Question 1

Front-stage mistakes,such as your sociology professor accidentally tripping as she walks into class one day,are known as:

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A)  breaches. 
B)  deviant openings. 
C)  role failures. 
D)  theatrical breakdowns. 
A)  breaches. 
B)  deviant openings. 
C)  role failures. 
D)  theatrical breakdowns.

Question 2

Which of the following represents an ascribed status?

Accepted Answer

A)  an American of Japanese descent 
B)  a lawyer 
C)  a high-school dropout 
D)  a sociology major 
A)  an American of Japanese descent 
B)  a lawyer 
C)  a high-school dropout 
D)  a sociology major

Question 3

The sociological significance of roles is that they:

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A)  dictate the reality of a situation. 
B)  lay out what is expected of people. 
C)  are found in most human societies,but not all. 
D)  are almost always identical from one setting to the next. 
A)  dictate the reality of a situation. 
B)  lay out what is expected of people. 
C)  are found in most human societies,but not all. 
D)  are almost always identical from one setting to the next.

Question 4

Most sociologists (and biologists)argue that race is a human invention,or is socially constructed.Which of the following statements highlights how race is socially constructed?

Accepted Answer

A)  Race is biologically real,but society should choose to be "color-blind." 
B)  Race stems from genetic differences and occurs in other mammals as well. 
C)  Racial categories have always been fixed and remain the same in different cultures. 
D)  Racial categories on census forms have continued to change over time. 
A)  Race is biologically real,but society should choose to be "color-blind." 
B)  Race stems from genetic differences and occurs in other mammals as well. 
C)  Racial categories have always been fixed and remain the same in different cultures. 
D)  Racial categories on census forms have continued to change over time.

Question 5

A person sits on a crowded subway,phone in hand and staring blankly at no one in particular.Psychiatrist Fadi Haddad sees behavior such as this and worries that technology is making people less:

Accepted Answer

A)  socially nuanced. 
B)  inattentive. 
C)  socialized. 
D)  civil. 
A)  socially nuanced. 
B)  inattentive. 
C)  socialized. 
D)  civil.

Question 6

According to impression management,the backstage arena would include:

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A)  occasions when we are in public,but the spotlight is on someone else. 
B)  occasions when we create and maintain particular impressions of ourselves. 
C)  social settings where less than ten people are present. 
D)  times of solitude and personal reflection. 
A)  occasions when we are in public,but the spotlight is on someone else. 
B)  occasions when we create and maintain particular impressions of ourselves. 
C)  social settings where less than ten people are present. 
D)  times of solitude and personal reflection.

Question 7

A man "streaked" (ran around nude)at Harvard's graduation ceremony.How would George Herbert Mead's theory interpret streaking? The streaker:

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A)  has not been socialized properly by his family and has a poorly developed generalized other. 
B)  has a keen awareness of the generalized other and simply enjoys soliciting people's reactions. 
C)  has failed to separate the I from the me. 
D)  has betrayed his reference group. 
A)  has not been socialized properly by his family and has a poorly developed generalized other. 
B)  has a keen awareness of the generalized other and simply enjoys soliciting people's reactions. 
C)  has failed to separate the I from the me. 
D)  has betrayed his reference group.

Question 8

Which of the following scenarios provides an example of front-stage behavior?

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A)  Sally discovers her mother-in-law is dropping by shortly,so Sally rushes to tidy up the house. 
B)  Sam is angry at his little brother for embarrassing him in front of his girlfriend,so he refuses to take him to get ice cream. 
C)  The actress playing Cinderella smokes a cigarette in the employee break room before going to sign autographs at the castle. 
D)  While eating at Denny's last night,Debbie saw a little boy pocket some money from one of the tables.The boy was not aware anyone saw him. 
A)  Sally discovers her mother-in-law is dropping by shortly,so Sally rushes to tidy up the house. 
B)  Sam is angry at his little brother for embarrassing him in front of his girlfriend,so he refuses to take him to get ice cream. 
C)  The actress playing Cinderella smokes a cigarette in the employee break room before going to sign autographs at the castle. 
D)  While eating at Denny's last night,Debbie saw a little boy pocket some money from one of the tables.The boy was not aware anyone saw him.

Question 9

Annette Lareau,author of Unequal Childhoods (2003),makes a compelling case for the existence of differences between working-class and middle-class families.Which of the following statements best summarizes what she found?

