Question 1

According to dramaturgical theory,the primary goal of every social interaction is to:

Accepted Answer

A)  be front (and center)stage. 
B)  make a good impression. 
C)  reduce backstage critique. 
D)  conform to the script. 
A)  be front (and center)stage. 
B)  make a good impression. 
C)  reduce backstage critique. 
D)  conform to the script.

Question 2

The story of the abused child named Anna teaches lessons about the importance of ________ as an influence on human development.

Accepted Answer

A)  social class 
B)  social construction 
C)  human interaction 
D)  healthy nutrition 
A)  social class 
B)  social construction 
C)  human interaction 
D)  healthy nutrition

Question 3

George Herbert Mead would probably argue that if your four-year-old daughter picks her nose and keeps pulling up her dress while you are out at a fancy restaurant,it is because she has not:

Accepted Answer

A)  internalized the generalized other. 
B)  had enough social interaction. 
C)  developed an I. 
D)  experienced role strain. 
A)  internalized the generalized other. 
B)  had enough social interaction. 
C)  developed an I. 
D)  experienced role strain.

Question 4

What does it mean to say that the self is socially constructed? In your answer,summarize Charles Horton Cooley's looking glass self theory.How does this theory explain the development of an individual's self-concept?

Accepted Answer

Cooley's looking glass self theory state

Question 5

Who developed the theory that uses game playing to understand the development of the self?

Accepted Answer

A)  Charles Horton Cooley 
B)  George Herbert Mead 
C)  Robert Merton 
D)  Erving Goffman 
A)  Charles Horton Cooley 
B)  George Herbert Mead 
C)  Robert Merton 
D)  Erving Goffman

Question 6

Sociologists view socialization as a lifelong process that begins when a child:

Accepted Answer

A)  can distinguish the I from me. 
B)  is born. 
C)  is still in the womb. 
D)  internalizes the norms and values of society. 
A)  can distinguish the I from me. 
B)  is born. 
C)  is still in the womb. 
D)  internalizes the norms and values of society.

Question 7

A single mother who is experiencing incompatibility within her status,such as not having enough time to both get adequate sleep and spend quality time with her children,may be experiencing which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  peer pressure 
B)  resocialization 
C)  role conflict 
D)  role strain 
A)  peer pressure 
B)  resocialization 
C)  role conflict 
D)  role strain

Question 8

Summarize what sociologists mean by the social construction of reality and give one example.

Accepted Answer

Nothing is truly taken for granted by so

Question 9

Describe a status that is,at the same time,both ascribed and achieved.Which qualities of this status fit with the ascribed category,and why? Which qualities of this status fit with the achieved category,and why?

Accepted Answer

Take the example of religion.A boy whose

Question 10

According to research by Annette Lareau (2003),parents of different social classes socialize their children differently.Which of the following statements best describes these differences?

Accepted Answer

A)  Middle-class parents are more likely to structure their children's leisure time with formal activities; working-class parents leave it up to the kids to decide how they want to structure their free time. 
B)  Middle-class parents give more opportunity for kids to do what they want; working-class parents mandate more structured activities. 
C)  Middle-class parents value obedience over independent thinking; working-class kids are taught to use logic and reason to support their choices. 
D)  Working-class parents use time-outs as a form of punishment; middle-class parents use spanking as a form of punishment. 
A)  Middle-class parents are more likely to structure their children's leisure time with formal activities; working-class parents leave it up to the kids to decide how they want to structure their free time. 
B)  Middle-class parents give more opportunity for kids to do what they want; working-class parents mandate more structured activities. 
C)  Middle-class parents value obedience over independent thinking; working-class kids are taught to use logic and reason to support their choices. 
D)  Working-class parents use time-outs as a form of punishment; middle-class parents use spanking as a form of punishment.

Question 11

Most people occupy many statuses at a particular point in time (e.g.,student,son or daughter,employee,citizen).This list of statuses is known as the:

Accepted Answer

A)  total institution. 
B)  master status 
C)  status set. 
D)  set of others. 
A)  total institution. 
B)  master status 
C)  status set. 
D)  set of others.

Question 12

Choose one social status that you currently occupy.Analyze that status using the key ideas of Erving Goffman's dramaturgy theory.Your answer should include at least three of the following terms: impression management,stage,front stage,backstage,breach.

