Social Interaction

Question 1

Status

Answer 1

Position in society used to classify individuals

Question 2

Ascribed status

Answer 2

Involuntarily assigned to an individual based on race, ethnicity, gender, family background, and so on.

Question 3

Achieved status

Answer 3

Voluntarily earned by individual

Question 4

Master status

Answer 4

Status by which an individual is primarily identified

Question 5

Role

Answer 5

Set of beliefs, values, and norms that define the expectations of a certain status in a social instituion

Question 6

Role performance

Answer 6

Refers to carrying out the behaviors of a given role

Question 7

Role partner

Answer 7

Another individual who helps define a specific role within the relationship

Question 8

Role set

Answer 8

Contains all of the different roles associated with a status

Question 9

Role conflict

Answer 9

When one has difficulty in satisfying the requirements of multiple roles simultaneously

Question 10

Role strain

Answer 10

Occurs when one has difficulty satisfying multiple requirements of the same role simultaneously

Question 11

Groups

Answer 11

Made up of one or two more individuals with similar characteristics that share a sense of unity

Question 12

Peer group

Answer 12

Self-selected group formed around similar interests, ages, and statuses

Question 13

Family group

Answer 13

Group into which individual is born, adopted, or married

Question 14

In-group

Answer 14

One with which person identifies with

Question 15

Out-group

Answer 15

One with which person competes with or opposes

Question 16

Reference group

Answer 16

Group to which an individual compares him- or herself

Question 17

Primary groups

Answer 17

Those that contain strong, emotional bonds

Question 18

Secondary groups

Answer 18

Often temporary and contain fewer emotional bonds and weaker bonds overall

Question 19

Community

Answer 19

Group unified by feelings of togetherness due to shared beliefs, ancestry, or geography

Question 20

Society

Answer 20

Group unified by mutual self-interests in achieving a goal

Question 21

Groupthink

Answer 21

When members begin to conform to one another’s views and ignore outside perspectives

Question 22

Network

Answer 22

Observable pattern of social relationships between individuals or groups

Question 23

Organizations

Answer 23

Bodies of people with a structure and culture designed to achieve specific goals. They exist outside of each individual’s membership within the organization.

Question 24

Basic model

Answer 24

There are universal emotions, along with corresponding expressions that can be understood across cultures

Question 25

Social construction model

Answer 25

Emotions are solely based on the situational context of social interactions

Question 26

Display rules

Answer 26

Unspoken rules that govern the expression of emotion

Question 27

Cultural syndrome

Answer 27

Shared set of beliefs, norms, values, and behaviors organized around a central theme, as is found among people sharing the same language and geography

Question 28

Impression management

Answer 28

Maintenance of public image, which is accomplished via different strategies.

Question 29

Self-disclosure

Answer 29

Sharing factual information

Question 30

Managing appearances

Answer 30

Using props, appearance, emotional expression, or associations to create a positive image

Question 31

Ingratiation

Answer 31

Using flattery or conformity to win over someone else

Question 32

Aligning actions

Answer 32

Use of excuses to account for questionable behavior

Question 33

Alter-casting

Answer 33

imposing an identity onto another person

Question 34

Dramaturgical approach

Answer 34

Individuals create images of themselves in the same way that actors perform a role in front of an audience

Question 35

Front stage

Answer 35

Where individual is seen by an audience and strives to preserve his desired image

Question 36

Back stage

Answer 36

Where individual is not in front of an audience and is free to act outside of his desired image

Question 37

Verbal communication

Answer 37

Conveyance of information though spoken, written, or signed words

Question 38

Nonverbal communication

Answer 38

Conveyance of information by means other than the use of words, such as body language, prosody, facial expressions, and gestures

Question 39

Animal communication

Answer 39

Can happen between animals themselves as well as between an animal and a human. Animals use body language, rudimentary facial expressions, visual displays, scents, and vocalizations to communicate