Question 1

When interacting with people of an unfamiliar cultural background,

Accepted Answer

A) telling jokes is a good way to "break the ice." 
B) we find people everywhere enjoy many of the same jokes. 
C) we find that some cultures do not have humor. 
D) what is funny to people in one society may not be funny to those from another society. 
A) telling jokes is a good way to "break the ice." 
B) we find people everywhere enjoy many of the same jokes. 
C) we find that some cultures do not have humor. 
D) what is funny to people in one society may not be funny to those from another society.

Question 2

In a short essay, identify a number of your own statuses.What roles correspond to each? Do any operate as master statuses? How? Identify which statuses are mostly ascribed and which are mostly achieved.Use one or more examples to explain why many statuses are both ascribed and achieved.

Accepted Answer

As an individual, I hold a number of dif

Question 3

Which of the following is likely to play a part in the reality that 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 4

According to dramaturgical analysis, a role operates like a part in a play and a status serves as a script.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Sociologists use what concept to refer to behavior that people expect from someone who holds a particular status?

Accepted Answer

A) role 
B) master status 
C) status set 
D) role set 
A) role 
B) master status 
C) status set 
D) role set

Question 6

Because men typically have more power in daily interactions than women, they are more likely to intrude on the personal space of women.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which concept is used to designate the process by which people creatively shape reality as they interact?

Accepted Answer

A) status interaction 
B) social construction of reality 
C) interactive reality 
D) role reality 
A) status interaction 
B) social construction of reality 
C) interactive reality 
D) role reality

Question 8

Social structure, including status and role, provides a guide for everyday living.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Dramaturgical analysis treats embarrassment as "losing face."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Looking at humor from a structural-functional viewpoint, jokes

Accepted Answer

A) are often used to safely express potentially disruptive sentiments. 
B) are often used to relieve tension-"lightening" a situation. 
C) can be used as a form of tact, stating, "Hey, it was only a joke!" 
D) All of these are correct. 
A) are often used to safely express potentially disruptive sentiments. 
B) are often used to relieve tension-"lightening" a situation. 
C) can be used as a form of tact, stating, "Hey, it was only a joke!" 
D) All of these are correct.

Question 11

According to Erving Goffman, we engage in a _____ when we use costumes, props, tone of voice, and gestures to convey information to others.

Accepted Answer

A) role 
B) performance 
C) status 
D) self 
A) role 
B) performance 
C) status 
D) self

Question 12

A "role set" refers to all the roles a person has over the course of a lifetime.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which of the following best describes a "well-told" joke?

Accepted Answer

A) The unconventional and conventional definitions of reality are given so quickly that people will not understand the difference. 
B) There is a very sharp contrast between the conventional and unconventional definitions of reality. 
C) The conventional and unconventional definitions of reality are virtually the same. 
D) All of these are correct. 
A) The unconventional and conventional definitions of reality are given so quickly that people will not understand the difference. 
B) There is a very sharp contrast between the conventional and unconventional definitions of reality. 
C) The conventional and unconventional definitions of reality are virtually the same. 
D) All of these are correct.

Question 14

Flirting is a playful way of seeing if someone is interested in you without risking outright rejection.From this point of view, flirting illustrates

Accepted Answer

A) the Thomas theorem. 
B) the process of role exit. 
C) the social construction of reality. 
D) All of these are correct. 
A) the Thomas theorem. 
B) the process of role exit. 
C) the social construction of reality. 
D) All of these are correct.

Question 15

Which of the following phrases was used by Erving Goffman to refer to being embarrassed in asocial situation?

Accepted Answer

A) "breaking" a role 
B) "idealizing" a performance 
C) "exiting" a role 
D) "losing face" 
A) "breaking" a role 
B) "idealizing" a performance 
C) "exiting" a role 
D) "losing face"

Question 16

According to Erving Goffman, people usually make efforts to _____ their intentions.

Accepted Answer

A) idealize 
B) reveal 
C) hide 
D) contradict 
A) idealize 
B) reveal 
C) hide 
D) contradict

Question 17

Garfinkel's research, an approach called ethnomethodology, involves

Accepted Answer

A) studying the way people make sense of their everyday surroundings. 
B) tracking people's roles over the life course. 
C) the study of interaction in terms of theatrical performance. 
D) studying unfamiliar cultural systems. 
A) studying the way people make sense of their everyday surroundings. 
B) tracking people's roles over the life course. 
C) the study of interaction in terms of theatrical performance. 
D) studying unfamiliar cultural systems.

Question 18

Being a professional baseball player is mostly an achieved status.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

A person's racial or ethnic identity is an ascribed status.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Which of the following might be part of the classroom performance of a professor?

Accepted Answer

A) books and notes 
B) lectern or desk 
C) acting in charge of the situation 
D) All of these are correct. 
A) books and notes 
B) lectern or desk 
C) acting in charge of the situation 
D) All of these are correct.

Exam 6: Social Interaction in Everyday Life

When interacting with people of an unfamiliar cultural background,

In a short essay, identify a number of your own statuses.What roles correspond to each? Do any operate as master statuses? How? Identify which statuses are mostly ascribed and which are mostly achieved.Use one or more examples to explain why many statuses are both ascribed and achieved.

Which of the following is likely to play a part in the reality that we construct through social interaction?

According to dramaturgical analysis, a role operates like a part in a play and a status serves as a script.

Sociologists use what concept to refer to behavior that people expect from someone who holds a particular status?

Because men typically have more power in daily interactions than women, they are more likely to intrude on the personal space of women.

Which concept is used to designate the process by which people creatively shape reality as they interact?

Social structure, including status and role, provides a guide for everyday living.

Dramaturgical analysis treats embarrassment as "losing face."

Looking at humor from a structural-functional viewpoint, jokes

According to Erving Goffman, we engage in a _____ when we use costumes, props, tone of voice, and gestures to convey information to others.

A "role set" refers to all the roles a person has over the course of a lifetime.

Which of the following best describes a "well-told" joke?

Flirting is a playful way of seeing if someone is interested in you without risking outright rejection.From this point of view, flirting illustrates

Which of the following phrases was used by Erving Goffman to refer to being embarrassed in asocial situation?

According to Erving Goffman, people usually make efforts to _____ their intentions.

Garfinkel's research, an approach called ethnomethodology, involves

Being a professional baseball player is mostly an achieved status.

A person's racial or ethnic identity is an ascribed status.

Which of the following might be part of the classroom performance of a professor?

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