Question 1

Shawna is an excellent artist,but as a mother,she feels that she cannot work and devote enough time to her family.She is experiencing

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 2

Humor is created when people

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A) create and contrast two different realities. 
B) say things that have no meaning at all. 
C) speak with great clarity. 
D) say things that offend others. 
A) create and contrast two different realities. 
B) say things that have no meaning at all. 
C) speak with great clarity. 
D) say things that offend others.

Question 3

People create reality through their social interaction.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Julie is a police officer who finds that wherever she goes in her small town,people seem to think of her as a "cop." Julie is experiencing the effects of

Accepted Answer

A) role exit. 
B) master status. 
C) ascribed status. 
D) status conflict. 
A) role exit. 
B) master status. 
C) ascribed status. 
D) status conflict.

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

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 7

Ending words with "ette" and "ess" denotes femininity,which generally reduces the value of something.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

A father who wants to be both a friend and a role model to his son might experience role strain.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

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 10

Which phrase was used by Erving Goffman to refer to being embarrassed in a social situation?

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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 11

The reality we construct through social interaction is likely influenced by our

Accepted Answer

A) social class background. 
B) soft reality. 
C) hard reality. 
D) spirituality. 
A) social class background. 
B) soft reality. 
C) hard reality. 
D) spirituality.

Question 12

Which item in the following list might serve as an achieved status?

Accepted Answer

A) occupation 
B) physical or mental disability 
C) gender 
D) race 
A) occupation 
B) physical or mental disability 
C) gender 
D) race

Question 13

Most women take the family name of a man they marry.In sociological terms,this is an example of how language can be used to convey

Accepted Answer

A) power over others. 
B) personal knowledge of others. 
C) the importance of others. 
D) the importance of the marital bond. 
A) power over others. 
B) personal knowledge of others. 
C) the importance of others. 
D) the importance of the marital bond.

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The concept social media refers to technology that links people in social activity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

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 17

Arlie Hochschild explains that companies typically

Accepted Answer

A) try to regulate the emotions of workers. 
B) focus on behavior rather than emotions. 
C) encourage the free expression of emotions. 
D) ignore the emotions of workers. 
A) try to regulate the emotions of workers. 
B) focus on behavior rather than emotions. 
C) encourage the free expression of emotions. 
D) ignore the emotions of workers.

Question 18

From a social-conflict point of view,jokes

Accepted Answer

A) tend to bring people together. 
B) can be a way of making one category of people feel good at the expense of another. 
C) are a good way of reducing conflict in society. 
D) are often used to relieve tension -"lightening" a situation. 
A) tend to bring people together. 
B) can be a way of making one category of people feel good at the expense of another. 
C) are a good way of reducing conflict in society. 
D) are often used to relieve tension -"lightening" a situation.

Question 19

Which sociologist developed the approach called dramaturgical analysis?

Accepted Answer

A) George Herbert Mead 
B) Harold Garfinkel 
C) Erving Goffman 
D) W.I.Thomas 
A) George Herbert Mead 
B) Harold Garfinkel 
C) Erving Goffman 
D) W.I.Thomas

Question 20

Which concept 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

Exam 6: Social Interaction in Everyday Life

Shawna is an excellent artist,but as a mother,she feels that she cannot work and devote enough time to her family.She is experiencing

Humor is created when people

People create reality through their social interaction.

Julie is a police officer who finds that wherever she goes in her small town,people seem to think of her as a "cop." Julie is experiencing the effects of

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

When interacting with people of an unfamiliar cultural background,

Ending words with "ette" and "ess" denotes femininity,which generally reduces the value of something.

A father who wants to be both a friend and a role model to his son might experience role strain.

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

Which phrase was used by Erving Goffman to refer to being embarrassed in a social situation?

The reality we construct through social interaction is likely influenced by our

Which item in the following list might serve as an achieved status?

Most women take the family name of a man they marry.In sociological terms,this is an example of how language can be used to convey

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

The concept social media refers to technology that links people in social activity.

What does the term "presentation of self" mean?

Arlie Hochschild explains that companies typically

From a social-conflict point of view,jokes

Which sociologist developed the approach called dramaturgical analysis?

Which concept 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?

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