Social Interaction Flashcards
status
a position in society used to classify individuals
ascribed status
involuntarily assigned to an individual based on race, gender, ethnicity, etc.
achieved status
voluntarily earned by an individual
master stauts
voluntarily earned by an individual
role
a set of beliefs, values, and norms that define the expectations of a certain status in a social situation
role performance
referes to carrying out behaviors of a given role
role partner
another individual who helps define a specific role within the relationship
role set
a set of all roles that are assocated with a status
role conflict
difficulty managing multiple roles
role strain
difficulty managing just one role
groups
2 or more people with similar characteristics that share a sense of unity
peer group
a self-selected group formed around shared interests
family group
group to which you are born, adopted or married
affinal kinship
individuals that are related by choice
ex) marriage
consaguineous kinship
related through blood
in group
the group you are in
out group
group you compete with or oppose
reference group
group you compare yourself to
primary group
those that contain strong emotional bonds
secondary group
often temporary
contain weaker bonds overall
gemeinschaft
community
gesellschaft
society
groupthink
occurs when members begin to conform to one another’s views and ignore outside perspectives
network
an observable pattern of social relationshops between individuals or groups
organization
a group with identifible membership that engages in certain action to achieve a common purpose
bureaucracy
- a rational system of administration, discipline, and control
- max weber gave it six defining characteristics
weber’s ideal bureaucracy
- division of labor
- authority hierarchy
- formal selection
- formal rules and regulations
- impersonality
- career orientation
iron law of oligarchy
democrative or bureaucratic systems naturally shift to being ruled by an elite group
sect
a religious group that arose from a split from a larger religion
basic model of expressing emotions
states that there are universal emotions and expressions that can be understood across cultures
social construction model of expressing emotion
states that emotions are solely based on the situational context of social interactions
display rules
unspoken rules that govern the expression of emotion
impression management
referes to the maintenance of public image, which is accomplished through various strategies:
* flattery
* boasting
* managing appearances
* ingratiation
* aligning actions
* alter-casting
dramaturgical approach
people create images of themselves in the same way that actors perform a role in front of an audience
dramaturgical approach: front stage
where you are seen by an audience
dramaturgical approach: back stage
you are not in front of the audience
verbal communication
communicating through spoken, written, or signed words
nonverbal communication
communicating through means other than the use of words
ex) body language, prosody, gestures
animal communication
- takes place not only between nonhuman animals but between humans and other animals as well
- animals use body language, facial expressions, visual displays, scents, and vocalizations to communicate
