Exam #2 Flashcards
1
Q
Social Interaction
A
Process by which people act and react in relation to others.
2
Q
Status
A
Social positions a person holds at a given time.
3
Q
Status Set
A
All the statuses a person holds at a given time.
4
Q
Role
A
Behavior expected of someone who holds a particular status.
5
Q
Role Set
A
Roles attached to a single status.
6
Q
ascribed status
A
includes involuntary positions
7
Q
achieved status
A
includes volunteer positions
8
Q
Master status
A
involve special importance for social identity, often shaping a person’s life.
9
Q
role conflict
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involves roles connected to two or more statuses
10
Q
role strain
A
involves roles connected to a single status
11
Q
role exit
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involves disengaging from social roles
12
Q
ethnomethodology
A
study of the way people make sense of their everyday surroundings
