Question | Answer |
According to the text, what is the biggest determinant of differences in human behavior and attitude? Answer | their location in the social structure |
Alice is getting ready for an interview. She picked out a blazer & skirt and had her hair done. Alice is relying on her manner & appearance to communicate that she would be an excellent employee. What term would Goffman use to describe Alice's behavior? | impression management |
After studying the use of personal space in several cultures, what conclusion did Edward Hall reach regarding the amount of space people prefer? | The amount of personal space people prefer varies from one culture to another. |
Connie is an 82-year-old retired full professor taking undergraduate courses in deviance, criminology, and juvenile delinquency. Which sociological term most applies to Connie being 82 and an undergraduate student? | status inconsistency |
Cordell Walker is a Texas ranger, a husband, a father, a good friend to many, and a martial artist. Together, what term do sociologists use for the titles that apply to Ranger Walker? | status set |
Frank, Joe, Tony, Lee, and Bill spend most of their after-school time together fishing, hiking, and playing in their neighborhood. In view of this, which term best describes their relationship? | They are a group. |
A(n) ________ designates social position while a(n) ________ designates socially expected behavior. | status; role |
Helping someone else's role performance come off as planned through face-saving behavior is one type of ________. | teamwork |
Hilda is studying at the library. She placed her coat on the chair next to her & has spread books in front of the other chairs radiating out about four feet from her. Hilda is trying to establish a distance zone that Hall would call Hilda's ________. | personal distance |
In studied nonobservance, what reaction can be expected when an embarrassing or inappropriate act occurs? | Both parties ignore the act and business continues. |
Leo is a college graduate, cello teacher, and a member of Who's Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities. What are these accomplishments collectively called? Answer | his achieved statuses |
Of the following, which status least qualifies as a master status? | licensed driver |
What are the behaviors, obligations, and privileges attached to a position a person occupies in society? | roles |
What do the concepts of judge, professor, mother, student, soldier, and mechanic have in common? | They are all achieved statuses. |
What is the term used to describe a group's language, beliefs, values, behaviors, and gestures? | culture |
What sociologist developed the concept of dramaturgy? Answer | Erving Goffman |
What term applies to the mechanisms society develops to meet its basic needs, such as family, religion, education, and medicine? | social institutions |
What term describes a position in life that one does not choose, but is awarded at birth or is related to the life course? Answer | ascribed status |
What term describes people who share a culture and territory? | society |
What was the term Durkheim used to describe the shared consciousness that people experience as a result of performing the same or similar tasks? | Which of the following is least representative of activity that would take place in a biotech society? Answer |
Which of the following statements summarizes the Thomas theorem? Answer | If people define situations as real, they are real in their consequences. |
Which society is given credit for ushering in "the dawn of civilization"? | agricultural society |
Which three variables does the author recognize as being especially significant in determining one's social class? Answer | occupational prestige, income, and education . |
Who was the sociologist who conducted research on the "Saints" and the "Roughnecks" to demonstrate the need to utilize both macrosociology and microsociology, often in the same study? Answer | William Chambliss |