Accepted Answer

Goffman's dramaturgy theory begins with

Question 13

Compare and contrast role conflict and role strain.Your answer should offer at least two points of similarity (comparison)and at least two points of difference (contrast).Offer an example of role conflict and an example of role strain.

Accepted Answer

Role strain is incompatibility or stress

Question 14

According to Annette Lareau (2003),working-class and poor parents focus on the "accomplishment of natural growth," while middle-class parents are more likely to engage in "concerted cultivation." In the "accomplishment of natural growth," children experience:

Accepted Answer

A)  instruction in how to interact with adult authority figures and how to manage schedules. 
B)  organized activities that are established and controlled by their mothers and fathers. 
C)  long stretches of leisure time and child-initiated play. 
D)  assistance,monitoring,and intervention from parents in their schoolwork. 
A)  instruction in how to interact with adult authority figures and how to manage schedules. 
B)  organized activities that are established and controlled by their mothers and fathers. 
C)  long stretches of leisure time and child-initiated play. 
D)  assistance,monitoring,and intervention from parents in their schoolwork.

Question 15

Janet has a paper due in her English class,a test in her psychology class,and field notes due in her anthropology class this week.On top of it all,she needs to meet with her advisor to plan out classes for next semester.Janet feels pressured.She is experiencing:

Accepted Answer

A)  role conflict. 
B)  resocialization. 
C)  role strain. 
D)  status pressure. 
A)  role conflict. 
B)  resocialization. 
C)  role strain. 
D)  status pressure.

Question 16

A recognizable social position that an individual occupies,such as student or professor,is known as a:

Accepted Answer

A)  status. 
B)  role. 
C)  pattern. 
D)  place. 
A)  status. 
B)  role. 
C)  pattern. 
D)  place.

Question 17

Which of the following best describes the difference between the I and the me in George Herbert Mead's theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  The I is one's sense of agency; the me is how we believe others see us. 
B)  The I is empathetic; the me is self-absorbed. 
C)  The I is how we believe others view us; the me is how we view ourselves. 
D)  The I wants to please others; the me wants to please the self. 
A)  The I is one's sense of agency; the me is how we believe others see us. 
B)  The I is empathetic; the me is self-absorbed. 
C)  The I is how we believe others view us; the me is how we view ourselves. 
D)  The I wants to please others; the me wants to please the self.

Question 18

In large urban areas,people know how to establish private zones of solitude even in crowds.Erving Goffman analyzes this as an instance of socialization called:

Accepted Answer

A)  Turing testing. 
B)  civil inattention. 
C)  total institution. 
D)  generalized other. 
A)  Turing testing. 
B)  civil inattention. 
C)  total institution. 
D)  generalized other.

Question 19

Which of the following is the best example of an achieved status?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hispanic boy 
B)  woman born with cerebral palsy 
C)  minister in a Pentecostal church 
D)  baby baptized into the Roman Catholic Church 
A)  Hispanic boy 
B)  woman born with cerebral palsy 
C)  minister in a Pentecostal church 
D)  baby baptized into the Roman Catholic Church

Question 20

According to Erving Goffman,we all try to make good impressions on others and we actively work to ensure that others believe they are doing the same.He calls this:

Accepted Answer

A)  resocialization. 
B)  the generalized other. 
C)  impression management. 
D)  controlling one's environment. 
A)  resocialization. 
B)  the generalized other. 
C)  impression management. 
D)  controlling one's environment.

According to dramaturgical theory,the primary goal of every social interaction is to:

The story of the abused child named Anna teaches lessons about the importance of ________ as an influence on human development.

George Herbert Mead would probably argue that if your four-year-old daughter picks her nose and keeps pulling up her dress while you are out at a fancy restaurant,it is because she has not:

What does it mean to say that the self is socially constructed? In your answer,summarize Charles Horton Cooley's looking glass self theory.How does this theory explain the development of an individual's self-concept?

Who developed the theory that uses game playing to understand the development of the self?

Sociologists view socialization as a lifelong process that begins when a child:

A single mother who is experiencing incompatibility within her status,such as not having enough time to both get adequate sleep and spend quality time with her children,may be experiencing which of the following?

