Chapter 10 Quiz

Multiple-Choice Questions

1		George Herbert Mead's work was influenced by which of the following two approaches?
			A)	positivism and pragmatism
			B)	behaviorism and pragmatism
			C)	positivism and behaviorism
			D)	behaviorism and biology
2		Which of the following theorists coined the term symbolic interactionism?
			A)	Erving Goffman
			B)	Herbert Blumer
			C)	Georg Simmel
			D)	George Herbert Mead
3		In his work Mind, Self and Society, Mead gave priority to:
			A)	the self.
			B)	the mind.
			C)	society.
			D)	institutions.
4		Which of the following is NOT one of the four basic stages of what Mead calls "the act"?
			A)	impulse
			B)	perception
			C)	manipulation
			D)	significant symbols
5		Mead refers to ____________ as the basic mechanism in a social act.
			A)	gestures
			B)	impulses
			C)	perceptions
			D)	manipulations
6		It is only through ___________ that language and human thinking are possible.
			A)	vocal gestures
			B)	impulses
			C)	physical gestures
			D)	significant symbols
7		_____________ is the general mechanism for the development of the self.
			A)	Reflexivity
			B)	Gesture
			C)	Impulse
			D)	Human nature
8		Children learn to take the attitude of particular others to themselves during the ____________ stage.
			A)	game
			B)	social
			C)	primary
			D)	play
9		Mead refers to the ability to take the attitude of the entire community into account as:
			A)	the generalized other.
			B)	impression management.
			C)	pragmatism.
			D)	the looking-glass self.
10		Which of the following does NOT characterize what Mead meant by the "I"?
			A)	The "I" is known only in our memories.
			B)	The "I" is a key source of novelty.
			C)	The "I" is the location of our most important values.
			D)	The "I" is a source of social control.
11		According to Mead, ____________ behavior is the thinking process, involving symbols and meanings.
			A)	overt
			B)	covert
			C)	front stage
			D)	back stage
12		_____________ refers to those things that tell us a performer's social status, while ____________ tells the audience what sort of role a performer expects to play in a given situation.
			A)	Manner; appearance
			B)	Manner; scene
			C)	Appearance; manner
			D)	Appearance; scene
13		The basic unit of analysis in Erving Goffman's theory is:
			A)	the team.
			B)	the individual.
			C)	society.
			D)	the gesture.
14		Social actors engage in the process of mystification in order to do all of the following EXCEPT:
			A)	generate social distance between themselves and their audience.
			B)	keep their audience from questioning their performance.
			C)	create a sense of awe in their audience.
			D)	become emotionally connected to their audience.
15		Which type of stigma must a person with a scar on his forehead deal with?
			A)	discreditable stigma
			B)	temporary stigma
			C)	overt stigma
			D)	discredited stigma
16		Which of the following statements correctly characterizes Goffman's work later in his career?
			A)	Goffman became more cynical of social life.
			B)	Goffman focused more on small-scale structures.
			C)	Goffman defined action more as an active and creative process.
			D)	Goffman became convinced that dramaturgy was the best way to understand social life.
17		Which of the following does NOT characterize Herbert Blumer's theory of symbolic interactionism?
			A)	The essence of society is found in actors and action.
			B)	Society is made up of macro structures.
			C)	Large-scale structures emerge from micro processes.
			D)	Collective action gives rise to joint action.
18		Which of the following is NOT a criticism of symbolic interactionism?
			A)	It has too readily given up on conventional scientific techniques.
			B)	It has downplayed large-scale social structures.
			C)	It has not been sufficiently microscopic.
			D)	It has concentrated too much on psychological factors.
19		Sheldon Stryker proposed a micro-macro integrative goal for symbolic interactionism. What did he see as most fundamental in realizing this goal?
			A)	focusing on human psychology
			B)	focusing on the use of role theory
			C)	focusing on impression management
			D)	focusing on the looking-glass self
20		Cultural studies' scholars argue that symbolic interactionism should focus more attention on:
			A)	communication technologies.
			B)	children.
			C)	consumption.
			D)	the Other.

True/False Questions

21		Symbolic interactionists, like Herbert Blumer, argue that individual behavior is determined by large-scale, external forces.
			A)	True
			B)	False
22		Mead gives priority to the mind over society in understanding social experience.
			A)	True
			B)	False
23		According to Mead, the first stage of "the act" is perception.
			A)	True
			B)	False
24		To Mead, it is impossible to imagine "a self" arising in the absence of social experiences.
			A)	True
			B)	False
25		Children learn to take the perspective of the generalized other during the game stage.
			A)	True
			B)	False
26		Symbolic interactionists are more interested in studying covert behavior than overt behavior.
			A)	True
			B)	False
27		According to Goffman, fronts tend to become institutionalized and therefore tend to be selected rather than created.
			A)	True
			B)	False
28		A person who experiences a gap between his or her virtual social identity and his/her actual social identity is stigmatized.
			A)	True
			B)	False
29		Symbolic interactionism has been criticized because it is not microscopic enough; that is, it fails to address the unconscious and the emotions.
			A)	True
			B)	False
30		Cultural studies' scholars urge symbolic interactionists to pay more attention to consumer culture.
			A)	True
			B)	False