Unit 4

Question 1

account

Answer 1

an excuse that explains our rule breaking but also affirms that the rule is good and right

Question 2

back stage

Answer 2

in private or semiprivate spaces in which we can relax or rehearse

Question 3

breaching

Answer 3

purposefully breaking a social rule in order to test how others respond

Question 4

dramaturgy

Answer 4

the practice of looking at social life as a series of performances in which we are all actors on metaphorical stages

Question 5

ethnomethodology

Answer 5

research aimed at revealing the underlying shared logic that is the foundation of social interactions

Question 6

face

Answer 6

a version of ourselves that we want to project in a specific setting

Question 7

field experiment

Answer 7

a type of experiment that involve testing hypotheses outside of the laboratory

Question 8

folkways

Answer 8

loosely enforced norms

Question 9

front stage

Answer 9

a public space in which we are aware of having an audience

Question 10

impression management

Answer 10

efforts to control how were perceived by others

Question 11

interpersonal discrimination

Answer 11

prejudicial behavior displayed by individuals

Question 12

laws

Answer 12

rules that are made and enforced by cities, states, or federal governments

Question 13

marked identity

Answer 13

to be routinely perceived as a part of one’s group (woman)

Question 14

unmarked identity

Answer 14

not likely to be perceived as a part of a certain group (man)

Question 15

mores

Answer 15

more tightly enforced norms that carry moral significance

Question 16

policies

Answer 16

rules that are made and enforced by organizations

Question 17

role identity match

Answer 17

role matches their identity (male scientist)

Question 18

role identity mismatch

Answer 18

role does not match identity (female scientist)

Question 19

social interaction

Answer 19

moments we share with other people

Question 20

social rules

Answer 20

culturally specific norms, policies, and laws that guide our behavior

Question 21

social sanctions

Answer 21

reactions by others aimed at promoting conformity

Question 22

symbolic interactionism

Answer 22

the theory that social interaction depends on the social construction of reality

Question 23

taboos

Answer 23

social prohibitions so string that the thought of violating them can be sickening