9.1 Elements of Social Interaction

Question 1

Social interaction

Answer 1

the basis of social life and helps humans reach their full potential

Question 2

status

Answer 2

a position in society used to classify individuals, they exist in relation to other statuses

Question 3

Three types of statues

Answer 3

Ascribed status
Achieved status
Master status

Question 4

Ascribed status

Answer 4

involuntarily assigned to an indiv based on race, ethnicity, gender, fam background, and so on

Question 5

Achieved status

Answer 5

voluntarily earned by an indiv as results of one’s efforts and choices

Question 6

Master status

Answer 6

Master status

Question 7

Roles

Answer 7

a set of beliefs, values, and norms that define the expectations of a certain status in a social situation

Question 8

Role performance

Answer 8

• carrying out the behaviors of a given role
• Indiv can vary in how successful they are at performing a role
• Can change depending on the social situation and context of the interaction

Question 9

Role partner

Answer 9

The person w/ whom one interacts while playing a particular role; each role partner provides a diff set of behavioral expectations

Question 10

Role set

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contains all of the diff roles associated w/ a status

Question 11

Role conflict

Answer 11

when one has difficulty in satisfying the requirements of multiple roles simultaneously

Question 12

Role strain

Answer 12

when one has difficulty satisfying requirements of the same role simultaneously

Question 13

Role exit

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Dropping of one identity for another

Question 14

Groups (aka social groups)

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made up of 2 or > indiv w/ similar characteristics that share a sense of unity, not just simply indiv that share the same physical space

Question 15

Types of groups

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1. Peer group
2. Fam group
3. In-group
4. Out-group
5. Reference group
6. Primary groups
7. Secondary groups

Question 16

Gemeinschaft (community)

Answer 16

group unified by feelings of togetherness due to shared beliefs, ancestry, or geography

Question 17

Gesellschaft (society)

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group unified by mutual self-interests in achieving a goal

Question 18

Interaction process analysis

Answer 18

Technique for observing, classifying, and measuring the interactions w/in small groups

Question 19

system for multiple level observation of groups (SYMLOG)

Answer 19

based on the belief that there are 3 fundamental dimensions of interaction: dominance vs submission, friendliness vs unfriendliness, and instrumentally controlled vs emotionally expressive

Question 20

Group conformity

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Individuals are compliant w/ the groups goals, even when the group’s goals may be in direct contrast to the indiv’s goal.

Question 21

Network

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an observable pattern of social relationships btwn indiv or groups

Question 22

Network redundancy

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Overlapping connections w/ the same indiv

Question 23

Immediate networks

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Dense/strong ties, may be composed of friends

Question 24

Distant networks

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loose/ weaker ties, may include acquaintances

Question 25

Organization

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bodies of ppl w/ a structure and culture designed to achieve specific goals. They exist outside of each indiv membership w/in the organization

Question 26

Formal organizations

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NOT the same as groups
They continue despite the departure of an indiv member
Have expressed goals
Have enforcement procedures that seek to control the activities of their members
Characterized by the hierarchical allotment of formal roles or duties to members
They can be LARGE

Question 27

Characteristic institution

Answer 27

The social structure or institution about which societies are organized

Question 28

bureaucracy

Answer 28

A rational sys of political org, admin, discipline and control.

Question 29

Iron law of oligarchy

Answer 29

States that democratic or bureaucratic sys naturally shift to being ruled by an elite group.

Question 30

McDonaldization

Answer 30

Used to refer to a shift in focus toward efficiency, predictability, calculability, and control in societies