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

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