Chapter 4 Flashcards
microsociology
the study of human behavior in contexts of face-to-face interaction.
social interaction
the process by which we act and react to those around us.
civil inattention
the process whereby individuals in teh same physical setting demonstrate to one another that they are aware of each other’s presence
nonverbal communication
communication between individuals based on facial expression or bodily gestures rather than on language
social role
socially defined expectations of an individual in a given status, or occupying a particular social position. In every society, individuals play a number of social roles, such as teenager, parent, worker, or political leader.
status
the social honor or prestige that a particular group is accorded by other members of a society. Status groups normally display distinct styles for life–patterns of behavior that the members of a group follow. Status privilege may be positive or negative. Pariah status groups are regarded with disdain or treated as outcasts by the majority of the population
social position
the social identity an individual has in a given group or society. Social positions may be general in nature (those associated with gender roles) or may be more specific (occupational positions).
impression management
preparing for the presentation of one’s social role.
ethnomethodolgy
The study of how people make sense of what others say and do in teh ourse of day-to-day social interaction. Ethnomethodology is concerned with the “ethnomethods” by which people sustain meaningful exchanges with one another?
conversational analysis
the empirical study of conversations, employing techniques drawn from ethnomethodology. Conversation analysis examines details of naturally occurring conversations to reveal the organizational principles of talk and its role in the production ad reproduction of social order.
interactional vandalism
the deliberate subversion of the tacit rules of conversation
response cries
seemingly involuntary exclamations individuals make when, for example, being taken by surprise, dropping something inadvertently, or expressing pleasure.
personal space
the physical space individuals maintain between themselves and others.
regionalization
the division of social life into different regional settings or zones.
clock time
Time as measured by the clock, in terms of hours, minutes, and seconds. Before the invention of clocks, time reckoning was basked on events in the natural world, such as the rising and setting of the sun
