The process by which people act and react in relation to others is called |
Social interaction |
Which of the following concepts defines a social position that a person holds |
Status |
At any given time you occupy a number of statuses. These statuses make up your |
Status set |
What concept refers to a social position that is received at birth or involuntarily assumed later in life |
Ascribed status |
Which concept refers to a social position that is assumed voluntarily and that reflects a significant measure of personal ability and effort |
Achieved status |
Which concept refers to a status that has special importance for social identity, often shaping a person’s entire life? |
Master status |
Julie is a police officer who finds that wherever she goes in her small town, people seem to think of her as a cop. Julie is experiencing the effects of |
Master status |
Anbar is an honors student. In sociological terms, being an honors students is an example of |
Achieved status |
Which item in the following list might serve as an achieved status? |
Occupation |
Sociologists use what concept to refer to behavior that people expect from someone who holds a particular status |
Role |
A role set refers to |
A number of roles attached to a single status |
What is the concept that refers to the conflict among roles corresponding to two or more statuses |
Role conflict |
Shawna is an excellent artist, but as a mother, she feels that she cannot work and devote enough time to her family. She is experiencing |
Role conflict |
which concept refers to the tension among roles connected to a single status? |
Role strain |
Which concept is involved when a surgeon chooses not to operate on her own son because the personal involvement of motherhood could impair her professional objectivity as a physician? |
Role conflict |
what is the term for the process by which people disengage from important social roles? |
Role exit |
which concept is used to designate the process by which people creatively shape reality as they interact? |
social construction of reality |
Flirting is a playful way of seeing if someone is interested in you without risking outright rejection. From this point of view, flirting illustrates |
the social construction of reality |
the thomas theorem states that |
situations defined as real are real in their consequences |
twitter and facebook are examples of |
social media |
the study of social interaction in terms of theatrical performance is referred to as |
dramaturgical analysis |
which sociologist developed the approach called dramaturgical analysis? |
Erving Goffman |
what does the term "presentation of self" mean? |
efforts to create impressions in the minds of others |
according to erving Goffman, we engage in a ______ when we use costumes, props, tone of voice, and gestures to convey information to others |
performance |
a _______ might be a prop in the classroom performance of a professor |
lectern |
Research suggests that |
women "Read" men better than men "read" women |
Nonverbal communication refers to |
body movements, gestures, and facial expressions |
An important element of nonverbal communication is |
body language |
The careful observer can notice clues indicating that someone is telling a lie. People give off these clues because |
nonverbal communication is hard for most people to control |
"personal space" refers to |
the surrounding area over which an individual makes some claim to privacy |
Sociology ch 6
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