Accepted Answer

A)  Because schools are the "great equalizer," parents play only a small role in shaping students' life chances. 
B)  Class-based parenting differences have minimal effects on children's life chances as they head into adulthood. 
C)  Children's life chances are primarily related to aspirations,talents,and hard work on the part of individuals,not parents' social class. 
D)  Class differences,played out in the daily routines of parenting,have a powerful impact on children's life chances. 
A)  Because schools are the "great equalizer," parents play only a small role in shaping students' life chances. 
B)  Class-based parenting differences have minimal effects on children's life chances as they head into adulthood. 
C)  Children's life chances are primarily related to aspirations,talents,and hard work on the part of individuals,not parents' social class. 
D)  Class differences,played out in the daily routines of parenting,have a powerful impact on children's life chances.

Question 10

Which of the following is an example of a given-off gesture?

Accepted Answer

A)  consciously stifling a laugh when someone walks into the class with toilet paper on his or her shoe 
B)  waving instead of greeting someone verbally 
C)  glancing at your watch when a friend starts another story at a party in an attempt to hint that you should both leave 
D)  staring at the ceiling while your professor is talking 
A)  consciously stifling a laugh when someone walks into the class with toilet paper on his or her shoe 
B)  waving instead of greeting someone verbally 
C)  glancing at your watch when a friend starts another story at a party in an attempt to hint that you should both leave 
D)  staring at the ceiling while your professor is talking

Question 11

Because military boot camps and prisons are places that control all of the basics of people's day-to-day lives,they are known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  bureaucracies. 
B)  front stages. 
C)  total institutions. 
D)  ascribed statuses. 
A)  bureaucracies. 
B)  front stages. 
C)  total institutions. 
D)  ascribed statuses.

Question 12

According to George Herbert Mead,the final step in the socialization process is when a person has developed the concept of the generalized other.Explain this concept in your own words.List and explain two examples of how your perception of the generalized other affects your day-to-day behavior.

Accepted Answer

The generalized other is when we have in

Question 13

Who developed role theory as a way to examine social interaction?

Accepted Answer

A)  Karl Marx 
B)  Erving Goffman 
C)  Robert Merton 
D)  Charles Horton Cooley 
A)  Karl Marx 
B)  Erving Goffman 
C)  Robert Merton 
D)  Charles Horton Cooley

Question 14

Today's assumption that childhood represents a distinct phase in the life course stands in sharp contrast to the notion of children as little adults that was popular in preindustrial times.This example highlights how:

Accepted Answer

A)  children have redefined their status over the years. 
B)  children today are increasingly put to work. 
C)  our notions of childhood are socially constructed. 
D)  children's views of the world remain the same. 
A)  children have redefined their status over the years. 
B)  children today are increasingly put to work. 
C)  our notions of childhood are socially constructed. 
D)  children's views of the world remain the same.

Question 15

Consider this image of Marines training at Parris Island.How is Marine boot camp an example of a total institution? What do you see in the photograph that supports your analysis? Offer an example of a total institution other than the military.What are two things that all total institutions have in common?

Accepted Answer

Total institutions control all the basic

Question 16

Children who have experienced long periods of isolation,such as the example of Anna,illustrate how:

Accepted Answer

A)  biology (nature)is more important than the social environment (nurture). 
B)  the social environment is more important than biology. 
C)  "human nature" is the result of a complex relationship between nature and nurture. 
D)  lack of discipline in early childhood leads to long-term physical and mental problems. 
A)  biology (nature)is more important than the social environment (nurture). 
B)  the social environment is more important than biology. 
C)  "human nature" is the result of a complex relationship between nature and nurture. 
D)  lack of discipline in early childhood leads to long-term physical and mental problems.

Question 17

Summarize the case of Anna.What does this case tell us about the importance of socialization? In what ways does this case show the limits of socialization?

Accepted Answer

Anna was a young girl who was found horr

Question 18

Which theorist argued that other people provide us with a social mirror and that our interpretations of this mirror affect how we see ourselves?

Accepted Answer

A)  Erving Goffman 
B)  Émile Durkheim 
C)  George Herbert Mead 
D)  Charles Horton Cooley 
A)  Erving Goffman 
B)  Émile Durkheim 
C)  George Herbert Mead 
D)  Charles Horton Cooley

Question 19

According to Erving Goffman,the main goal of impression management is to:

Accepted Answer

A)  create an alter ego. 
B)  save "face." 
C)  share "face" with others. 
D)  control our self. 
A)  create an alter ego. 
B)  save "face." 
C)  share "face" with others. 
D)  control our self.

Question 20

Sharon avoids talking on the phone because ending a conversation is so awkward.How would dramaturgical theory explain why it is more difficult to end a conversation (closing)when on the phone than in person?

