Question 1

What is impression management? Give an example of how it works from your own life.

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Question 2

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?

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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 3

How are statuses, roles, and norms connected? Which do you consider the most important for understanding social interaction? Explain your answer.

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Question 4

Sitting beside Benjamin at the cinema on their first date, Shoshanna feels the overwhelming urge to kiss him.She does so, although she knows that such behaviour is not expected from a young woman.Which of the following is she doing?

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A) role-playing 
B) role-making 
C) role-denying 
D) role-developing

Question 5

Which of the following is a culturally appropriate response to the breakup of a long-term love relationship in Canada today?

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A) feelings of sadness 
B) quickly moving on to another relationship 
C) feelings of fear 
D) a complete lack of feelings

Question 6

Compare power-centred, dramaturgical and ethnomethodological perspectives on social interaction.In what ways are they similar and different?

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Question 7

Which of the following is critical to behaving in an altruistic or heroic manner?

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A) empathy 
B) self-reflection 
C) a high level of emotional intelligence 
D) a desire to change the world

Question 8

Since Cheryl moved from Canada to Scotland for doctoral work, she and her best friend Janet chat online once per week, to keep up with each other's news.What are Cheryl and Janet engaging in?

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A) norms 
B) emotion labour 
C) emotion management 
D) social interaction

Question 9

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?

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

Question 10

What is the central concept in conflict-theory understanding of social interaction? Define it and give an example.

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Question 11

According to the textbook, which of the following people is likely to be the one who interrupts more in a conversation?

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A) Alice, a 20-year-old woman, in conversation with Robert, a 30-year-old man 
B) Robert, a 30-year-old man, in conversation with Alice, a 20-year-old woman 
C) a child, in conversation with an adult 
D) an adult, in conversation with a child

Question 12

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

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

Question 13

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 14

According to the textbook, which of the following people is most likely to monopolize a conversation?

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A) Alice, a 20-year-old woman, in conversation with Robert, a 30-year-old man 
B) Robert, a 30-year-old man, in conversation with Alice, a 20-year-old woman 
C) a child, in conversation with an adult 
D) an adult, in conversation with a child

Question 15

According to the text, how do medical doctors learn to act like doctors?

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A) through dramaturgical approach 
B) through emotion management 
C) through role distancing 
D) through impression management

Question 16

Many Canadians believe that the rich deserve their wealth.However, published data show that the majority of the richest Canadians have inherited their wealth and not earned it by hard work and enterprise.Which of the following concepts best accounts for this belief?

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A) cultural standards 
B) class consciousness 
C) educational attainment 
D) cultural scaffolding

Question 17

Compare and contrast dramaturgical analysis and ethnomethodology.

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Question 18

Role strain is to status as role conflict is to which of the following?

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

Question 19

In a cooperative system, efficiency is low.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Which of the following modes of interaction is characterized by a medium level of inequality?

Accepted Answer

A) domination 
B) competition 
C) cooperation 
D) altruism

Exam 5: Social Interaction