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1) Using Newman's discussion of September 11, 2001, describe the ways in which people in the United States focused on within-group differences and between-group differences. Question Details Topic : Similarities and Differences in Everyday Life: Drawing Lines 2) Explain the phenomenon of false consciousness. Question Details Topic : Stratification, Power, and Privilege 3) What is the difference between horizontal and vertical arrangement of human/social differences? Question Details Topic : The Power of "Normal": All Differences are Not Created Equal 4) Discuss the idea of intersections. Pick a person whom you know personally (can include yourself). a. Describe their statuses, ascribed and achieved. b. Describe at least two situations in which a particular social identity of the person is more salient (important) than that of the other identities. c. Describe a situation in which the combination of the different social identities of the person led to a conflicting situation for the person and for other people. Explain the reason behind the occurrence of the conflict. Question Details Topic : The Power of "Normal": All Differences are Not Created Equal 5) Using specific examples, discuss the ways in which ascribed and achieved statuses overlap. Question Details Topic : Stratification, Power, and Privilege 6) When we begin social interactions with preconceived ideas about others, we 6) ______ A) admit that our conclusions about other is final. B) save ourselves the energy of having to start from scratch in forming impressions of every person we meet. C) form completely accurate impressions and expectations of others based on a tiny amount of information. D) tend to prioritize within-group differences over between-group differences. Question Details Accessibility : Keyboard Navigation Topic : "Classified" Information: Forming Impressions 7) _____ is a way of examining everyday social life that emphasizes the interplay between societal forces and personal characteristics. 7) ______ A) Sociocritical typography B) Sociopathy C) Sociological perspective D) Sociorobotics Question Details Accessibility : Keyboard Navigation Topic : Similarities and Differences in Everyday Life: Drawing Lines 8) In the United States, if Americans meet each other for the first time and do not hold out their hands to be shaken, a sociologist will most likely say that such Americans 8) ______ A) lack knowledge of a common, taken-for-granted assumption of everyday life. B) prioritize within-group differences over between-group differences. C) lack the human tendency to define, classify, and categorize. D) do not possess an ascribed status. Question Details Accessibility : Keyboard Navigation Topic : Similarities and Differences in Everyday Life: Drawing Lines Answer Key Test name: chapter 1 1) Answers will vary 2) Answers will vary 3) Answers will vary 4) Answers will vary 5) Answers will vary 6) B 7) C 8) A 9) B 10) B