9 Social Interaction Flashcards
ascribed status
involuntary (race, ethnicity, gender, family, background)
achieved status
gained as result of efforts/choices
ex. “doctor”
master status
by which a person is most identified
most important
affects all aspects of the person’s life
role performance
carrying out role (behaviors given)
role partner
behaviors & expectations change of role as partner changes
role strain
difficulty satisfying multiple expectations of multiple roles
role exit
dropping off one identity for another
in-group
person belongs
out-group
person competes/in opposition with
reference group
establish terms by which individuals evaluate themselves
primary group
direct interactions
secondary group
superficial interactions
community
unified by feelings of togetherness due to shared beliefs, ancestry, geography
ex. families and neighborhoods
society
mutual self-interest working together for same goal
ex. companies and countries
system for multiple levels of observation of groups
- dominance v. submission
- friendliness vs. unfriendliness
- instrumentally controlled v. emotionally expressive
group conformity
groupthink: focus solely on ideas generated within groups
ignore all other ideas
network redundancy
overlapping connections with the same individuals
immediate networks
dense/strong ties
distant networks
looser, contain weak ties
formal organizations
- continue despite departure of single individual
- organizations have specific goals
- enforcement procedures for member control
- hierarchal allotment of formal roles/duties to members
characteristic institution
basic organization of society
self-presentation
displaying oneself to society through culturally accepted behaviors
“impression management”
basic model of emotional expression
facial expressions, behaviors, postures, vocal changes, physiological changes
expression evolves
should be similar across cultures
appraisal model
biologically predetermined expressions once emotion is experienced
BUT cognitive antecedent to emotional expression
