SOC 101 1026 - 2022 Fall

People use the word "love" to express their preferences for different foods as well as their feelings toward their children, but it is safe to say that the word means something different in each of these situations. This is an example of the way ______ give(s) meaning to words and situations.

Context

Which of the following statements best explains the differences between formal and informal rules?

Informal rules include norms and expectations and allow for exceptions in social behavior, whereas formal rules are official.

Jace is known among his friends as a loud-mouthed practical joker, but his family sees him as a quiet, responsible young man. Which of the following would happen if Jace were to invite his friends over to meet his family?

Jace would likely experience role conflict.

Which of the following best illustrates the impact of the generalized other?

Kerry knows she will be expected to wear black whenever she attends a funeral.

Which of the following observations have ethnomethodologists made about emotion

People can exercise control over their emotions, and the way they express emotion differs from society to society.

Which of the following statements best explains why people sometimes follow informal rules, even when they contradict formal rules?

People interpret situations and apply informal rules so that the social world runs more smoothly.

Which of the following statements best describes why some people use emojis in their digital communications?

People use emojis and other little signs to clarify how they want their words to be understood.

Which of the following statements pertaining to role change is true?

Role change can result in role conflict.

Which social psychologist conducted a famous conformity experiment in the early 1960s in which people believed they were being asked to administer painful electric shocks to others?

Stanley Milgram

Tannistha stood up to a classmate who was bullying another classmate. In the language of the sociology, which of the following describes what Tannistha did?

Tannistha "took the role of the other

A worker at a local grocery store is unhappy with the company's sick leave policy. The worker wants to start a petition to present to upper management. According to what sociologists know about social conformity, which of the following situations would result in the worker actually starting the petition?

The worker has at least one other ally to support their petition

According to labeling theory, people become deviant when _

a person or institution labels a person or group as deviant, and that label sticks

From a very young age, a child is told by her parents that she is good at sports. As she gets older, she tries out for many different sporting teams, spends time practicing, and eventually becomes an excellent athlete. This scenario illustrates the __

concept of the self-fulfilling prophecy

Which of the following best illustrates the impact of the generalized other?

disaffiliative gesture

People sometimes signal with a long pause that they do not want to engage in a conversation. These types of signals are referred to as _

disaffiliative gestures

Consider a situation in which an influential political leader told an outright lie, and no member of the leader's political party was willing to challenge them. From the standpoint of what we know sociologically about this situation, we can say it is

not surprising, given the results of some conformity experiments

Conversational precision refers to the ______.

often subtle physical and verbal cues people deploy to converse successfully with others

Individuals associate themselves with ______, people whose social positions and preferences makes them relevant to their sense of worth.

reference groups

When meeting the expectations of one role precludes a person's ability to meet the expectations of another role, the person is experiencing ______.

role conflict

Which of the following refers to individuals who have a powerful impact on how we behave because they are so close?

significant others

A(n) ______ is a distinct social category that has associated with it a set of expected behaviors and roles for individuals to assume.

status