Question 1

Which of the following is a likely scenario regarding emotion labour in the future?

Accepted Answer

A) The demand for it will decrease because emotions get in the way of profit making. 
B) The demand for it will increase because emotions are necessary for profit making. 
C) The demand for it will decrease because the labour market has shifted from goods production to service. 
D) The demand for it will increase because the labour market has shifted from goods production to service. 
A) The demand for it will decrease because emotions get in the way of profit making. 
B) The demand for it will increase because emotions are necessary for profit making. 
C) The demand for it will decrease because the labour market has shifted from goods production to service. 
D) The demand for it will increase because the labour market has shifted from goods production to service.

Question 2

According to the textbook, which of the following makes possible the continued existence of Sons of Anarchy, like the existence of wider society?

Accepted Answer

A) status playing 
B) status escape 
C) role detachment 
D) role playing 
A) status playing 
B) status escape 
C) role detachment 
D) role playing

Question 3

Define and give examples of role-making and role distancing.

Accepted Answer

Role-making and role distancing are two

Question 4

The emotion of disgust is evoked through history quite constantly.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Define and give examples of "building blocks" of social interaction.

Accepted Answer

The "building blocks" of social interact

Question 6

What is the sociological term for the visual signs that give information about a person's social position?

Accepted Answer

A) stereotypes 
B) front-stage props 
C) ethnomethodological markers 
D) status cues 
A) stereotypes 
B) front-stage props 
C) ethnomethodological markers 
D) status cues

Question 7

Expressions of grief have remained constant through history.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

High level of trust is a routine consequence of a fair and competitive society.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Every time Rachel gets together for coffee with Mike, he talks only about himself and ignores any attempts she makes to talk about her own situation.What is likely to happen to this pair of friends?

Accepted Answer

A) They will continue being friends because Rachel will ignore her need for attention. 
B) They will continue being friends because Mike will realize that he is being unfair. 
C) They will cease being friends because Rachel's need for attention continues to be unmet. 
D) They will cease being friends because Mike will need a new audience to give him the attention he craves. 
A) They will continue being friends because Rachel will ignore her need for attention. 
B) They will continue being friends because Mike will realize that he is being unfair. 
C) They will cease being friends because Rachel's need for attention continues to be unmet. 
D) They will cease being friends because Mike will need a new audience to give him the attention he craves.

Question 10

According to the textbook, which of the following categories shows the lowest level of empathy?

Accepted Answer

A) women 
B) the poor 
C) the elderly 
D) Generation Me 
A) women 
B) the poor 
C) the elderly 
D) Generation Me

Question 11

Maddy is at the park and looking for someone interesting to talk with.She sees a number of women with strollers and dismisses them as uninteresting.What behaviour is Maddy engaging in?

Accepted Answer

A) profiling 
B) stereotyping 
C) social awareness 
D) ideal-typing 
A) profiling 
B) stereotyping 
C) social awareness 
D) ideal-typing

Question 12

Stacy is walking on Main Street, lost in thought, and looks up just in time to avoid colliding with a man rushing in her direction.Given what is known about social norms in Canada, what did she most likely do to avoid the collision?

Accepted Answer

A) She yelled at him. 
B) She stood still. 
C) She moved to the right. 
D) She stepped backwards. 
A) She yelled at him. 
B) She stood still. 
C) She moved to the right. 
D) She stepped backwards.

Question 13

Which of the following best describes the consequences of the consistent requirement for emotion labour for employees?

Accepted Answer

A) structural strain 
B) role conflict 
C) commodification 
D) alienation 
A) structural strain 
B) role conflict 
C) commodification 
D) alienation

Question 14

What do characters in Sons of Anarchy have in common with ordinary people?

Accepted Answer

A) great independence of individual attitudes 
B) unhealthy dependence on each other 
C) stable and predictable social interaction 
D) frequency of unpunished transgressions against the law 
A) great independence of individual attitudes 
B) unhealthy dependence on each other 
C) stable and predictable social interaction 
D) frequency of unpunished transgressions against the law

Question 15

Whenever Astrid goes out to the bar, she checks men's hands for a wedding ring.In sociological terms, what is she looking for?

Accepted Answer

A) evidence of rituals 
B) evidence of social exchange 
C) status cues 
D) role distancing 
A) evidence of rituals 
B) evidence of social exchange 
C) status cues 
D) role distancing

Question 16

Ethnomethodologists focus on the understandings that precede interaction and are usually unstated.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Which of the following situations during a first date is least likely to lead to a second date?

Accepted Answer

A) both people agree on which film to see on the first date 
B) one person decides which film they will see on the first date 
C) both people are careful to speak about the same amount of time 
D) one person speaks nearly all the time 
A) both people agree on which film to see on the first date 
B) one person decides which film they will see on the first date 
C) both people are careful to speak about the same amount of time 
D) one person speaks nearly all the time

Question 18

Dramaturgy suggests that people act in particular ways in public that are different from how they act in private.What is the reason for these differences in behaviour?

Accepted Answer

A) to practise impression management 
B) to con people into believing they are something they are not 
C) to make people more comfortable around them 
D) to acquire more benefits at less of a cost 
A) to practise impression management 
B) to con people into believing they are something they are not 
C) to make people more comfortable around them 
D) to acquire more benefits at less of a cost

Question 19

Doctors at the hospital typically wear white lab coats and carry stethoscopes around their necks.What do sociologists call these things?

Accepted Answer

A) role sets 
B) status cues 
C) role performance 
D) cultural scripts 
A) role sets 
B) status cues 
C) role performance 
D) cultural scripts

Question 20

What do we call the ability to actualize one's own will even in the face of resistance?

Accepted Answer

A) authority 
B) power 
C) rational choice 
D) competition 
A) authority 
B) power 
C) rational choice 
D) competition

Exam 5: Social Interaction

Which of the following is a likely scenario regarding emotion labour in the future?

According to the textbook, which of the following makes possible the continued existence of Sons of Anarchy, like the existence of wider society?

Define and give examples of role-making and role distancing.

The emotion of disgust is evoked through history quite constantly.

Define and give examples of "building blocks" of social interaction.

What is the sociological term for the visual signs that give information about a person's social position?

Expressions of grief have remained constant through history.

High level of trust is a routine consequence of a fair and competitive society.

Every time Rachel gets together for coffee with Mike, he talks only about himself and ignores any attempts she makes to talk about her own situation.What is likely to happen to this pair of friends?

According to the textbook, which of the following categories shows the lowest level of empathy?

Maddy is at the park and looking for someone interesting to talk with.She sees a number of women with strollers and dismisses them as uninteresting.What behaviour is Maddy engaging in?

Stacy is walking on Main Street, lost in thought, and looks up just in time to avoid colliding with a man rushing in her direction.Given what is known about social norms in Canada, what did she most likely do to avoid the collision?

Which of the following best describes the consequences of the consistent requirement for emotion labour for employees?

What do characters in Sons of Anarchy have in common with ordinary people?

Whenever Astrid goes out to the bar, she checks men's hands for a wedding ring.In sociological terms, what is she looking for?

Ethnomethodologists focus on the understandings that precede interaction and are usually unstated.

Which of the following situations during a first date is least likely to lead to a second date?

Dramaturgy suggests that people act in particular ways in public that are different from how they act in private.What is the reason for these differences in behaviour?

Doctors at the hospital typically wear white lab coats and carry stethoscopes around their necks.What do sociologists call these things?

What do we call the ability to actualize one's own will even in the face of resistance?

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