Practice mode / Social Interaction and Everyday Life How is ethnomethodology defined? A Option A: The study of sociological research methods B Option B: The study of the methods people use to make sense of the world C Option C: The use of experiments in sociological research D Option D: The study of language in everyday conversations Correct answer B. The study of the methods people use to make sense of the world Explanation Ethnomethodology examines the taken-for-granted methods ordinary people use to interpret everyday situations and make social life orderly and meaningful. Show answer Report a problem Answer checked 11 October 2026 · How we write and check questions
Question 01 / Social Interaction and Everyday Life On what are the most common master statuses based? A Option A: Family and peer groups B Option B: Gender and race C Option C: Class and income D Option D: Education and occupation Correct answer B. Gender and race Show answer Open question
Question 02 / Social Interaction and Everyday Life What is a social role? A Option A: An achieved occupational status B Option B: A social position that becomes a master status for the person occupying it C Option C: A person’s overall social status within their family D Option D: Socially defined expectations of people in a given social position Correct answer D. Socially defined expectations of people in a given social position Show answer Open question
Question 03 / Social Interaction and Everyday Life What is meant by the ‘compulsion of proximity’? A Option A: The dominance of spoken language in interactions B Option B: The desire for intimacy in personal relationships C Option C: The need to meet each other face to face D Option D: The ability to read peoples body language Correct answer C. The need to meet each other face to face Show answer Open question
Question 04 / Social Interaction and Everyday Life Who coined the term ‘ethnomethodology’? A Option A: Harold Garfinkel B Option B: Max Weber C Option C: Anthony Giddens D Option D: Erving Goffman Correct answer A. Harold Garfinkel Show answer Open question
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