Question 1

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

Question 2

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

Question 3

According to ethnomethodologists, which of the following explains much social interaction?

Accepted Answer

A)  preexisting norms and understandings 
B)  individual personality differences 
C)  taking on the role of the other 
D)  impression management

Question 4

Explain what role distancing is and provide an example from your own experience.

Accepted Answer

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Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

Which of the following changes had the greatest influence on anger control in family life?

Accepted Answer

A)  political revolutions 
B)  industrialization 
C)  scientific revolution 
D)  Protestant Reformation

Question 7

Todd's son is ill and home from school, and Todd plans to use the time at home with him to study for his sociology midterm. However, just as he opens his books, his boss calls and demands that he come in to work. What is Todd likely to experience in this situation?

Accepted Answer

A)  role strain 
B)  role pressure 
C)  role conflict 
D)  role detachment

Question 8

According to the textbook, what was the underlying causal factor in the emergence of requirements that people refrain from belching, scratching their private body areas, and passing gas at the dinner table?

Accepted Answer

A)  a decline in standards of decency 
B)  the rise of capitalism 
C)  the rise of the modern political state 
D)  the decline in family-held power

Question 9

Do professionals and managers perform emotion labour? Explain, making connections to information in the textbook.

Accepted Answer

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Question 10

Teachers, sales clerks, nurses, and flight attendants spend a large portion of their workday in emotional labour.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

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

Question 12

Which of the following statements reflects a feminist sociologist's perspective on emotions?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are uncontrollable. 
B)  They are irrational. 
C)  Their importance is overrated. 
D)  They follow cultural scripts.

Question 13

According to the textbook, why has people's ability to experience emotions spontaneously and authentically decreased in recent years?

Accepted Answer

A)  because of changes in the economy 
B)  because cultural scripts have changed 
C)  because people are socialized differently than in the past 
D)  because human adaptation has resulted in biochemical changes

Question 14

What caused participants in the We Live in Public experiment to behave outrageously?

Accepted Answer

A)  their inability to retreat from a role 
B)  their acting inability 
C)  their personal tendency for exhibitionism 
D)  their distaste for anonymity

Question 15

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.

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Patrick is riding the elevator to his apartment when he hears a noise and then notices a foul smell being emitted from a fellow passenger. He does not say anything, but quietly holds his breath until they reach his floor, where he smiles and nods respectfully at the person and steps off the elevator. What is Patrick engaging in?

Accepted Answer

A)  impression management 
B)  civil inattention 
C)  role distancing 
D)  rational choice

Question 18

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.

Question 19

Sari and Sieglinde are friends. Every time they talk, Sari tries to turn the conversation toward herself. According to Derber, what is the most likely thing for Sieglinde to do during their conversations?

Accepted Answer

A)  She leaves the room. 
B)  She does not notice anything wrong. 
C)  She challenges Sari over her rude behaviour. 
D)  She starts speaking over Sari and does not allow her to take turns.

Question 20

Judith and Callie are roommates. At what level of social life do their interactions take place?

Accepted Answer

A)  the microstructural level 
B)  the mesostructural level 
C)  the macrostructural level 
D)  the global level

Exam 5: Social Interaction