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Status

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Position in society used to classify individuals

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Ascribed status

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Involuntarily assigned to an individual based on reason it’s Nisidia gender family background and so on

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Achieved status

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One voluntarily earned by an individual

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Master status

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Status by which an individual is primarily identified

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Role

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

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Role performance

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Carrying out the behaviors of a given role

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Role partner

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Another individual who helps define a specific roles within the relationship

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Role set

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All the different roles associated with the status

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Role conflict

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When one has difficulty in satisfying the requirements of multiple roles simultaneously.

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Role strain

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Occurs when one has difficulty satisfying multiple requirements of the symbol simultaneously

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Groups

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Two or more individuals with similar characteristics that share a sense of unity

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Peer group

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Self-selected group formed around some more and trust age and statuses

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Family group

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Group into which an individual is born adopted or married

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In group

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One with which an individual identifies

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Out group

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One that an individual competes with or opposes

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Reference group

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Group to which an individual compares him or herself

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Primary groups

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Those that contain strong emotional bonds

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Secondary groups

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Temporary and contain fewer emotional bonds and weaker bonds over all

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Geneinschaft

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Community

Group of unified by feelings of togetherness due to shared believes ancestry or geography

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Gesellschaft

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Society

A group unified by mutual self interest in achieving a goal

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Network

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Observable pattern of social relationships between individuals or groups
Individuals in network’s face the demands and expectations of other members constraining what they’re able to do. They may also have access to resources.

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Organization

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Bodies of people with the structure and culture designed to achieve specific goals. They exist outside of each individual’s membership within the organization

Different from groups in that they continue despite the departure of an individual member. They have expressed to Gol’s. They have enforcement procedures. They are a hierarchy roles and duties

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Basic model

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States that there are universal emotions along with corresponding expressions that can be understood across cultures

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Social construction model

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States that emotions are soley based on the situational context of social interactions

Ir based on experiences , but a person had to be for Milyer with social norms for certain emotion to perform the corresponding emotional behavior

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Display rules

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Unspoken rules that govern the expression of emotion

Which emotions can be expressed to what degree

Can differ as a function of culture and gender or family background

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Cultural syndrome

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Shared set of believes norms values and behaviors organized around a central theme as is found among people sharing the same language in geography

Influences the rules for expressing or suppressing emotions and can influence the way his emotions are experienced

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Impression management

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Maintenance of public image which is accomplished through very strategies

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Self disclosure

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Sharing factual information

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Managing appearances

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Using props appearance emotional expression or associations to create a positive image

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Ingratiation

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Using flattery or conformity to win someone over

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Aligning actions

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Use of excuses to account for questionable behavior

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Alter casting

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Imposing and identity on to another persons

As an mcat student you should

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Dramaturgical approach

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Individuals create images of themselves in the same way that just performed a role in front of an audience

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Front stage

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Where the individual is seen by the audience and strives to preserve his desired image

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Backstage

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Where the individual is not in front of an audience and is free to act outside of his desired image

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Verbal communication

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Conveying of information through spoken and written or signed words

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Nonverbal communication

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Convenience of information by means other than the use of words such as body language prosody facial expressions and gestures

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Animal communication

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Takes place not only between nonhuman animals but between humans and other animals as well. Animals use body language rudimentary facial expressions visual displays Sansone vocalizations to communicate

Behavior of one animal that affects the behavior of another

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Role exit

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Dropping of one identity for another

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Social group

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Share common characteristics interest in the city background family ties etc.

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Interaction process analysis

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Technique for observing classifying a measuring interactions within a small group(dyad triad)

Revised to be the system for multiple level observation of groups SYMLOG which is based on the believe that there are three fundamental dimensions of interaction; dominance versus submission, friendliness versus unfriendliness, and instrumentally controlled versus emotionally expressive

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Group conformity

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A group has Power over its members that shapes and numbers behaviors. Individuals are compliant with the group schools even when the goals might be in direct contrast to the individuals goals.

May do things they would not in order to fit in

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Intermediate network

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Dense strong ties

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Distent networks

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Looser and contain we go to ties. Include acquaintances

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Characteristic institution

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Where the basic organization of society has found

In prehistoric times it was primarily can or clan. Modern times this is our cities urban centers of trade and commerce.

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Bureaucracy

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Ration system of political organization administration discipline and control. ( less efficient and slow to change)
has six characteristics

paid nonelected officials on a fixed salary,

officials were provided rights and privileges as a result of making The career out of holding office.

Regular salary increases.

Seniority rights

Promotions upon passing exams or milestones

Officials who enter the organization by holding an advanced degree or training

Responsibilities, obligations and privileges and work prod urea rigidly defined

Responsible for meeting demands of ones position.

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Iron law of oligarchy

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States that democratic or a bureaucratic system is naturally shift to be ruled by an elite group.

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McDonaldization

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Shift in focus towards efficiency predictability calculability and control in societies

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Self presentation

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Display oneself to society through culturally accepted behaviors

Ie impression management; use strategies to shape what others think

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Appraisal model

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Except that they are biologically predetermined expressions ones and emotion is experienced but that there is a cognitive antecedent emotional expression

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Authentic self

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Who the person actually is including both positive and negative attributes

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Ideal self

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Who we would like to be under optimal circumstances

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Tactical self

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Who we market ourselves to be when we adhere to others expectations of us

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Communication

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Conveying information by speech writing signals or behavior

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