cooperation 
B) power 
C) dramaturgical analysis 
D) competition 
E) domination 
A) cooperation 
B) power 
C) dramaturgical analysis 
D) competition 
E) domination

Question 6

Which of the following is NOT a zone of space that surrounds a person?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

According to Goffman,the stability of social life depends on our adherence to:

Accepted Answer

A) norms 
B) roles 
C) statuses 
D) all of these choices 
E) none of these choices 
A) norms 
B) roles 
C) statuses 
D) all of these choices 
E) none of these choices

Question 8

According to the Brym and Lie textbook,which is true about "put down" jokes?

Accepted Answer

A) It excludes outsiders. 
B) It makes one feel superior. 
C) It reinforces group norms and the status hierarchy itself. 
D) All of the above. 
E) None of the above. 
A) It excludes outsiders. 
B) It makes one feel superior. 
C) It reinforces group norms and the status hierarchy itself. 
D) All of the above. 
E) None of the above.

Question 9

Which term refers to a cluster of roles attached to a single status?

Accepted Answer

A) Status group 
B) Role cluster 
C) Status achievement 
D) Role grouping 
E) Role set 
A) Status group 
B) Role cluster 
C) Status achievement 
D) Role grouping 
E) Role set

Question 10

Sociologists call the entire ensemble of statuses occupied by an individual a (n):

Accepted Answer

A) achieved status 
B) ascribed status 
C) master status 
D) role set 
E) status set 
A) achieved status 
B) ascribed status 
C) master status 
D) role set 
E) status set

Question 11

Which of the following statements is true of the role and status of the airline stewardess of the 1950s to the late 1970s?

Accepted Answer

A) Stewardesses were not considered sex objects as they are today. 
B) Stewardesses of the 1950s to the late 1970s made relatively high incomes compared to today. 
C) The role of the stewardess of the 1950s to the late 1970s was certainly glamorous. 
D) All of the above. 
E) None of the above. 
A) Stewardesses were not considered sex objects as they are today. 
B) Stewardesses of the 1950s to the late 1970s made relatively high incomes compared to today. 
C) The role of the stewardess of the 1950s to the late 1970s was certainly glamorous. 
D) All of the above. 
E) None of the above.

Question 12

What do we learn from the Milgram authority experiment? What do these results tell us about human behavior? Are these results inevitable?

Accepted Answer

The Milgram authority experiment showed

Question 13

Dramaturgical analysis views social interaction as a sort of play in which people present themselves so that they appear in the best possible light.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

According to Robert Provine's research,the biggest discrepancy in laughing occurs when:

Accepted Answer

A) the speaker is a woman and the listener is a man. 
B) he speaker is a man,and the listener is man. 
C) the speaker has greater status than the listener. 
D) All of the above. 
E) None of the above. 
A) the speaker is a woman and the listener is a man. 
B) he speaker is a man,and the listener is man. 
C) the speaker has greater status than the listener. 
D) All of the above. 
E) None of the above.

Question 15

The idea of altruistic behavior is tied to the expectation that others will do for us what we are willing to do for them.The decision of whether or not to engage in altruistic behavior is part of a process of evaluation in which theory?

Accepted Answer

A) functionalism 
B) conflict theory 
C) exchange theory 
D) rational choice theory 
E) Durkheimian theory 
A) functionalism 
B) conflict theory 
C) exchange theory 
D) rational choice theory 
E) Durkheimian theory

Question 16

According to research conducted by Charles Derber,Americans usually try to turn conversations toward:

Accepted Answer

A) important topics 
B) things they care about 
C) themselves 
D) others 
E) anything other than themselves 
A) important topics 
B) things they care about 
C) themselves 
D) others 
E) anything other than themselves

Question 17

When crossing a campus mall area,Americans are typically careful not to invade which zone (s)?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 18

Is Charles Derber right about the nature of social interaction in America? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

Charles Derber's perspective on the natu

Question 19

____ emphasize the fact that individuals often shape values,norms,roles and statuses to suit them as they interact.

Accepted Answer

A) Rational exchange theorists 
B) Essentialists 
C) Symbolic interactionists 
D) Functionalists 
E) Breakdown theorists 
A) Rational exchange theorists 
B) Essentialists 
C) Symbolic interactionists 
D) Functionalists 
E) Breakdown theorists

Question 20

A "put-down" joke has the effect of:

Accepted Answer

A) excluding outsiders 
B) making you feel superior 
C) reinforcing group norms 
D) reinforcing the status hierarchy 
E) all of these choices 
A) excluding outsiders 
B) making you feel superior 
C) reinforcing group norms 
D) reinforcing the status hierarchy 
E) all of these choices

Exam 5: Social Interaction

The process of people orienting themselves to others in response to each other's behavior is called:

While status cues may be useful in helping people define a situation,they can quickly degenerate into:

Fear is the dominant emotion in systems of interaction based on ____.

Stereotypes can degenerate from ____,which usually help people understand the context of social interaction.

Envy is an important emotion in:

Which of the following is NOT a zone of space that surrounds a person?

According to Goffman,the stability of social life depends on our adherence to:

According to the Brym and Lie textbook,which is true about "put down" jokes?

Which term refers to a cluster of roles attached to a single status?

Sociologists call the entire ensemble of statuses occupied by an individual a (n):

Which of the following statements is true of the role and status of the airline stewardess of the 1950s to the late 1970s?

What do we learn from the Milgram authority experiment? What do these results tell us about human behavior? Are these results inevitable?

Dramaturgical analysis views social interaction as a sort of play in which people present themselves so that they appear in the best possible light.

According to Robert Provine's research,the biggest discrepancy in laughing occurs when:

The idea of altruistic behavior is tied to the expectation that others will do for us what we are willing to do for them.The decision of whether or not to engage in altruistic behavior is part of a process of evaluation in which theory?

According to research conducted by Charles Derber,Americans usually try to turn conversations toward:

When crossing a campus mall area,Americans are typically careful not to invade which zone (s)?

Is Charles Derber right about the nature of social interaction in America? Why or why not?

____ emphasize the fact that individuals often shape values,norms,roles and statuses to suit them as they interact.

A "put-down" joke has the effect of:

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