CHAPTER 9

Question 1

status

Answer 1

positions in society that are used to classify individuals

Question 2

ascribed status

Answer 2

status that is given involuntarily

-Race, gender, family backround

Question 3

Achieved status

Answer 3

gained as a result of one’s efforts or choices

Question 4

Master status

Answer 4

status by which one is most identified; is pervasive in that persons life

Question 5

Role

Answer 5

set of beliefs, values, attitudes, and norms that define expectation for those who hold the status

Question 6

Role performance

Answer 6

carrying out of a behaviour associated with a given role

Question 7

Role partner

Answer 7

person with whom one is interacting

Question 8

role set

Answer 8

the various roles associated with a status

Question 9

Role conclift

Answer 9

difficulty in satisfying the requirements or expectations of multiple roles

Question 10

role strain

Answer 10

difficuly in satisfying multiple requirements of the same role

Question 11

role exit

Answer 11

is the dropping of one identity for another

Question 12

social group

Answer 12

consists of two or more people who share similar characteristics

Question 13

dyad

Answer 13

two people

Question 14

triad

Answer 14

three people

Question 15

peer group

Answer 15

one that is defined by association of self-selected equals around similar interests…

Question 16

family group

Answer 16

not self selected but determined at birth/adoption

Question 17

In groups

Answer 17

groups to which an individual belongs to

Question 18

out groups

Answer 18

individual competes or is in opposition

Question 19

reference groups

Answer 19

groups that establish terms by which indivual evaluate themselves

Question 20

primary groups

Answer 20

interactions are direct, with close nbonds, friend, family,…

Question 21

secondary groups

Answer 21

interactions are superficial, with few emotional bonds

Question 22

Gemeinschaft and Gesellshaft

Answer 22

two groups, community + society

Question 23

Interaction process analysis

Answer 23

technique for observing, classifying, and measuring the interactions with small groups

Question 24

group conformity

Answer 24

peer pressure”, tendency for people to bring behaviour to line with group norms. Powerful.

Question 25

groupthink

Answer 25

occurs when maintaining harmony among group members is more important than carefully analyzing problem at hand. Happens in very cohesive, insulated groups

Question 26

network

Answer 26

decribe the pattern of social relationships among individuals

Question 27

network redundancy

Answer 27

is the degree to which your connections are connected to each other

Question 28

Immediate networks

Answer 28

dense with strong ties

Question 29

distant networks

Answer 29

looser and contain weaker ties

Question 30

oragnizations

Answer 30

entities that are set up to achieve goals and are characterized by having a structure and a culture

Question 31

Formal organizations

Answer 31

continue despite departure of a member

Question 32

bureaucracy

Answer 32

rational system of political organization, administration, discipline and control

Question 33

iron law of oligarchy

Answer 33

states that democratic or bureaucratic systems naturally shift to being ruled by an elite group

Question 34

McDonaldization

Answer 34

shift in focus toward efficiency, predictability, calculability, and control in societies

Question 35

Appraisal model

Answer 35

accepts there are biologically predetemined expressions once an emotion is experienced, but that there is a cognitive antecedent to emotional expression

Question 36

Social construction model

Answer 36

assumes there is no biological basis for emotion

Question 37

display rule

Answer 37

cultural expectations of emotion

Question 38

cultural syndrome

Answer 38

a shared set of beliefs, attitudes, norms, values, and behaviours

Question 39

Impression management

Answer 39

refers to our attempts to influence how others perceive us

Question 40

front stage

Answer 40

The front stage self encompasses the behavior a player (person) performs in front of an audience

Question 41

Backstage

Answer 41

employed when players are together, but no audience is present.

Question 42

communication

Answer 42

ability to convey information by speech, writing, signals, or behavior

Question 43

Verbal communication

Answer 43

transmission of infromation via the use of words

Question 44

Non verbal communication

Answer 44

how people communicate, intentionally or unintentionally

Question 45

Animal behavior

Answer 45

behavior of one animal that affecrts the behavior of another