social interaction

Question 1

a social position that a person holds

Answer 1

status

Question 2

all the statuses a person holds at a given time

Answer 2

status set

Question 3

a social position received at birth, or a position taken on involuntarily

Answer 3

ascribed status

Question 4

a social position taken on voluntarily

Answer 4

achieved status

Question 5

special importance for social identity - often shapes a person’s entire life

Answer 5

master status

Question 6

behaviour expected of someone who holds a particular status

Answer 6

role

Question 7

a number of roles attached to a single status

Answer 7

role set

Question 8

conflict among the roles connected to two or more statuses

Answer 8

role conflict

Question 9

the process of becoming an “ex”

Answer 9

role exit

Question 10

tension among the roles connected to a single status

Answer 10

role strain

Question 11

situations that are defined as real are defined through their consequences

Answer 11

the thomas theorem

Question 12

the study of social interaction in terms of theatrical performance

Answer 12

dramaturgical analysis

Question 13

constructing our performances to idealize our intentions

Answer 13

idealization

Question 14

helping someone save face

Answer 14

tact

Question 15

small social group whose members share personal and lasting relationships

Answer 15

primary group

Question 16

large and impersonal social group whose members pursue a specific goal/activity

Answer 16

secondary group

Question 17

gets things done (performance orientation) - builds formal, secondary relationships

Answer 17

instrumental

Question 18

concerned with well-being - forms personal, primary relationships

Answer 18

expressive

Question 19

pushes to get things done, good for crises, doesn’t develop affectionate relationships

Answer 19

authoritarian leadership

Question 20

more likely to take into consideration the ideas of all members, promotes creative problem-solving, disadvantageous for crises

Answer 20

democratic leadership

Question 21

leaves group to function on its own, beneficial for the knowledgeable and independent, but worst style for crises

Answer 21

laissez-faire leadership

Question 22

a social group toward which a member feels respect and loyalty

Answer 22

in-group

Question 23

a social group toward which a person feels a sense of competition and opposition

Answer 23

out-group

Question 24

anyone who works for an income

Answer 24

utilitarian organization

Question 25

groups people join that they believe are morally beneficial

Answer 25

normative organization

Question 26

involuntary participation as a form of punishment or treatment

Answer 26

coercive organization

Question 27

quick and easy, a “kill two birds with one stone” concept of MCDs

Answer 27

efficiency

Question 28

you know what you’re getting because there are rules on how things are made

Answer 28

predictabiity

Question 29

you know the size of food you’re getting

Answer 29

uniformity