Soc 101 - Introduction to Sociology » Spring 2022 » Chapter 4

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Question #1
What is the concept that refers to the conflict among roles corresponding to two or more statuses?
A.   role conflict
B.   role set
C.   role strain
D.   role exit
Question #2
Which concept refers to the tension among roles connected to a single status?
A.   role conflict
B.   role strain
C.   role exit
D.   role ambiguity
Question #3
What is the term for the process by which people disengage from important social roles?
A.   role reversal
B.   role exit
C.   role loss
D.   role rejection
Question #4
Which concept is used to designate the process by which people creatively shape reality as they interact?
A.   social construction of reality
B.   interactive reality
C.   role reality
D.   status interaction
Question #5
The Goffman's Dramaturgical Approach states that the Presentation of Self is
A.   being very self-conscious
B.   interaction that is highly formal
C.   the efforts to create impressions in the minds of others
D.   trying to take attention away from others
Question #6
According to Erving Goffman, we engage in a _____ when we use costumes, props, tone of voice, and gestures to convey information to others.
A.   status
B.   self
C.   role performance
D.   role
Question #7
Nonverbal communication refers to
A.   instant messaging and other e-communication.
B.   beliefs assumed to be true by everyone.
C.   written language.
D.   body movements, gestures, and facial expressions.
Question #8
An important element of nonverbal communication is
A.   the back region.
B.   idealization
C.   body language.
D.   tone of voice.
Question #9
“Personal space” refers to
A.   a feeling of needing isolation from others.
B.   the surrounding area over which an individual makes some claim to privacy.
C.   unowned space in a public place.
D.   owned property, such as a house or land.
Question #10
Garfinkel’s research, an approach called ethnomethodology, involves
A.   tracking people’s roles over the life course.
B.   studying unfamiliar cultural systems.
C.   the study of interaction in terms of theatrical performance.
D.   studying the way people make sense of their everyday surroundings.

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