Sociology of the Self Final Exam Questions
Course Introduction
Sociology of the Self explores the ways in which individual identities are shaped by social forces, cultural norms, and interpersonal interactions. The course examines theories of the self from classical and contemporary sociologists, addressing how self-concept, self-presentation, and self-esteem are influenced by factors such as family, peers, media, and institutions. Students analyze topics including socialization, the role of language and symbols, identity formation, and the impact of power relations on personal and collective identities. Through readings, discussions, and case studies, the course encourages critical reflection on how society shapes who we are and how we see ourselves.
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Social Psychology Sociological Perspectives 3rd Edition by David E. Rohall
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Chapter 1: Introduction to Sociological Social Psychology
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Q1) Which institution regulates sexual relations and childrearing in society?
A)economy and work
B)politics
C)family
D)religion
Answer: C
Q2) How can macrosociological perspectives be used to study individual-level,or micro-level,interactions?
A)Macrosociological conditions may cause some individual-level conditions to exist in the first place.
B)Differences in our macrosociological conditions are irrelevant to the way we react to life events.
C)Life events that affect us the most are never caused by societal conditions.
D)Macrosociological perspectives cannot be used to study individual-level interactions. Answer: A
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Chapter 2: Perspectives in Sociological Social Psychology
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Q1) Which social psychologist is most associated with the concepts of dyads and triads?
A)Emile Durkheim
B)Auguste Comte
C)Herbert Blumer
D)Georg Simmel
Answer: D
Q2) Franklin did not think much about how the economy or society affects his life until he lost his job.Franklin's change in attitude about the impact of the economy on his life best reflects which principle from the social structure and personality perspective?
A)the components principle
B)the proximity principle
C)the propinquity principle
D)the psychology principle
Answer: B
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Chapter 3: Studying People
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Q1) Indices include a series of __________ designed to develop one or more dimensions of a given concept.
A)related questions
B)interval variables
C)statistical equations
D)testable hypotheses
Answer: A
Q2) Age is what kind of variable?
A)ordinal
B)nominal
C)rational
D)categorical
Answer: C
Q3) Humphries' research on the "tearoom trade" was considered controversial because__________.
A)he did not use a snowball sample
B)he studied homosexuality in public places
C)he placed his subjects at risk of emotional and social hardship
D)his research did not use quantitative data
Answer: C
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Chapter 4: The Social Psychology of Stratification
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Q1) Which of the following is the best example of "borderwork"?
A)a group of teenage boys smoking cigarettes in a high-school parking lot
B)a group of girls at a slumber party
C)a group of boys and girls playing "kiss and chase"
D)a group of boys and girls being lectured to about poor behavior
Q2) How does the Kohn and Schooler model of status attainment link economic status,job characteristics,and personality?
A)People with higher economic status tend to find work in jobs that have more supervision.
B)People with lower economic status tend to find work in jobs that require less intellectual flexibility.
C)People with more intellectual flexibility tend to seek jobs that are routinized.
D)People with more intellectual flexibility tend to find work that is less complex.
Q3) Status hierarchies are generally developed through __________ processes.
A)deliberative
B)unconscious
C)legitimated
D)conscious
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Chapter 5: Self and Identity
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Q1) Given the information in this vignette,which theory or concept best explains the abrupt change in behavior of the neighbor arrested for the shooting?
A)identity theory
B)affect control theory
C)dramaturgy
D)the situated self
Q2) Which theory examines the role of emotions in identity processes?
A)identity theory
B)affect control theory
C)dramaturgy
D)emotional management theory
Q3) Which of the following concepts has the strongest impact on self-esteem?
A)social comparisons
B)reflected appraisals
C)psychological centrality
D)self-perceptions
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Chapter 6: Socialization Over the Life Course
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Q1) What is the first agent of socialization?
A)the media
B)the peer group
C)the family
D)the educational system
Q2) Seanne's decision to stop going to school to take care of her child represents which aspect of life-course sociology?
A)timing
B)turning point
C)historical context
D)agency
Q3) Sammy is using dolls to represent people in a dollhouse.Based on Mead's theory of child development,at which stage of development is Sammy?
A)preparatory stage
B)play stage
C)game stage
D)toy stage
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Chapter 7: The Social Psychology of Deviance
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Q1) According to labeling theory,a __________ occurs the first time someone does something that is defined as deviant.
A)primary act of deviance
B)secondary act of deviance
C)taboo
D)folkway violation
Q2) Which of the following crimes best exemplifies white-collar crime?
A)stealing a purse
B)simple assault
C)telling a lie to a friend
D)embezzling from work
Q3) Scholars contend that __________ and __________ are two factors that affect the likelihood of committing a crime?
A)controls;formal sanctions
B)certainty;severity
C)certainty;informal sanctions
D)severity;formal sanctions
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Chapter 8: Mental Health and Illness
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Q1) Which social theorist applied role theory to understanding the sick?
A)Peter Conrad
B)Michel Foucault
C)Talcott Parsons
D)Herbert Blumer
Q2) Which of the following is a social support that may help reduce the effects of negative life events?
A)living in a poor neighborhood
B)having a happy marriage
C)effectively repressing emotions
D)living in a very urbanized environment
Q3) Why was 1656 an important date in the history of mental illness,according to Michel Foucault?
A)It is the year that psychotropic drugs became widely available in Europe.
B)It is the year that the "hospital general" opened,marking the beginning of the great confinement of mentally ill people.
C)It is the first year in which psychoanalysis was used to treat mentally ill people.
D)It is the year that psychotropic drugs were introduced to the New World.
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Chapter 9: Social Attitudes
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Q1) In the United States,which group tends to be the most liberal?
A)females living in the Midwest
B)females living on the West Coast
C)males living in the Midwest
D)males living on the West Coast
Q2) One explanation for the income disparity between men and women is the __________,in which women with children make disproportionately less money than men or than women without children.
A)motherhood advantage
B)uncommitted worker factor
C)gender bias preclusion
D)motherhood penalty
Q3) In a recent poll,Darnell told the interviewer that he does not care either way about the election.His response reflects what concept?
A)an ideology
B)a value
C)an attitude
D)a non-attitude
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Chapter 10: The Sociology of Emotions and Relationships
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Q1) Milan was a little perturbed when his boss refused to accept some flowers that he had purchased as a sign of his sadness over the loss of her sister.Which sympathy rule did Milan's boss break?
A)Do not make false claims of sympathy.
B)Do not claim too much sympathy.
C)Claim some sympathy.
D)Reciprocate positive emotions.
Q2) Which of the following jobs is most likely to have an extensive set of feeling rules?
A)a cashier at McDonald's
B)a stay-at-home mother
C)a plumber
D)a farmer
Q3) According to the exchange theory,what sentiment is expected when you get more out of an exchange than you give?
A)sadness
B)guilt
C)happiness
D)joy
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Chapter 11: Collective Behavior
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Q1) Research on crowd behaviors generally shows that the interactions in this vignette are __________ of most rallies and protests.
A)pretty typical
B)pretty rare
C)always present
D)never present
Q2) Most protest marches in the United States are __________.
A)small and include civil disobedience
B)small and peaceful
C)large and marred by violence
D)large and peaceful
Q3) Which of the following theories of collective behavior is most likely to incorporate larger social-structural conditions in predicting the development of a social movement?
A)irrational process theory
B)value-added theory
C)hysterical behavior theory
D)behavior control theory
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