Chapter 8- Social processes, attitudes, chapter 9- social interaction Flashcards
Social facilitaton
Simple tasks are easier with people around
Group polarization
Group come to more extreme consesus (more risks)
Groupthink
group thinks but decisions are poor
Social stigma
Dislike of person because of beliefs
Differential association theory
Deviance learned through interactions with others (associating with people makes you different)
Strain theory
Disconnect between social goals & social structure
- Strained to achieve this + dream and will do anything to achieve
Components of attitude
Affective (emotion)
Behavior
Cognitive
Role conflict
Difficulty in satisfying the requirements and expectations of multiple roles
Role strain
Difficulty in satisfying multiple requirements of the same role
McDonaldization
Going towards efficiency
3 selfs
Authentic self
Ideal self
Tactical self : who we market ourselves to be in line with others’ expectations of us
Dramaturgical approach
Like an actor: self on stage and self behind the scenes
Actor-observer bias
Actor: attributes bad behaviors to situational factors
Observer: attributes to dispositional (internal) factor
Me and I
- Me shapes I
Me: interaction with society
I: individual’s own impulses
