Question 1

Larry and Kris are commonly seen standing close together, almost but not quite touching.As seen through North American eyes, what is their relationship most likely to be?

Accepted Answer

A) lovers 
B) friends 
C) acquaintances 
D) strangers 
A) lovers 
B) friends 
C) acquaintances 
D) strangers

Question 2

According to the textbook, "no fail" school policies foster empathy toward students with all skill levels.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

When police stop people in their cars for "driving while black," what would sociologists argue has happened with the social cue of skin colour?

Accepted Answer

A) It has become a dangerous stereotype. 
B) It has become a useful indicator of criminal behaviour. 
C) It has become a useful tool for people wanting to manage impressions of themselves. 
D) It has turned into emotional labour for police officers. 
A) It has become a dangerous stereotype. 
B) It has become a useful indicator of criminal behaviour. 
C) It has become a useful tool for people wanting to manage impressions of themselves. 
D) It has turned into emotional labour for police officers.

Question 4

In recent years, what emotion have people increasingly been called upon to manage?

Accepted Answer

A) fear 
B) joy 
C) anger 
D) grief 
A) fear 
B) joy 
C) anger 
D) grief

Question 5

Role conflict occurs when two or more statuses held at the same time place contradictory role demands on a person.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

According to the text, how do low life expectancy and high infant mortality impact people's emotions?

Accepted Answer

A) People invest more emotionally in their babies because they are more likely to live. 
B) People invest less emotionally in their babies because they are more likely to live. 
C) People invest more emotionally in their babies because they are more likely to die. 
D) People invest less emotionally in their babies because they are more likely to die. 
A) People invest more emotionally in their babies because they are more likely to live. 
B) People invest less emotionally in their babies because they are more likely to live. 
C) People invest more emotionally in their babies because they are more likely to die. 
D) People invest less emotionally in their babies because they are more likely to die.

Question 7

According to the textbook, what are cooperative social interactions based on?

Accepted Answer

A) fear 
B) trust 
C) animosity 
D) affection 
A) fear 
B) trust 
C) animosity 
D) affection

Question 8

Which of the following sociologists is most famous for work on emotions?

Accepted Answer

A) Charles Derber 
B) Dorothy Smith 
C) Arlie Hochschild 
D) Erving Goffman 
A) Charles Derber 
B) Dorothy Smith 
C) Arlie Hochschild 
D) Erving Goffman

Question 9

Compare and give examples of domination and cooperation.

Accepted Answer

Domination and cooperation are two contr

Question 10

What does Charles Derber's research conclude about conversations among North Americans?

Accepted Answer

A) They subtly try to steer conversations toward others. 
B) They subtly try to steer conversations toward themselves. 
C) They aggressively try to steer conversations toward others. 
D) They aggressively try to steer conversations toward themselves. 
A) They subtly try to steer conversations toward others. 
B) They subtly try to steer conversations toward themselves. 
C) They aggressively try to steer conversations toward others. 
D) They aggressively try to steer conversations toward themselves.

Question 11

Describe the ethnomethodological approach and an ethnomethodological experiment you would like to perform.What do you hope to learn from it?

Accepted Answer

The ethnomethodological approach is a so

Question 12

Status cues provide visual indicators of a person's social position.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Is Charles Derber right about the nature of social interaction in North America? Explain why or why not.

Accepted Answer

Charles Derber, a sociologist, argues th

Question 14

How does emotion management work?

Accepted Answer

A) People create a less volatile character in their minds and then play the role of that character. 
B) People obey conventional "feeling rules" about what is appropriate in a given situation. 
C) People bring their back-stage behaviour to the front stage. 
D) People rationally select a non-emotional response. 
A) People create a less volatile character in their minds and then play the role of that character. 
B) People obey conventional "feeling rules" about what is appropriate in a given situation. 
C) People bring their back-stage behaviour to the front stage. 
D) People rationally select a non-emotional response.

Question 15

Derber's analysis of conversations is influenced by conflict theory.Which of the following statements best reflects this?

Accepted Answer

A) Social interaction is influenced by people's level of appropriate socialization. 
B) Conversations are socially constructed and individually interpreted. 
C) Social interactions involve competition over scarce resources. 
D) Conversations involve complex sets of symbols, both verbal and nonverbal. 
A) Social interaction is influenced by people's level of appropriate socialization. 
B) Conversations are socially constructed and individually interpreted. 
C) Social interactions involve competition over scarce resources. 
D) Conversations involve complex sets of symbols, both verbal and nonverbal.

Question 16

Which of the following should be avoided by a company wishing to maintain maximum efficiency?

Accepted Answer

A) a highly skewed salary range 
B) a cooperative atmosphere 
C) allowing workers creativity 
D) worker participation in decision making 
A) a highly skewed salary range 
B) a cooperative atmosphere 
C) allowing workers creativity 
D) worker participation in decision making

Question 17

The way people sit in chairs provides the observer with important information, particularly in connection with gender.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Khalil holds the door open for another university student, who is following closely behind him and carrying a large stack of books.What is Kahlil engaged in?

Accepted Answer

A) playing a role 
B) following a norm 
C) recognizing a status 
D) managing his emotions 
A) playing a role 
B) following a norm 
C) recognizing a status 
D) managing his emotions

Question 19

Why does the textbook judge Goffman's view to be cynical?

Accepted Answer

A) His theory suggests people are inauthentic and play roles while rarely being their true selves. 
B) His theory suggests people are cold, calculating, and anxious to maximize benefits to themselves at whatever cost to others. 
C) His theory suggests people have no true feelings of their own and simply mimic those of people around them. 
D) His theory suggests people are superficial, hypocritical, and act in their own self-interests regardless of how this makes them appear to others. 
A) His theory suggests people are inauthentic and play roles while rarely being their true selves. 
B) His theory suggests people are cold, calculating, and anxious to maximize benefits to themselves at whatever cost to others. 
C) His theory suggests people have no true feelings of their own and simply mimic those of people around them. 
D) His theory suggests people are superficial, hypocritical, and act in their own self-interests regardless of how this makes them appear to others.

Question 20

Conflict theories of social interaction stress that some people are able to carry out their will despite resistance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 5: Social Interaction

Larry and Kris are commonly seen standing close together, almost but not quite touching.As seen through North American eyes, what is their relationship most likely to be?

According to the textbook, "no fail" school policies foster empathy toward students with all skill levels.

When police stop people in their cars for "driving while black," what would sociologists argue has happened with the social cue of skin colour?

In recent years, what emotion have people increasingly been called upon to manage?

Role conflict occurs when two or more statuses held at the same time place contradictory role demands on a person.

According to the text, how do low life expectancy and high infant mortality impact people's emotions?

According to the textbook, what are cooperative social interactions based on?

Which of the following sociologists is most famous for work on emotions?

Compare and give examples of domination and cooperation.

What does Charles Derber's research conclude about conversations among North Americans?

Describe the ethnomethodological approach and an ethnomethodological experiment you would like to perform.What do you hope to learn from it?

Status cues provide visual indicators of a person's social position.

Is Charles Derber right about the nature of social interaction in North America? Explain why or why not.

How does emotion management work?

Derber's analysis of conversations is influenced by conflict theory.Which of the following statements best reflects this?

Which of the following should be avoided by a company wishing to maintain maximum efficiency?

The way people sit in chairs provides the observer with important information, particularly in connection with gender.

Khalil holds the door open for another university student, who is following closely behind him and carrying a large stack of books.What is Kahlil engaged in?

Why does the textbook judge Goffman's view to be cynical?

Conflict theories of social interaction stress that some people are able to carry out their will despite resistance.

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