Question 1

In contemporary society, stigma is associated with:

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A)   Physical deformity
B)   Character blemish
C)   Group identity
D)   Any of the above

Question 2

In performing our various social roles we typically use self-presentation strategies aimed at convincing others of the credibility of our performance. Goffman refers to this process as:

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A)   Role distance
B)   Impression management
C)   Performance anxiety
D)   Team collusion

Question 3

Identify the theorist, and explain why the self can only emerge out of social interaction.

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Question 4

G.H. Mead argued that the self is:

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A)   Already present at birth
B)   Established during adolescence
C)   Emerges out of social interaction
D)   An internal psychological state

Question 5

Symbolic interactionists emphasize that social interaction:

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A)   Involves the exchange of symbols
B)   Is an ongoing interpretive process
C)   Requires individuals to respond to the cues of others
D)   Is all of the above

Question 6

A school of American philosophy emphasizing the practical consequences of action is referred to as:

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A)   Empiricism
B)   Pragmatism
C)   Behaviorism
D)   Interactionism

Question 7

Goffman used the metaphor of drama to elaborate on role behavior because, like in the theater, social role behavior is characterized by:

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A)   The presence of an audience
B)   The presence of props
C)   The interpretation of cues
D)   All of the above

Question 8

Define what a social role is.

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Question 9

A successful social role performance is contingent on the actor's ability to:

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A)   Express spontaneous emotion
B)   Avoid using body language
C)   Establish a particular definition of the situation
D)   Change the order of the role's routines

Question 10

According to Goffman, stigma is:

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A)   A natural condition
B)   Socially defined
C)   A source of discrimination
D)   B and C

Question 11

Symbolic interactionists emphasize that:

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A)   Meanings are established once-and-for-all-time
B)   Meanings can vary across social situations
C)   Meanings are something we can take for granted
D)   Meaning is irrelevant to symbolic exchange

Question 12

Sociologists refer to the family as a primary group because it:

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A)   Is the only means of children's socialization
B)   Is typically the first and most enduring source of socialization
C)   The habits it teaches only matter within the family
D)   It conditions all our behavior

Question 13

Symbolic interactionism was a term coined in an offhand way (by Herbert Blumer) to describe a distinct theoretical perspective. Give two reasons that help explain why this term is an apt description of Goffman's conceptual analysis?

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First, symbolic interactionism emphasize...

Question 14

Team performance strategies:

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A)   Cannot make use of non-verbal rituals
B)   Typically are performed in the absence of an audience
C)   Require all team-members to reciprocally coordinate their performances
D)   Require team-members to compete rather than cooperate with one another

Question 15

Spend 15 minutes observing face-to-face interaction in a public setting (e.g., campus cafeteria, church, coffee shop, library) and take detailed notes about what you are observing. Organize your notes and write a paper as follows:
(a) Briefly describe the setting you observed and identify the social roles (e.g. the hungry/disinterested customer, the loyal friend, the dutiful/sullen daughter) of the social actors you observed.
(b) Describe how the performance of each social role observed was executed (e.g., What script did the actors follow? What props were part of the interaction? What non-verbal signs were communicated during the interaction? What miscues did you observe?)
(c) Identify whether the performances you observed could be classified as "front-stage behavior" or "back-stage behavior," and/or showed elements of both. Explain the reasons for your classification.

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