Chapter 9 - Social Interaction

Question 1

Social Statuses

Answer 1

Perceived positions in society that are used to classify individuals

Question 2

Ascribed Status

Answer 2

Given involuntarily,usually at birth

Question 3

Achieved Status

Answer 3

Gained as a result of one’s efforts or choices

Question 4

Master Status

Answer 4

Most identified status

Question 5

Pigeonholing

Answer 5

May view individuals only through lens of their master status

Question 6

Role performance

Answer 6

Carrying out of behaviors associated with a given role

Question 7

Role partner

Answer 7

Person with whom one is interacting

Question 8

Role set

Answer 8

Various roles associated with a status

Question 9

Role Conflict

Answer 9

Difficulty in satisfying multiple requirements of the multiple roles

Question 10

Role Strain

Answer 10

Difficulty in satisfying multiple requirements of the same role

Question 11

Role Exit

Answer 11

Dropping of one identity for another

Question 12

In-Group

Answer 12

Social group with which a person experiences a sense of belonging or identified as a member

Question 13

Out-Group

Answer 13

Social group with which a person does not identify

Question 14

Primary Group

Answer 14

Interactions between members of the group are direct, with close bonds providing earm, personal, and intimate relationships to members

Question 15

Secondary Group

Answer 15

Interactions are impersonal and business-like with few emotional bonds and with the goal of accomplishing a specific purpose

Question 16

Gemeinschaft

Answer 16

Groups unified by feelings of togetherness due to shared beliefs, ancestry, or geography

Question 17

Gesellschaft

Answer 17

Less personal groups that are formed out of mutual self-interests working together toward the same goal

Question 18

Interaction Process Analysis

Answer 18

Technique for observing, classifying, and measuring the interactions within small groups

Question 19

System for Multiple Level Observation of Groups (SYMLOG)

Answer 19

Belief that there are 3 fundamental dimensions of interactions
- Dominance vs submission
- Friendliness vs unfriendliness
- Instrumentally controlled vs emotionally expressive

Question 20

Network Redundancy

Answer 20

Overlapping connections with the same individual

Question 21

Iron Law of Oligarchy

Answer 21

Democratic or bureaucratic systems naturally shift to being ruled by an elite group

Question 22

McDonaldization

Answer 22

Shift in focus toward efficiency, predictability, calculability, and control in societal practices

Question 23

Appraisal Model

Answer 23

There are biologically predetermined expressions once an emotion is experiences, but there is a cognitive antecedent

Question 24

Social Construction Model

Answer 24

There is no biological basis for emotions; emotions based on experiences and situational context

Question 25

Authentic Self

Answer 25

Who a person actually is

Question 26

Ideal Self

Answer 26

Who we would like to be

Question 27

Tactical Self

Answer 27

Who we market ourselves to be

Question 28

Dramaturgical Approach

Answer 28

Describe how individuals create images of themselves in various situations

Question 29

Front Stage Self

Answer 29

Person presented to an audience

Question 30

Back Stage Self

Answer 30

Persona adopted when not in a social situation and there is no concern about upholding the performance of a desired public image