Accepted Answer

A)  Backstage critique becomes so strong that it is difficult to choose what to say. 
B)  People cannot see our nonverbal closing gestures. 
C)  By the end of a phone conversation,too many breaches have occurred. 
D)  We are in the backstage when on the phone but in the front stage when in person. 
A)  Backstage critique becomes so strong that it is difficult to choose what to say. 
B)  People cannot see our nonverbal closing gestures. 
C)  By the end of a phone conversation,too many breaches have occurred. 
D)  We are in the backstage when on the phone but in the front stage when in person.

Front-stage mistakes,such as your sociology professor accidentally tripping as she walks into class one day,are known as:

Which of the following represents an ascribed status?

The sociological significance of roles is that they:

Most sociologists (and biologists)argue that race is a human invention,or is socially constructed.Which of the following statements highlights how race is socially constructed?

A person sits on a crowded subway,phone in hand and staring blankly at no one in particular.Psychiatrist Fadi Haddad sees behavior such as this and worries that technology is making people less:

According to impression management,the backstage arena would include:

A man "streaked" (ran around nude)at Harvard's graduation ceremony.How would George Herbert Mead's theory interpret streaking? The streaker:

Which of the following scenarios provides an example of front-stage behavior?

Annette Lareau,author of Unequal Childhoods (2003),makes a compelling case for the existence of differences between working-class and middle-class families.Which of the following statements best summarizes what she found?

Which of the following is an example of a given-off gesture?

Because military boot camps and prisons are places that control all of the basics of people's day-to-day lives,they are known as:

According to George Herbert Mead,the final step in the socialization process is when a person has developed the concept of the generalized other.Explain this concept in your own words.List and explain two examples of how your perception of the generalized other affects your day-to-day behavior.

Who developed role theory as a way to examine social interaction?

Today's assumption that childhood represents a distinct phase in the life course stands in sharp contrast to the notion of children as little adults that was popular in preindustrial times.This example highlights how:

Children who have experienced long periods of isolation,such as the example of Anna,illustrate how:

Summarize the case of Anna.What does this case tell us about the importance of socialization? In what ways does this case show the limits of socialization?

Which theorist argued that other people provide us with a social mirror and that our interpretations of this mirror affect how we see ourselves?

According to Erving Goffman,the main goal of impression management is to:

Sharon avoids talking on the phone because ending a conversation is so awkward.How would dramaturgical theory explain why it is more difficult to end a conversation (closing)when on the phone than in person?

The Sociological Imagination: An Introduction

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Exam 4: Socialization and the Construction of Reality

Front-stage mistakes,such as your sociology professor accidentally tripping as she walks into class one day,are known as:

Which of the following represents an ascribed status?

The sociological significance of roles is that they:

Most sociologists (and biologists)argue that race is a human invention,or is socially constructed.Which of the following statements highlights how race is socially constructed?

A person sits on a crowded subway,phone in hand and staring blankly at no one in particular.Psychiatrist Fadi Haddad sees behavior such as this and worries that technology is making people less:

According to impression management,the backstage arena would include:

A man "streaked" (ran around nude)at Harvard's graduation ceremony.How would George Herbert Mead's theory interpret streaking? The streaker:

Which of the following scenarios provides an example of front-stage behavior?

Annette Lareau,author of Unequal Childhoods (2003),makes a compelling case for the existence of differences between working-class and middle-class families.Which of the following statements best summarizes what she found?

Which of the following is an example of a given-off gesture?

Because military boot camps and prisons are places that control all of the basics of people's day-to-day lives,they are known as:

According to George Herbert Mead,the final step in the socialization process is when a person has developed the concept of the generalized other.Explain this concept in your own words.List and explain two examples of how your perception of the generalized other affects your day-to-day behavior.

Who developed role theory as a way to examine social interaction?

Today's assumption that childhood represents a distinct phase in the life course stands in sharp contrast to the notion of children as little adults that was popular in preindustrial times.This example highlights how:

Children who have experienced long periods of isolation,such as the example of Anna,illustrate how:

Summarize the case of Anna.What does this case tell us about the importance of socialization? In what ways does this case show the limits of socialization?

Which theorist argued that other people provide us with a social mirror and that our interpretations of this mirror affect how we see ourselves?

According to Erving Goffman,the main goal of impression management is to:

Sharon avoids talking on the phone because ending a conversation is so awkward.How would dramaturgical theory explain why it is more difficult to end a conversation (closing)when on the phone than in person?

The Sociological Imagination: An Introduction

Methods

Culture and Media

Groups and Networks

Social Control and Deviance

Stratification

Gender

Race

Poverty

Health and Society

Family

Education

Capitalism and the Economy

Authority and the State

Religion

Science,the Environment,and Society

Collective Action,Social Movements,and Social Change

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