9 Social interaction Flashcards

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Give the three types of statuses that individuals can be classified with

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  • Ascribed status (given by society involuntarily)
  • Achieved status (voluntarily earned by individual)
  • Master status (status by which an individual primarily identifies with)
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Give the three types of roles that define the expectations of a certain status in a social situation.

What is role conflict and role strain?

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  • Role performance: carrying out behaviour of given role
  • Role partner: another individual who helps define a specific role through a relationship
  • A role set: contains all the different roles associated with a status

Role conflict: occurs when one has difficulty in satisfying the requirements of multiple roles simultaneously .

Role strain: occurs when one has difficulty satisfying multiple requirements of the same role simultaneously

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Define the following types of groups

in-group
out-group
reference group
primary group
secondary group
Gemeinschaft (community)
Gesellschaft (society)
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in-group: one with which an individual identifies

out-group: one in which an individual competes/opposes

reference group: group individual compares himself to

primary group: contains strong emotional bonds

secondary group: often temporary, fewer emotional bonds (e.g. a class)

Gemeinschaft (community): group unified by feelings of togetherness due to shared beliefs, ancestry, or geography

Gesellschaft (society): group unified by mutual self-interests in achieving a goal

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Contrast networks and organizations

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Networks: observable pattern of social relationships between individuals or groups

Organizations: bodies of people with structure and culture designed to achieve specific goals.

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Describe the two models proposed for how we express emotion in social situations

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  • The basic/appraisal model: universal emotions and corresponding expressions that can be understood across cultures
  • Social construction model: emotions are solely based on the situational context of social interactions
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what are display rules?

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unspoken rules that govern the expression of emotion

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Give the 5 strategies for impression management (controlling public image)

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  • Self disclosure: sharing factual information
  • managing appearances: using props, appearance, emotional expression, or associations to create a positive image
  • Ingratiation: using flattery or conformity to win over someone else
  • Aligning actions: use of excuses to account for questionable behaviour
  • Alter-casting: imposing an identity onto another person
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What is the dramaturgical approach?

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Says that individuals create images of themselves in the same way that actors perform a role in front of an audience.

Front stage: individual is seen by the audience and strives to preserve his desired image

Back stage: individual is not in front of an audience and is free to act outside his desired image

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True or false? Verbal communication is communication with spoken words?

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False

Verbal communication is transmission of information via the use of words (spoken, written, or signed)

Often dependent on nonverbal cues for the receiver to understand the sender’s full meaning.

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