SOC Chp. 9 Social Interaction

Question 1

What are the 3 statuses?

Answer 1

1. Ascribed - given involuntary, based on race, ethnicity, gender, and family background
2. Achieved - status gained as a result of one’s efforts or choices
3. Master - a status by which a person most identified

Question 2

What is a role?

Answer 2

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

Question 3

What is role performance?

Answer 3

carrying out the behaviors of a given role

Question 4

What is a role partner?

Answer 4

another individual who helps define the specific role within the relationship

Question 5

What does a role set contain?

Answer 5

all the difference roles associated with a status

Question 6

When does a role conflict occur?

Answer 6

when one has difficulty in satisfying the requirements of multiple roles simultaneously. this can lead to role strain in which one has difficulty satisfying multiple requirements from the same role simutaneloy

Question 7

What is a peer group?

Answer 7

a self-selected group formed around similar interest, ages and statuses

Question 8

what is a family group?

Answer 8

a group in which an indivudal is born, adopted or married into

Question 9

What is in-group vs. out-group?

Answer 9

in-group is one that an individual identifies. the outgroup is one that an individual competes with or opposed

Question 10

What is the diff b/w out and reference group?

Answer 10

a reference is a group to which an individual compares themselves. outgroup is one that an individual competes with or opposed

Question 11

What is the diff b/w primary and secondary groups?

Answer 11

primary groups are those that contain a strong emotional bond, while secondary groups are often temporary and contain fewer emotional and weaker bonds overall

Question 12

What is Gemeinschaften?

Answer 12

a community group unified by feelings of togetherness due to shared beliefs, ancestry or geography

Question 13

What is Gesellschaft?

Answer 13

a societal group unified by mutual self-interest in achieving a goal such as country or company

Question 14

What is a network?

Answer 14

an observable pattern of social relationships b/w individuals or groups

Question 15

What is an organization?

Answer 15

bodies of people with a structure and culture designed to achieve a specific goal. they exist outside of each membership within organization

Question 16

What is the diff b/w immediate and distance networks?

Answer 16

immediate networks may be composed of friends, whereas distant networks may include aquanted

Question 17

What is the System for Multiple Lebel of Observation of Groups (SYMLOG)?

Answer 17

the belief that there are 3 fundamental dimensions of interactions: dominance vs. submission, friendliness vs. unfriendliness, and instrumentally controlled vs. emotionally expressive

Question 18

What is self-presentation/impression management?

Answer 18

the process of displaying oneself to society through culturally accepted behavior

Question 19

What is Darwin’s basic model of emotional expression?

Answer 19

emotional expression involves a number of components: facial expression, behavior, postures, vocal changes, and physiological changes, and are consistent with his theory of evolution, and should be similar across cultures

Question 20

What is the appraisal model of emotional expression?

Answer 20

it states that they are biologically predetermined expressions once an emotion is experienced but that there is a cognitive antecedent to emotional expression

Question 21

What is the social construction model of emotional expression?

Answer 21

assumes there is no biological basis for emotion, instead, emotions are based on experiences and situational context alone

Question 22

What does culture syndrome influence?

Answer 22

the rules of expressing or suppressing emotions, and even influence the ways emotions are experienced

Question 23

What is the authentic self?

Answer 23

who you are, both positive and negative

Question 24

What is the ideal self?

Answer 24

who we would like to be under optimal conditions

Question 25

What is the tactical self?

Answer 25

who we market ourselves to be when with others

Question 26

What is the diff b/w Goffman’s front stage and backstage self?

Answer 26

front stage - where the actor is in front of the audience and performs to preserve their desired image
backstage - where the actor is not in front of an audience and is free to act outside of their desired image

Question 27

What is the diff between the I and Me of George Mead’s Dramaturgical approach?

Answer 27

the me is the part of the self that is a response to the enviroments, whereas the I is the creative expression of the individual

Question 28

What are the 6 marks of a bureaucracy?

Answer 28

1. paid officials on a fixed salary
2. nonelected officials who are provided the rights and privileges as a result of making a career out of holding office
3. regular salary increases, seniority rights, and promotions upon passing an exam or milestones
4. officials who entered the organization by holding advanced degrees or training
5. responsibilities, obligations, privileges, and work procedures rigidly defined by the organization
6. responsibilities for meeting the obligations the organization holds

Question 29

What is aligning actions in impression management?

Answer 29

technique in which one provides socially acceptable reasons for unexpected hebahiro

Question 30

How is the ought-self similar to the tactile self?

Answer 30

the ought self is who others think we should be: the expectations imposed by others. onus. the tactile self is the self we present to others when we adhere to their expectations

Question 31

What is self-disclosure in impression management?

Answer 31

giving info about oneself to establish an identity

Question 32

What is managing appearance in impression management?

Answer 32

using props, appearance, emotional expressions, or associations with others to create a positive image

Question 33

What is ingratiation in impression management?

Answer 33

using flattery or conforming to expectations to win someone over

Question 34

What is alter casting in impression management?

Answer 34

imposing an identity onto another person