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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 |
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Which of the following theorists coined the term symbolic interactionism? |
| | A) | Erving Goffman |
| | B) | Herbert Blumer |
| | C) | Georg Simmel |
| | D) | George Herbert Mead |
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In his work Mind, Self and Society, Mead gave priority to: |
| | A) | the self. |
| | B) | the mind. |
| | C) | society. |
| | D) | institutions. |
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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 |
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Mead refers to ____________ as the basic mechanism in a social act. |
| | A) | gestures |
| | B) | impulses |
| | C) | perceptions |
| | D) | manipulations |
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It is only through ___________ that language and human thinking are possible. |
| | A) | vocal gestures |
| | B) | impulses |
| | C) | physical gestures |
| | D) | significant symbols |
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_____________ is the general mechanism for the development of the self. |
| | A) | Reflexivity |
| | B) | Gesture |
| | C) | Impulse |
| | D) | Human nature |
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Children learn to take the attitude of particular others to themselves during the ____________ stage. |
| | A) | game |
| | B) | social |
| | C) | primary |
| | D) | play |
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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. |
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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. |
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According to Mead, ____________ behavior is the thinking process, involving symbols and meanings. |
| | A) | overt |
| | B) | covert |
| | C) | front stage |
| | D) | back stage |
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_____________ 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 |
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The basic unit of analysis in Erving Goffman's theory is: |
| | A) | the team. |
| | B) | the individual. |
| | C) | society. |
| | D) | the gesture. |
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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. |
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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 |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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 |
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Cultural studies' scholars argue that symbolic interactionism should focus more attention on: |
| | A) | communication technologies. |
| | B) | children. |
| | C) | consumption. |
| | D) | the Other. |
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Symbolic interactionists, like Herbert Blumer, argue that individual behavior is determined by large-scale, external forces. |
| | A) | true |
| | B) | false |
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Mead gives priority to the mind over society in understanding social experience. |
| | A) | true |
| | B) | false |
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According to Mead, the first stage of "the act" is perception. |
| | A) | true |
| | B) | false |
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To Mead, it is impossible to imagine "a self" arising in the absence of social experiences. |
| | A) | true |
| | B) | false |
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Children learn to take the perspective of the generalized other during the game stage. |
| | A) | true |
| | B) | false |
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Symbolic interactionists are more interested in studying covert behavior than overt behavior. |
| | A) | true |
| | B) | false |
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According to Goffman, fronts tend to become institutionalized and therefore tend to be selected rather than created. |
| | A) | true |
| | B) | false |
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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 |
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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 |
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Cultural studies' scholars urge symbolic interactionists to pay more attention to consumer culture. |
| | A) | true |
| | B) | false |
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