Summarize what sociologists mean by the social construction of reality and give one example.

Describe a status that is,at the same time,both ascribed and achieved.Which qualities of this status fit with the ascribed category,and why? Which qualities of this status fit with the achieved category,and why?

According to research by Annette Lareau (2003),parents of different social classes socialize their children differently.Which of the following statements best describes these differences?

Most people occupy many statuses at a particular point in time (e.g.,student,son or daughter,employee,citizen).This list of statuses is known as the:

Choose one social status that you currently occupy.Analyze that status using the key ideas of Erving Goffman's dramaturgy theory.Your answer should include at least three of the following terms: impression management,stage,front stage,backstage,breach.

Compare and contrast role conflict and role strain.Your answer should offer at least two points of similarity (comparison)and at least two points of difference (contrast).Offer an example of role conflict and an example of role strain.

According to Annette Lareau (2003),working-class and poor parents focus on the "accomplishment of natural growth," while middle-class parents are more likely to engage in "concerted cultivation." In the "accomplishment of natural growth," children experience:

Janet has a paper due in her English class,a test in her psychology class,and field notes due in her anthropology class this week.On top of it all,she needs to meet with her advisor to plan out classes for next semester.Janet feels pressured.She is experiencing:

A recognizable social position that an individual occupies,such as student or professor,is known as a:

Which of the following best describes the difference between the I and the me in George Herbert Mead's theory?

In large urban areas,people know how to establish private zones of solitude even in crowds.Erving Goffman analyzes this as an instance of socialization called:

Which of the following is the best example of an achieved status?

According to Erving Goffman,we all try to make good impressions on others and we actively work to ensure that others believe they are doing the same.He calls this:

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

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Science,the Environment,and Society

Collective Action,Social Movements,and Social Change

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Exam 4: Socialization and the Construction of Reality

According to dramaturgical theory,the primary goal of every social interaction is to:

The story of the abused child named Anna teaches lessons about the importance of ________ as an influence on human development.

George Herbert Mead would probably argue that if your four-year-old daughter picks her nose and keeps pulling up her dress while you are out at a fancy restaurant,it is because she has not:

What does it mean to say that the self is socially constructed? In your answer,summarize Charles Horton Cooley's looking glass self theory.How does this theory explain the development of an individual's self-concept?

Who developed the theory that uses game playing to understand the development of the self?

Sociologists view socialization as a lifelong process that begins when a child:

A single mother who is experiencing incompatibility within her status,such as not having enough time to both get adequate sleep and spend quality time with her children,may be experiencing which of the following?

Summarize what sociologists mean by the social construction of reality and give one example.

Describe a status that is,at the same time,both ascribed and achieved.Which qualities of this status fit with the ascribed category,and why? Which qualities of this status fit with the achieved category,and why?

According to research by Annette Lareau (2003),parents of different social classes socialize their children differently.Which of the following statements best describes these differences?

Most people occupy many statuses at a particular point in time (e.g.,student,son or daughter,employee,citizen).This list of statuses is known as the:

Choose one social status that you currently occupy.Analyze that status using the key ideas of Erving Goffman's dramaturgy theory.Your answer should include at least three of the following terms: impression management,stage,front stage,backstage,breach.

Compare and contrast role conflict and role strain.Your answer should offer at least two points of similarity (comparison)and at least two points of difference (contrast).Offer an example of role conflict and an example of role strain.

According to Annette Lareau (2003),working-class and poor parents focus on the "accomplishment of natural growth," while middle-class parents are more likely to engage in "concerted cultivation." In the "accomplishment of natural growth," children experience:

Janet has a paper due in her English class,a test in her psychology class,and field notes due in her anthropology class this week.On top of it all,she needs to meet with her advisor to plan out classes for next semester.Janet feels pressured.She is experiencing:

A recognizable social position that an individual occupies,such as student or professor,is known as a:

Which of the following best describes the difference between the I and the me in George Herbert Mead's theory?

In large urban areas,people know how to establish private zones of solitude even in crowds.Erving Goffman analyzes this as an instance of socialization called:

Which of the following is the best example of an achieved status?

According to Erving Goffman,we all try to make good impressions on others and we actively work to ensure that others believe they are doing the same.He calls this:

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

Filters