Question 1

Ethnomethodology is the study of how people present themselves to others.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

"Role strain" refers to differences between the same roles when performed by two different people.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Explain ways in which human emotions are the same everywhere and ways in which they are different.In your essay, assess the importance of both the biological and the cultural foundations of human emotions.

Accepted Answer

Human emotions are universal in that the

Question 4

The less incongruity that people perceive between conventional and unconventional social definitions of reality, the greater the potential for humor.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

What does the term "presentation of self" mean?

Accepted Answer

A) efforts to create impressions in the minds of others 
B) being very self-conscious 
C) interaction that is highly formal 
D) trying to take attention away from others 
A) efforts to create impressions in the minds of others 
B) being very self-conscious 
C) interaction that is highly formal 
D) trying to take attention away from others

Question 6

Which concept refers to a social position that is assumed voluntarily and that reflects a significant measure of personal ability and effort?

Accepted Answer

A) active role 
B) master status 
C) ascribed status 
D) achieved status 
A) active role 
B) master status 
C) ascribed status 
D) achieved status

Question 7

Explain how emotions are guided by both biology and culture.

Accepted Answer

Emotions are guided by both biology and

Question 8

Cultures differ in terms of

Accepted Answer

A) what triggers emotions. 
B) the rules for how people display emotions. 
C) how emotional we expect people to be. 
D) All of these are correct. 
A) what triggers emotions. 
B) the rules for how people display emotions. 
C) how emotional we expect people to be. 
D) All of these are correct.

Question 9

What is the Thomas theorem? Provide an example of how it works.How is this theorem an example of the process we call the "social construction of reality"?

Accepted Answer

The Thomas theorem is a sociological the

Question 10

"Role conflict" refers to the conflict or incompatibility among the roles linked to two or more statuses.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The study of social interaction in terms of theatrical performance is referred to as

Accepted Answer

A) ethnomethodology. 
B) dramaturgical analysis. 
C) the Thomas theorem. 
D) the social construction of reality. 
A) ethnomethodology. 
B) dramaturgical analysis. 
C) the Thomas theorem. 
D) the social construction of reality.

Question 12

Which of the following likely plays a part in the reality we construct through social interaction?

Accepted Answer

A) social class background 
B) the country we live in 
C) our ethnicity 
D) All of these are correct. 
A) social class background 
B) the country we live in 
C) our ethnicity 
D) All of these are correct.

Question 13

People around the world create the same realities in their everyday interactions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which of the following is involved when a surgeon chooses not to operate on her own son because the personal involvement of motherhood could impair her professional objectivity as a physician?

Accepted Answer

A) role conflict 
B) role strain 
C) role ambiguity 
D) role exit 
A) role conflict 
B) role strain 
C) role ambiguity 
D) role exit

Question 15

Typically, each status is linked to several roles.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Read through the box titled "Managing Feelings: Women's Abortion Experiences" on

Accepted Answer

As an AI, I'm unable to physically read

Question 17

A person's effort to foster certain impressions in the minds of others is called the "presentation of self."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Sociologists use "status" to mean someone's importance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The process by which people disengage from important social roles is termed "role exit."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The idea that reality is socially constructed means that, to most people, nothing seems real at all.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 6: Social Interaction in Everyday Life

Ethnomethodology is the study of how people present themselves to others.

"Role strain" refers to differences between the same roles when performed by two different people.

Explain ways in which human emotions are the same everywhere and ways in which they are different.In your essay, assess the importance of both the biological and the cultural foundations of human emotions.

The less incongruity that people perceive between conventional and unconventional social definitions of reality, the greater the potential for humor.

What does the term "presentation of self" mean?

Which concept refers to a social position that is assumed voluntarily and that reflects a significant measure of personal ability and effort?

Explain how emotions are guided by both biology and culture.

Cultures differ in terms of

What is the Thomas theorem? Provide an example of how it works.How is this theorem an example of the process we call the "social construction of reality"?

"Role conflict" refers to the conflict or incompatibility among the roles linked to two or more statuses.

The study of social interaction in terms of theatrical performance is referred to as

Which of the following likely plays a part in the reality we construct through social interaction?

People around the world create the same realities in their everyday interactions.

Which of the following is involved when a surgeon chooses not to operate on her own son because the personal involvement of motherhood could impair her professional objectivity as a physician?

Typically, each status is linked to several roles.

Read through the box titled "Managing Feelings: Women's Abortion Experiences" on

A person's effort to foster certain impressions in the minds of others is called the "presentation of self."

Sociologists use "status" to mean someone's importance.

The process by which people disengage from important social roles is termed "role exit."

The idea that reality is socially constructed means that, to most people, nothing seems real at all.

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