Identity & Social Structure I- Role & Status Flashcards
Situationism
theory that our actions are mostly taken in response to specific external situations
Roles
the socially-defined character that you perform in everyday situations
Role Taking
the act of adopting specific role in a situation
role making
ability to interpret a role in way that changes or adapts it
social script
the set of rules and expectations that specify how people In two different roles should interact
dramaturgical method
interprets social interactions as though people are acting out specific roles
Staging
socially defines different stages or settings for the role
Impression management
how to affect others view of us by acting in certain ways
Identity
your overall picture of the way all your role fits together
role set
the collection of roles that any individual plays
roles strain
difficulties in fulfilling the demands of a single, intense role
role conflict
juggling the contradictory demands of multiple roles
master status
single most important role to identity; given priority over rest
compartmentalization
separate roles completely, so they can’t come in to conflict
role distance
showing disdain for role you have to play
