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Question 51

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Which sociologist developed the approach called dramaturgical analysis?

A) George Herbert Mead
B) Harold Garfinkel
C) Erving Goffman
D) W.I.Thomas

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Looking at humor from a functional viewpoint,jokes

A) are often used to safely express potentially disruptive sentiments.
B) are often used to relieve tension in an uncomfortable situation.
C) can be used as a form of tact,stating,"Hey,it was only a joke!"
D) All of these responses are correct.

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Explain the difference between an ascribed status and an achieved status.Give examples of statuses that are mostly ascribed and those that are mostly achieved.

Erving Goffman is the sociologist who developed the approach known as dramaturgical analysis.

Some research claims that gender has nothing to do with patterns of social interaction,men and women in the same settings behave in the same ways.Use material from thisCHAPTER to evaluate this assertion.

In her study of women's abortion experiences,Jennifer Keys discovered that feelings are guided by

Employers rarely concern themselves with the emotions of employees.

Sociologists use what concept to refer to behavior that people expect from someone who holds a particular status?

People with less power typically have greater personal discretion in terms of how they act in the presence of others.

A person's efforts to create specific impressions in the minds of others is called the "presentation of self."

In dramaturgical analysis,an examination room in a doctor's office is called a "back region."

Explain how emotions are guided by both biology and culture.

In terms of dramaturgical analysis,another term for helping a person to "save face," or avoid embarrassment,is

At any given time you hold a number of statuses.These statuses make up your

What is the concept that refers to the conflict among roles corresponding to two or more statuses?

Ending words with "ette" and "ess" denotes femininity,which generally reduces the value of something.

Which of the following concepts defines a social position that a person holds?

Looking at humor from a conflict viewpoint,jokes

According to dramaturgical analysis,a role operates like a part in a play and a status serves as a script.

Typically,each status is linked to several roles.