Chapter 5 Flashcards
What is our social environment made up of?
Our connections to other people
What do sociologists refer to social environments as?
organizations
What do we hold as members of organizations?
Statuses
How can Statuses be obtained?
Achieved or ascribed
What is a master status?
social position that a person considers central to their social indentity
What is Social interaction?
the process by which role performers act in relation to each other
What is emotion management?
following culturally transmitted “scripts”
What is emotional labor?
emotion management that people do as part of their job
What is Power?
The capacity to carry out one’s will despite resistance.
What are the three main modes of interaction?
Domination, cooperation, competition
What are status cues?
visual indicators of a person’s social position
