Sociology and A. Primary Group
Introduction to Sociology
Test II
Multiple Choice: Choose the Best Possible Answer (.75 point each)
1. Which of the following is an example of interactional vandalism?
a. Groups attack storeowners following a false arrest of a local resident.
b. Police repeatedly hit a driver whose car had a broken taillight.
c. Students vandalize campus or community property following a victorious football game.
d. A student shouts out, “Hey teach’, lookin’ good today!”
e. all of the above
2. Wearing a new suit to an interview is an example of:
a. controlled alertness
b. social status
c. impression management
d. social interaction
e. conformity
3. If a man stares at a woman, his attitude is likely perceived as innocent; if a woman stares at a man, she is likely seen as inviting. This difference in meaning is:
a. a social gender rule
b. one way in which gender inequality is reinforced
c. one way in which gender equality is reinforced
d. a form of social control
e. a shared understanding
4. Studying what appears to be trivial everyday social behavior is:
a. microsociology
c. functionalism
b. macrosociology
d. conflict theory
5. Introductory sociology classes tend to have fairly large enrollments, perhaps over 100 students.
On the other hand, graduate seminars have small enrollments, usually fewer than fifteen students.
How does this difference in enrollment (Hint: Think Size) influence the dynamics of the different classes? a. Students in the introductory classes are less likely to skip class because they want to spend time with all of their friends.
b. It is more acceptable, and less noticeable, to skip a graduate seminar because graduate students have many other responsibilities.
c. If a student skips the introductory class, it will have little or no effect on the class, whereas if a student skips the seminar, it will influence the class more.
d. In the larger class, the professor makes a point to learn the students’ names because attendance is more important for freshmen than
Test II
Multiple Choice: Choose the Best Possible Answer (.75 point each)
1. Which of the following is an example of interactional vandalism?
a. Groups attack storeowners following a false arrest of a local resident.
b. Police repeatedly hit a driver whose car had a broken taillight.
c. Students vandalize campus or community property following a victorious football game.
d. A student shouts out, “Hey teach’, lookin’ good today!”
e. all of the above
2. Wearing a new suit to an interview is an example of:
a. controlled alertness
b. social status
c. impression management
d. social interaction
e. conformity
3. If a man stares at a woman, his attitude is likely perceived as innocent; if a woman stares at a man, she is likely seen as inviting. This difference in meaning is:
a. a social gender rule
b. one way in which gender inequality is reinforced
c. one way in which gender equality is reinforced
d. a form of social control
e. a shared understanding
4. Studying what appears to be trivial everyday social behavior is:
a. microsociology
c. functionalism
b. macrosociology
d. conflict theory
5. Introductory sociology classes tend to have fairly large enrollments, perhaps over 100 students.
On the other hand, graduate seminars have small enrollments, usually fewer than fifteen students.
How does this difference in enrollment (Hint: Think Size) influence the dynamics of the different classes? a. Students in the introductory classes are less likely to skip class because they want to spend time with all of their friends.
b. It is more acceptable, and less noticeable, to skip a graduate seminar because graduate students have many other responsibilities.
c. If a student skips the introductory class, it will have little or no effect on the class, whereas if a student skips the seminar, it will influence the class more.
d. In the larger class, the professor makes a point to learn the students’ names because attendance is more important for freshmen than