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Chapter 1 QuestionsDefine, explain, and give examples of the following using the language of social psychology(S.P.) used in the text. When one of these ideas is credited to a specific name or names, becertain to give the names.Answer the Study Guide questions on Chapter 1. DO NOT make the mistake of simply lookingat a question, then going to the chapter and searching for the answer. If you do this withoutreading the chapter, you will not understand how different ideas fit together, and you will missmuch of the material.I. In one sentence for each, give the basic orientation of Sociology, Psychology, and SocialPsychology.Study Guide Questions Grading Rubric: Responses to the Study Guide Questions will begraded on how accurately and completely you captured the essence of the idea you were queriedabout in your own words. Remember, in order to help you comprehend the meaning of theseideas, you must put their meanings in your own wordsExplain the difference between macrosociology and microsociology. Give Examples.III. What does sociological social psychology deal with?IV. Explain the perspectives of each of the below within sociological social psychology.a. Symbolic Interactionismb. Social structure and personalityc. Group processesV. What does each of these refer to? Remember, when your text associates a name with aconcept, always include the name (or names) in your answer.a. Sociological imaginationb. Ethnomethodologyc. Breaching experimentsd. Social normse. Valuesf. Statusg. Rolesh. Organizationsi. Social institutionj. CultureChapter 1 Self-Application over lecturePeople are free to choose what truth they pursue in understanding people. Though few chooseonly one path, scientists focus on science, theologians may focus on faith, racists may focus onalpha stance. Please refer to the “TRUTH?” upload. Self-Applications over Class Lecture Grading Rubric: Based on the thoughtfulness of your effort in working with ideas from thelecture and chapter. One approach could be to take a couple of the main ideas from the chapterand apply them to the lecture in the light of your own life experiences. If upon completion youfeel you have accomplished something in advancing your understanding of human behavior,your effort will be acceptable. 1. For each one of the categories of truth mentioned in the lecture, “TRUTH?” speculateabout the type of people that may be drawn to it.2. Tell which one(s) you would choose if you were free to adopt any one(s) you wish.Why?3. What are some of the advantages of the scientific method for studying people?Self-Application over Lecture - Example (DO NOT USE, JUST AN EXAMPLE!)Throughout this chapter, I learned some important information regarding the art ofpersuasion. I, like the author, like to argue and always want to be right. My belief is that logicand common sense should be prevalent enough to come up to the same conclusions that Ihave. I've not taken into account the emotions of a person and what they think might be in it forme. When I make arguments (pending on the situation), I want to come to a decision that willbest accommodate everyone involved. Others will agree that I put other people's interest waybefore my own. For example, during the holiday season, there was an overnight shift at workthat had to be covered for someone who had a family emergency and was unable to work. Theperson who did the scheduling for the program came to me and said that she had talked toeveryone personally and nobody was willing to cover the shift. During staff meeting a coupledays later, I discussed the open overnight shift. In my discussion I talked up the team as to howgreat we were compared to other programs, how tight we have bonded and are always helpingone another. At the end, I offered to cover part of the overnight shift (mentioning that I was anexempt employee and wouldn't get paid for the extra hours) and was looking for others whowould split the shift with me. More than half of the staff offered to help with the shift. My staffis aware that I do not expect them to do anything that I have not or will not do myself andalthough I don't have to prove it, it reassures their perception of me when I do.While revisiting this situation, I wondered why the supervisor was unable to get anyoneto work the overnight shift. She was more than prepared to do it herself until the staffmeeting. She has a good rapport with most all of the staff but is still somewhat new to herposition as supervisor. I have a greater influence over the staff than she does due to my position,competence and rapport with all the staff members individually and as a team. Since she is newto the position, she has yet to gain this status and trust with all the staff. Talking up the team as awhole put everyone in a good mood, not to mention that I announced we were awarded "Providerof the Year" by the Division of Youth Corrections for this year. When I presented the lack ofcoverage as a team issue, the majority of staff was willing to jump in and help out. Everyonebut myself was to gain financially from this shift as it would have been overtime for most. Showing that I was willing to go above and beyond set the bar high for everyone andmany were ready to meet the challenge.Above I mentioned that I always like to be right, and so does my wife. Often times thisends up in pretty funny debates as to how we can convince each other of our view. Most of thesedebates are over trivial issues that neither of us care about and being right or wrong will notimpact us either way. We both like to argue. In my bookcase I have a book by Gerry SpenceHow to Argue and Win Every Time. This is a book I read almost 10 years ago and barelyremember the information in it. My wife has seen the book (not read it) and refers to it often inthe context that I might need to brush up and read the book again just to spite me. Recently wehad a discussion regarding preschool for our oldest daughter. She did a lot of research regardingthe educational opportunities in our community and had scheduled a tour. The school we wereto tour was for low to middle class families and a very few high income families. To mycomplete astonishment we were considered high income. The chances were not good that wewould be able to get into this school due to our status. Other schools in the area were primarilyChristian based schools. My wife is uncomfortable with sending our children to Christianschools mainly because she never has been to church and it is "the unknown" to her. She has nodesire to even attend a church sermon to see what it's about. I on the other hand, went to churchevery Sunday of my youth. I am much more comfortable sending my children to a Christianschool than she is because of my familiarity with it. In my persuasion to get her to at leastconsider a Christian school, I mentioned that neither one of us has anything to lose in thissituation. The schooling is for our daughter and regardless of biases we need to consider alloptions. Maybe I do remember a thing or two from Gerry Spence. In the end we both agreed tovisit 3-4 preschool programs and pick the one we felt would be best for our daughter, biasesaside. In this situation we both had emotional views that went beyond our daughter'seducation. I am more comfortable with a Christian based school due to my past experiences withchurch and the type of people that church collects (as in good natured people). On the otherhand, a school for mostly low income families can put our daughter in a position of minglingwith children or siblings of our clients. Not that she would have any knowledge of this but theidea that we do make enemies could potentially put her at harm. What a thought. Might as wellhome school!