Chapter 5-social Structure And Social Interaction Flashcards
Game theory
A mathematical theory that regards human interaction as a game.
Role
Behavior others expect from a person associated with a particular status.
Zero sum game
Like poker, one loses one wins
Social organization
The order established in social groups.
Role
Behavior others expect from a person associated with a particular status.
Ethnomethodology
A technique for studying human interaction by deliberately disrupting social social norms and observing how individuals attempt to restore normalcy.
Macroanalysis
Analysis of the whole of society, how it is organized and how it changes.
Social structure
The patterns of social relationships and social institutions that make up society.
Postindustrial society
A society economically dependent upon the production and distribution of services, information, and knowledge.
Society
A system of social interaction that includes both culture and social organization.
Social institution
An established and organized system of social behavior with a recognized purpose.
Master status
Some characteristic of a person that overrides all other features of the persons identity.
Ascribed status
A status determined at birth.
Gesellschaft
A type of society in which increasing importance is placed on the secondary relationships people have – that is, less intimate and more instrumental relationships.
Gemeinschaft
German for community, a state characterized by a sense of common feeling among the members of a society, including strong personal ties, sturdy primary group memberships, and a sense of personal loyalty to one another; associated with rural life.
Role modeling
Imitation of the behavior of an admired other.
Collective consciousness
The body of beliefs that are common to a community or society that give people a sense of belonging.
Social interaction
Behavior between two or more people that is given meaning.
Proxemic communication
Meaning conveyed by the amount of space between interacting individuals.
Role strain
Conflicting expectations within the same role
Nonverbal communication
Communication by means other than speech, as by touch, gestures, use of distance, eye movements, and so on.
Imprinting
A process whereby a newly hatched or newborn member of a species attaches itself to the first object “seen” by it, whether or not it is the mother, and whether it is an animal, human, or a physical object.
Status inconsistency
Exists when the different statuses occupied by the individual bring with them significantly different amounts of prestige.
Cyberspace interaction
Interaction occurring when two or more communicate electronically.
Preindustrial society
One that directly uses, modifies, and/or tills the land as a major means of survival.
Role set
All roles occupied by a person at a given time.
Impression management
A process by which people attempt to control how others perceive them.
Group
A collection of individuals who interact and communicate, share goals and norms, and who have a subjective awareness as “we”.
Mechanical solidarity
Unity based on similarity, not difference, of roles.
Role conflict
Two more roles associated with contradictory expectations.
Status
An established position in a social structure that carries with it a degree of prestige.
Microanalysis
Analysis of the smallest, most immediately visible part of social life, such as people interacting.
Achieved status
A status attained by effort.
Division of labor
The systematic interrelation of different tasks that develops in complex societies.
Organic solidarity
Unity based on role differentiation, not similarity.
Status set
The complete set of statuses occupied by a person at a given time.
