Norbert Elias argued that effective communication systems have survival value in evolutionary terms. How did he illustrate this in humans?
Correct answer A. By studying the face
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Social Interaction and Everyday Life MCQs
Social Interaction and Everyday Life MCQs examine how people behave in daily encounters, covering status and roles, personal space, focused interaction and the unwritten rules of conversation. They help CSS, PMS, lecturer and UGC NET sociology candidates. Each question has an instant answer, so you can check theorists and definitions quickly.
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How is ethnomethodology defined?
Correct answer B. The study of the methods people use to make sense of the world
On what are the most common master statuses based?
Correct answer B. Gender and race
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What is a social role?
Correct answer D. Socially defined expectations of people in a given social position
What is meant by the ‘compulsion of proximity’?
Correct answer C. The need to meet each other face to face
Who coined the term ‘ethnomethodology’?
Correct answer A. Harold Garfinkel
Which term refers to the expectations society attaches to a particular status, which the person holding it is expected to follow?
Correct answer B. A role
Which of these is NOT part of Judith Butler’s theory of gender identity?
Correct answer A. People’s biological sex underpins their gendered identity
Which of the following settings counts as a front region of social life?
Correct answer B. A clothing store payment counter
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What is it called when a subordinate person breaks the tacit rules of everyday interaction?
Correct answer D. Interactional vandalism
Jenkins (1996) wrote that ‘selves without bodies don’t make much sense in human terms’. What is he alluding to?
Correct answer D. The need to theorise the embodiment of the social self
Which of these is NOT an example of non-verbal communication?
Correct answer A. Talking
According to Edward T. Hall, which zone of personal space is normally used when interacting with friends and close acquaintances?
Correct answer B. Personal distance
How does the internet reshape our experience of space and time?
Correct answer D. Communicate instantly with people far away
What is ‘Oops!’ an example of?
Correct answer C. A response cry
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What are social settings in which people perform their formal roles called?
Correct answer A. Front regions
What is the term for a person’s overall position in society?
Correct answer D. Master status
What is an instance of focused interaction called?
Correct answer A. An encounter
What does the ‘compulsion of proximity’ describe?
Correct answer B. Wanting to meet face-to-face whenever possible
About Social Interaction and Everyday Life MCQs
This topic applies sociology to ordinary face-to-face life. Questions ask about Edward T. Hall's zones of personal space, from intimate distance to public distance, and Erving Goffman's idea of focused interaction or an encounter. You will define social role and master status, recognise ethnomethodology as Harold Garfinkel's study of how people make sense of everyday life, and identify interactional vandalism when a subordinate breaks tacit rules of talk. Items on Judith Butler's view of gender as performance and the compulsion of proximity also appear.
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Frequently asked questions
What is ethnomethodology?
Ethnomethodology is the study of the methods ordinary people use to make sense of everyday social life and keep interaction orderly. It was developed by Harold Garfinkel, who showed how breaking unspoken rules reveals the shared assumptions that people normally take for granted.
What are Edward T. Hall's zones of personal space?
Edward T. Hall described four zones: intimate distance for close relationships, personal distance for friends and family, social distance for formal or work interactions, and public distance for speaking to an audience. The exact distances vary between cultures.
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Last reviewed October 2026