Chapter 9- Social Interaction

Question 1

Status

Answer 1

Position in society used to classify individuals

Question 2

What are the different types of statuses?

Answer 2

Ascribed status, achieved status, master status.

Question 3

Ascribed status

Answer 3

Involuntary status that is assigned to an individual based on race ethnicity gender family background so on. Not earned.

Question 4

Achieved status

Answer 4

Voluntary/earned by an individual

Question 5

Master status

Answer 5

Social identity that is your primary identity. The one that people most recognize you as. Example felon, doctor, mother.

Question 6

Role

Answer 6

Set of beliefs, values and norms that define the expectations of a certain status in a social situation

Question 7

Role performance

Answer 7

Carrying out of behaviors associated with a given role.

Example: doctors interacting with patients versus other physicians. When interacting with patients they are expected to translate medical information into language that their patients can understand versus when speaking with other physicians and these expectations are different.

Question 8

Role partner

Answer 8

The person with which one is interacting.

Example doctors interact with patients nurses relatives and other doctors.

Question 9

Role set

Answer 9

Contains all of the different roles associated with a status.

Question 10

Role conflict

Answer 10

Occurs when one has difficulty and satisfying the requirements of multiple roles simultaneously can lead to role strain.

Question 11

Role Strain

Answer 11

Occurs when one has difficulty satisfying multiple requirements of the same role simultaneously.

Question 12

Peer group

Answer 12

Self-selected group formed around similar interest ages and statuses

Question 13

Family group

Answer 13

Group and to which an individual is born adopted or married

Question 14

In group

Answer 14

One in which an individual identifies

Question 15

Out group

Answer 15

One that an individual competes with or opposes

Question 16

Reference group

Answer 16

Group to which an individual compares him or herself 

Question 17

Primary groups

Answer 17

Groups that contains strong emotional bonds

Question 18

Secondary groups

Answer 18

Temporary and contain fewer emotional bonds and weaker bonds overall.

Question 19

Gemeinschaft

Answer 19

(Community) unified by feelings of togetherness due to shared beliefs ancestry or geography

Question 20

Gesellschaft

Answer 20

(Society) unified by mutual self interest in achieving a goal

Question 21

Groupthink

Answer 21

Occurs when members begin to conform to one another’s views and ignore outside perspectives

Question 22

Network

Answer 22

Observable patterns of social relationships between individuals or groups

Question 23

Organizations

Answer 23

Bodies of people with a structure and culture designed to achieve specific goals

Question 24

The two models for how we express emotions in a social situation

Answer 24

Basic model: There a universal emotions along with corresponding expressions I can be understood across cultures

Social construction model: emotions are solely based on the situational contacts of social interactions

Question 25

Basic Model

Answer 25

Basic model: There a universal emotions along with corresponding expressions I can be understood across cultures

Involves facial expressions behaviors postures vocal changes physiological changes

Question 26

Social construction model

Answer 26

Social construction model: emotions are solely based on the situational context of social interactions

No biological basis for emotions. Emotions are expressed differently and play different roles across cultures

Question 27

Display rules

Answer 27

Unspoken rules that govern the expression of emotion

masking your true feelings about your friend’s terrible cooking or being friendly to your opponent after losing an important competition

Question 28

Cultural syndrome

Answer 28

Shared set of beliefs, norms, values and behaviors organized on a central theme as is found among people sharing the same language in geography.

Question 29

Impression management

Answer 29

Refers to the maintenance of a public image which is accomplished through various strategies including:

self disclosure, managing appearance, ingratiation, aligning actions, alter casting.

Question 30

Self disclosure

Answer 30

A strategy of impression management. Sharing factual information

Question 31

Managing appearances

Answer 31

Strategy of impression management. Refers to using props appearance emotional expression or associations to create a positive image

Question 32

Ingratiation

Answer 32

Strategy of impression management. Using flattery or conformity to win over someone else.

Question 33

Aligning actions

Answer 33

Strategy of impression management. The use of excuses to account for questional behavior.

Question 34

Altar casting

Answer 34

Strategy of impression management. Imposing an identity onto another person.

Question 35

Dramaturgical approach

Answer 35

An individual sees images of themselves in the same way that actors perform a role in front of an audience. Includes front and back stage self.

Question 36

Front versus backstage self

Answer 36

F- individual as seen by an audience and strives to preserve his desired image.

B- individual is not in front of an audience and is free to act outside of his desired image.

Question 37

Verbal communication

Answer 37

Advance of information through spoken written or signed words

Question 38

Nonverbal communication

Answer 38

Conveyance of information by means other than use of words such as body language, prosody (the rhythm, stress, and intonation of speech) facial expressions and gestures

Question 39

Prosody

Answer 39

Tone of voice

Question 40

Animal communication

Answer 40

Takes place not only between nonhuman animals but between humans and other animals as well.

Animals using body language rudimentary fuchsia expressions visual displays sense and vocalizations to communicate.