Chapter 9 - Social Interaction

Question 1

Ascribed Status

Answer 1

Given involuntarily,usually at birth

Question 2

Achieved Status

Answer 2

Gained as a result of one’s efforts or choices

Question 3

Master Status

Answer 3

Most identified status

Question 4

Pigeonholing

Answer 4

May view individuals only through lens of their master status

Question 5

Role performance

Answer 5

Carrying out of behaviors associated with a given role

Question 6

Role set

Answer 6

Various roles associated with a status

Question 7

Role Conflict

Answer 7

Difficulty in satisfying multiple requirements of the multiple roles

Question 8

Role Strain

Answer 8

Difficulty in satisfying multiple requirements of the same role

Question 9

In-Group

Answer 9

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

Question 10

Out-Group

Answer 10

Social group with which a person does not identify

Question 11

Primary Group

Answer 11

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

Question 12

Secondary Group

Answer 12

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

Question 13

Gemeinschaft

Answer 13

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

Question 14

Gesellschaft

Answer 14

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

Question 15

Interaction Process Analysis

Answer 15

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

Question 16

System for Multiple Level Observation of Groups (SYMLOG)

Answer 16

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

Question 17

Network Redundancy

Answer 17

Overlapping connections with the same individual

Question 18

Iron Law of Oligarchy

Answer 18

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

Question 19

McDonaldization

Answer 19

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

Question 20

Appraisal Model

Answer 20

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

Question 21

Social Construction Model

Answer 21

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

Question 22

Authentic Self

Answer 22

Who a person actually is

Question 23

Ideal Self

Answer 23

Who we would like to be

Question 24

Tactical Self

Answer 24

Who we market ourselves to be

Question 25

Dramaturgical Approach

Answer 25

Describe how individuals create images of themselves in various situations

Question 26

Front Stage Self

Answer 26

Person presented to an audience

Question 27

Back Stage Self

Answer 27

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