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Lecture 6: Check for Understanding

Answer the following questions to the best of your ability. Your score will be displayed at the end.

1. The concept of "disruption" in phenomenology is useful because:

a) It causes social chaos. b) It makes the taken-for-granted structures of the lifeworld visible. c) It proves that social systems are fragile. d) It is the goal of all sociological research.

2. A "breaching experiment" (Garfinkel) involves:

a) Breaking the law to see what happens. b) Conducting surveys about social norms. c) Intentionally violating a social norm to observe the reaction. d) Studying the history of social revolutions.

3. Why do people often react with anger or confusion to a breach of social norms?

a) Because the breach threatens their sense of a stable and predictable world. b) Because they are naturally aggressive. c) Because they don't like to be part of experiments. d) Because the norms are unimportant.

4. In the context of data science, a "disruption" might look like:

a) A computer virus. b) An anomaly in the data that reveals a hidden social pattern or bias. c) A power outage. d) A change in the programming language.

5. The lesson of disruption is that order is not something that just exists, but something that is:

a) Imposed by the government. b) Naturally occurring. c) Constantly being produced and maintained through shared practices. d) Unimportant for understanding society.