5.2 Theories Of Social Interaction

Question 1

Social Interaction

Answer 1

The process by which we act and react to those around us

Day-to-day routines give structure and form to what humans do

Humans act creatively to shape reality

Studying everyday social interactions sheds light on larger social systems and institutions

Question 2

Agency

Answer 2

The ability to think, act, and make choices independently

Question 3

Personal Space

Answer 3

The physical space individuals maintain between themselves

Question 4

4 zones of personal space

Answer 4

Edward T. Hall believes the four zones are:

1. Intimate distance (family/lover)
2. Personal distance (friends)
3. Social distance (formal)
4. Public distance (performing to audience)

Question 5

Ethnomethodology

Answer 5

Harold Garfinkel

The study of how people make sense of what others say and do in the course of day-to-day social interaction

Ethnomethodology is concerned with how people sustain meaningful interchanges with one another