Sociology A Brief Introduction 11th Edition By Schaefer – Test Bank

Sociology A Brief Introduction 11th Edition By Schaefer – Test Bank

Chapter 05

Social Interaction, Groups, and Social Structure

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Philip Zimbardo’s study of a simulated prison environment that used college students as prisoners and prison guards
A. indicated that it is impossible to replicate a “real-life” situation in a laboratory.
B. demonstrated that a social structure can influence the type of social interactions that occur.
C. indicated that social interactions are not influenced by social structure characteristics.
D. All of these answers are correct.

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Bloom’s: Understand
Learning Objective: Explain the relationship between social reality and social interaction.
Topic: Social interaction
Question Category: Information

2. Social interaction is
A. the process of learning norms, values, beliefs, and other requirements for effective participation in social groups.
B. the way in which a society is organized into predictable relationships.
C. the ways in which people respond to one another.
D. a series of relationships linking a person directly to others and therefore indirectly to still more people.

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Bloom’s: Understand
Learning Objective: Explain the relationship between social reality and social interaction.
Topic: Social interaction
Question Category: Definition

3. Which of the following terms refers to the way in which a society is organized into predictable relationships?
A. socialization
B. social structure
C. social interaction
D. culture

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Bloom’s: Remember
Learning Objective: List and summarize the five elements of social structure.
Topic: Social structure
Question Category: Definition

4. According to Herbert Blumer, a distinctive characteristic of human interaction is that
A. the reality of humans is shaped by our perceptions and evaluations.
B. humans respond to behavior based on the meaning we attach to the actions of others.
C. humans interpret or define each other’s actions.
D. All of these answers are correct.

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Bloom’s: Remember
Learning Objective: Explain the relationship between social reality and social interaction.
Topic: Social interaction
Question Category: Information

5. Which of the following is true regarding marriage in Japan?
A. Most husbands do not call their wife by name.
B. Husbands say “I love you” more often than other nationalities.
C. Most married Japanese couples do not actually love one another.
D. Marriage is considered more a relationship than a social status.

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Bloom’s: Remember
Learning Objective: Explain the relationship between social reality and social interaction.
Topic: Social interaction
Question Category: Application-Concept

6. One crucial aspect of the relationship between dominant and subordinate groups is the ability of the dominant group to
A. define a society’s values.
B. define social reality.
C. mold the “definition of the situation.”
D. All of these answers are correct.

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Bloom’s: Understand
Learning Objective: Explain the relationship between social reality and social interaction.
Topic: Social interaction
Question Category: Information

7. William I. Thomas wrote from which perspective when observing that people respond not only to the objective features of a person or situation but also to the meaning that person or situation has for them?
A. functionalist perspective
B. conflict perspective
C. interactionist perspective
D. feminist perspective

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Bloom’s: Remember
Learning Objective: Explain the relationship between social reality and social interaction.
Topic: Social interaction
Question Category: Application-Perspectives