The strategies that are used to set a stage for one's own purposes are termed:
a. impression management
b. neutralization techniques
c. ritualistic avoidance
d. role distancing
Question 2An analysis of the impact of first grade teachers on a student's subsequent adult status found that:
a. quality of teaching had no effect on student performance
b. outstanding teachers can raise the IQs of students
c. the most reliable predictor of students' subsequent success was the amount of money spent per pupil
d. the most significant indicator of how well a student will do in school is the student's IQ
Question 3In Goffman's approach to the study of social behavior, front-stage refers to:
a. areas in which impression management does not take place
b. the area in which interaction is taking place
c. the area in which people prepare for the process of interaction
d. the tendency for people to fear ridicule from overacting
Question 4It has been found that open classrooms:
a. improve attendance by working-class and minority students
b. increase rates of school completion
c. lead to increased teacher burnout
d. produce consistent improvements in student performance
Question 5An approach to the study of social interaction that views interaction as taking place on a stage and unfolding in scenes is termed:
a. functionalism
b. symbolic interactionism
c. theatrical ethnomethodology
d. the dramaturgical view
Question 6Which of the following has been identified as a significant barrier to educational reform?
a. dwindling numbers of students
b. lack of public support for education
c. the bureaucratic nature of school systems
d. the poor preparation of teachers
Question 7The dramaturgical approach to the study of social interaction is associated with:
a. Charles Horton Cooley
b. Erving Goffman
c. George Herbert Mead
d. Herbert Blumer