Social Interaction Flashcards
Positions in society that are used to classify individuals are known as social statuses. What are the 3 different types of social statuses ?
Ascribed: status given involuntarily (due to race, ethnicity, etc.)
Achieved: status gained
Master: status by which one is most identified by (can cause pigeonholing: on seeing someone based on their status)
What is the difference between role conflict & role strain ?
RC is difficulty satisfying the requirements of multiple roles while RS is difficulty in satisfying multiple requirements of the same role
How do in & out groups differ ?
IG are social groups where people feel a sense of belonging, while an OG are social groups where an individual does not identify
*Group conflict = out group compete w/ in group
Groups that individuals use as a standard for evaluating themselves are known as ?
Reference groups
What does the Gemeinschaft & Gesellschaft theory consist of ?
Community & society (respectively)
What are the 3 core fundamental beliefs of interaction based on the ‘system for multiple level observation of groups’ (SYMLOG) ?
- Friendliness vs unfriendliness
- Dominance vs submission
- Instrumentally controlled vs emotionally expressive
When members of a group focus on reaching a consensus @ the cost of critical evaluation, this phenomena is known as ?
Groupthink
A rational system of political organization, administration, discipline, & control is known as ?
Bureaucracy
What law states that democratic or bureaucratic systems will naturally shift to being ruled by elite groups ?
Iron law of oligarchy
A shift in focus toward efficiency, predictability, calculability, & control in social practices is known as ?
McDonaldization
What does the social construction model assume ?
There is no biological basis for emotions, but that emotions are based on experiences & situational context
Cultural expectations of emotions are often referred to as ?
Display rules
What does Erving Goffman’s dramaturgical approach consist of ?
Front stage self: persona presented to audience
Backstage self: persona adopted when not in social setting
