A. It overlooks micro-level interaction
B. It overlooks macro-level interaction
C. It cannot count for culture
D. None of these
Related Mcqs:
- Which of the following influenced the theoretical approach known as symbolic interactionism ?
A. Georg Hegel
B. George Herbert Mead
C. Talcott Parsons
D. Ralf Dahrendof - Which perspective does not come under the umbrella of interactionism ?
A. ethnomethodology
B. symbolic interactionism
C. feminism
D. phenomenology - The pragmatist philosophy used in Symbolic interactionist theory teaches that_______________?
A. theory must be augmented by straightforward plausible methods
B. we can find true objective knowledge of the world through our senses
C. Knowledge is produced in everyday practical situations
D. the best social theory was developed in Prague - Which research technique would sociologists who adhere to the symbolic interactionist perspective use? most likely to employ ?
A. interviews
B. experiments
C. quantitative measurement
D. observation
E. surveys - In Symbolic Interactionist Theory Mead defined the generalized other as______________?
A. the group of structural theories of society that he was reacting against
B. the overall impression of ourselves that we try to give off to others
C. a significant figure in early childhood who teaches us the general values of society
D. an image of how people in the wider society might perceive our behavior - Symbolic interactionists ?
A. view “sickness” as a condition to which we attach socially devised meanings
B. are not interested in how the medical profession defines certain conditions as diseases
C. refer to the rising geriatric prisoner population in need of medical treatment as the “medicalization of deviance
D. none of the above - Symbolic racism_____________?
A. can also be termed racial reconciliation
B. is the same as traditional racial prejudice
C. is a reflection of whites concern that further reductions in racial inequality will result in loss of the special status that whites in the United States have enjoyed over the years
D. has no impact on whites racial policy attitudes - The pragmatist philosophy used in Symbolic interactionist Theory teaches that_______________?
A. theory must be augmented by straightforward plausible methods
B. we can find true objective knowledge of the world through our senses
C. knowledge is produced in everyday practical situations
D. the best social theory was developed in Prague - Theories of racialized discourse suggest that________________?
A. race is an objective way of categorizing people on biological grounds
B. the idea of race is socially constructed through powerful ideologies
C. race relations in Britain and America can be traced back to colonial times
D. people choose their racial identity, and this becomes fixed - Critics of the culture of poverty thesis point out that________________?
A. the poor simply do not want the same things that other members of society want
B. the poor have had their access to achievement blocked by the social order
C. the theory is too cultural and fails to take into account psychological implications
D. not enough research has been done to come to any meaningful conclusion
