Sociology 2001 Exam 2 Questions And Verified Correct Answers.

Individuals and families households and neighborhoods - correct answer Micro national societies and cultures global - correct answer Macro choose yourself-presentations carefully, for what starts out as a mask may become your face - correct answer micro sociology and Theory our everyday routines provide the STRUCTURE of our lives interactions reveal the importance of HUMAN AGENCY (making your own decisions) interactions can tell us a lot about our larger society - correct answer Goffman's 3 reasons for studying seemingly trivial aspects of social life face and gesture email and other online communication (emojis) use of props and setting (the lighting of the class, stage like) personal space presentation of self (always be yourself unless at an interview) - correct answer nonverbal communications essential to social life and social interactions - correct answer nonverbal communications part of all interactions is to attempt to actively control the way others perceive you crucial to identity construction - correct answer impression management • Everyday we start by getting dressed, which is a crucial piece of impression management (police officer, undergrad w/ suit on) • With what we wear, we reveal a great deal of social information alluding to class, subculture, sexuality, interests, and sometimes even politics or ideas - correct answer Impression Management: Costume pretending to not interact with others to get through situations (ignoring a child on a plane for the entire ride and do not say anything) - correct answer unfocused interactions encounters that are where you directly engage someone - correct answer focused interactions encounters where we present with others but do not communicate directly with them - correct answer unfocused interactions is fundamental to constructing and maintaining a stable and comprehensible social world - correct answer studying talk can reveal patterns in the society at large - correct answer micro-level interactions have illuminated racial and gender inequalities, fear of the homeless, and power structures in corporations - correct answer ethnographic studies our days, weeks, and even months are organized in such a way that we know what to expect on a July day vs. a December day - correct answer Social life is divided temporally lives are also organized so that we know that at college there are certain expectations that are different in the classroom than the dorm room - correct answer social life is divided spatially sociologist sort them differently to get more data EX: marching band where they are well known for their past hazing scandal - correct answer group Dynamics people who have a shared set of social expectations and values (set of social norms) OR people who interact with each other and share a sense of identity - correct answer Social groups are more than collections of ppl in the same place are more than ppl who share some characteristic like race or gender consist of ppl that feel a sense of membership, interact w/ each other and have shared set of social norms - correct answer social groups interested in looking at how group sizes affect the social characteristics - correct answer George Simmel Group of two intimate form of social life mutually dependent if 1 member leaves, group ends - correct answer Dyad group of three or more - correct answer triad conflict resolver - correct answer mediator one who profits from disagreement with the other (creates drama but stays in group) - correct answer tertium gaudens one who purposefully breaks up the others (creates drama to get rid of one member) - correct answer divide et impera small, party, large - correct answer Simmel's approach single focus, informal, equality - correct answer small same as small but multifocal - correct answer party formal, status differentiation - correct answer large Primary, secondary (oriented on what the group means to each other) - correct answer Cooley intimate relationships, core, face to face, strong influence - correct answer primary impersonal, exist as means to end - correct answer secondary useful in describing groups with power inequality - correct answer ingroup/ outgroup a group useful for comparison, "at least I am not like that person" - correct answer reference group are inspirational and change the purpose and meaning of the group (new manager at store changes the face and structure of the company "group") - correct answer transformational leaders are pragmatic and interested in accomplishing tasks (leader would try to keep things afloat in a task oriented style) - correct answer transactional leaders draws power form rules that aare applied through a formalized legal process. ex: pretty much any modern democracy - correct answer legal/ rational draws power through structures that have always existed ex: true monarchies/ some religious institutions - correct answer traditional based on the personal qualities of the leader ex: cults, some authoritarian rulers - correct answer Charismatic leadership and authority lead us to ______. - correct answer conformity legal/rational, traditional, charismatic - correct answer weber's legitimate authority • Are composed of direct and indirect associations that link ppl and groups • Networks offer connections beyond the immediate, and thereby can extend opportunities • Good example: black fraternities with alumi chapters volunteering somewhere - correct answer social networks ppl largely conform to group norms -Solomon Asch -stanley Milgram -Irving L Janis - correct answer conformity group pressure (video with guy controls and 1 actual experimental guy) - correct answer solomon asch obedience to authority - correct answer stanley milgram group think - correct answer irving l janis • Is what we gain in knowledge, networks, and status through participation and membership in groups and organization • Social capital contributes to feelings of well-being and belonging, in addition to economic success (job opportunities) • There is a great deal of inequality in social capital among individuals, organizations, and even countries - correct answer social capital ppl have access to others that they normally wouldn't be able to reach it has changed the way we connect with ppl (mostly for favors) - correct answer online social netw