Question 1

An approach to social interaction in which social life is analyzed in terms of the stage is called ________.

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A)  ethnomethodology
B)  functional analysis
C)  dramaturgy
D)  phenomenological analysisE) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

Question 2

How do social institutions affect the people of a society?

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They set the context...

Question 3

Why are the Amish classified as a Gemeinschaft society?

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Their society is bound by inti...

Question 4

The difference between role and status is that we occupy a status and play a role.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Expectations that define appropriate or inappropriate behavior for the occupant of a status are called ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  folkways
B)  roles
C)  mores
D)  simple normsE) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 6

What two sociological perspectives are most closely linked to macrosociology?

Accepted Answer

A)  symbolic interactionism and functionalism
B)  functionalism and the conflict perspective
C)  the conflict perspective and symbolic interactionism
D)  symbolic interactionism and feminismE) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 7

Name five of the ten social institutions discussed in the text.

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(1)family;(2)religion;(3)educa...

Question 8

How can one avoid role conflict?

Accepted Answer

A)  by segregating statuses
B)  by using status symbols
C)  by applying sanctions
D)  by reading role cuesE) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 9

Which of the following topics would most likely be approached based on a macrosociological analysis?

Accepted Answer

A)  a study of the social norms used by street corner men in different neighborhoods within a city
B)  a study of the face-to-face interaction of members of a research group
C)  a study of the impact of terrorism on the travel plans of business people
D)  a study of the ways in which children in a play group develop language skillsE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 10

For a symbolic interactionist,what is the MOST important part of life in society?

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Question 11

A focus on the broad features of society to analyze such things as social class and how groups relate to one another is called ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  macrosociology
B)  microsociology
C)  meta analysis
D)  qualitative analysisE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 12

In dramaturgy,what is "teamwork"?

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the collaboration of...

Question 13

How does society set the stage for our life experiences?

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The type of society we live in...

Question 14

What is the sociological significance of social structure? Give examples of social structure in this course and how it affects your understanding of sociology.

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Social structure is the framework that s...

Question 15

Background assumptions rarely contribute to our expectations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The organized,usual,or standard ways by which society meets its basic needs are referred to as ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  social institutions
B)  social imperatives
C)  social aggregates
D)  social solidarityE) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 17

In the introduction to Chapter 4,the author describes his evening with streetcorner men. When offered a drink from a communal bottle of wine,Henslin only pretends to drink,fearful of diseases he may contract from the bottle. Other than the fear of contracting disease,what other cultural norms may have caused his strong aversion to drinking from the bottle?

Accepted Answer

Drinking from a common bottle constitute...

Question 18

In ethnomethodology,the ideas we take for granted that underlie our behavior and that we violate at our risk are called ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  background assumptions
B)  social facts
C)  social traits
D)  symbolsE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 19

How are norms and status inconsistency related?

Accepted Answer

Norms (expectations that guide...

Question 20

The anthropologist recognized for his work on personal space was ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Talcott Parsons
B)  Edward Hall
C)  William I. Thomas
D)  Robert K. MertonE) A) and D)
F) All of the above

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