Question 1

When interacting with people of an unfamiliar cultural background,

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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.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 2

According to Erving Goffman, people usually make efforts to _____ their intentions.

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A)  idealize
B)  reveal
C)  hide
D)  contradictE) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 3

Which concept is used to designate the process by which people creatively shape reality as they interact?

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A)  status interaction
B)  social construction of reality
C)  interactive reality
D)  role realityE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 4

Being a professional baseball player is mostly an achieved status.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Flirting is a playful way of seeing if someone is interested in you without risking outright rejection.From this point of view, flirting illustrates

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A)  the Thomas theorem.
B)  the process of role exit.
C)  the social construction of reality.
D)  All of these are correct.E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 6

In a short essay, identify a number of your own statuses.What roles correspond to each? Do any operate as master statuses? How? Identify which statuses are mostly ascribed and which are mostly achieved.Use one or more examples to explain why many statuses are both ascribed and achieved.

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Question 7

Sociologists use what concept to refer to behavior that people expect from someone who holds a particular status?

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A)  role
B)  master status
C)  status set
D)  role setE) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 8

Which of the following phrases was used by Erving Goffman to refer to being embarrassed in asocial situation?

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A)  "breaking" a role
B)  "idealizing" a performance
C)  "exiting" a role
D)  "losing face"E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 9

Garfinkel's research, an approach called ethnomethodology, involves

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A)  studying the way people make sense of their everyday surroundings.
B)  tracking people's roles over the life course.
C)  the study of interaction in terms of theatrical performance.
D)  studying unfamiliar cultural systems.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 10

Because men typically have more power in daily interactions than women, they are more likely to intrude on the personal space of women.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

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

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A)  role
B)  performance
C)  status
D)  selfE) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

Question 12

Which of the following might be part of the classroom performance of a professor?

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A)  books and notes
B)  lectern or desk
C)  acting in charge of the situation
D)  All of these are correct.E) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 13

A person's racial or ethnic identity is an ascribed status.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which of the following is likely to play a part in the reality that we construct through social interaction?

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A)  social class background
B)  the country we live in
C)  our ethnicity
D)  All of these are correct.E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 15

Social structure, including status and role, provides a guide for everyday living.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Dramaturgical analysis treats embarrassment as "losing face."

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Looking at humor from a structural-functional viewpoint, jokes

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A)  are often used to safely express potentially disruptive sentiments.
B)  are often used to relieve tension-"lightening" a situation.
C)  can be used as a form of tact, stating, "Hey, it was only a joke!"
D)  All of these are correct.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 18

Which of the following best describes a "well-told" joke?

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A)  The unconventional and conventional definitions of reality are given so quickly that people will not understand the difference.
B)  There is a very sharp contrast between the conventional and unconventional definitions of reality.
C)  The conventional and unconventional definitions of reality are virtually the same.
D)  All of these are correct.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 19

A "role set" refers to all the roles a person has over the course of a lifetime.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

According to dramaturgical analysis, a role operates like a part in a play and a status serves as a script.

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A) True 
 B)False

Exam 6: Social Interaction in Everyday Life

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Sociologists use what concept to refer to behavior that people expect from someone who holds a particular status?

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A "role set" refers to all the roles a person has over the course of a lifetime.

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Garfinkel's research, an approach called ethnomethodology, involves

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A person's racial or ethnic identity is an ascribed status.

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Being a professional baseball player is mostly an achieved status.

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Which of the following phrases was used by Erving Goffman to refer to being embarrassed in asocial situation?

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In a short essay, identify a number of your own statuses.What roles correspond to each? Do any operate as master statuses? How? Identify which statuses are mostly ascribed and which are mostly achieved.Use one or more examples to explain why many statuses are both ascribed and achieved.

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Which concept is used to designate the process by which people creatively shape reality as they interact?

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Dramaturgical analysis treats embarrassment as "losing face."

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According to dramaturgical analysis, a role operates like a part in a play and a status serves as a script.

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Flirting is a playful way of seeing if someone is interested in you without risking outright rejection.From this point of view, flirting illustrates

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When interacting with people of an unfamiliar cultural background,

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Which of the following best describes a "well-told" joke?

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Social structure, including status and role, provides a guide for everyday living.

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