Social Interaction (CH9) Flashcards

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Given involuntarily, based on race, ethnicity, gender, family background and so on.

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Ascribed Status

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Gained as a result of one’s efforts or choices.

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Achieved Status

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Status by which one is most identified; typically the most important status the individual holds and affects all aspects of that person’s life.

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Master Status

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The carrying out of behaviors associated with a given role.

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Role Performance

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Behaviors and expectations change as a result of the person with whom one is interacting with.

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Role Partner

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The various roles associated with a status.

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Role Set

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Difficulty in satisfying the requirements or expectations of MULTIPLE roles.

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Role Conflict

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Difficulty in satisfying multiple requirements of the SAME role.

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Role Strain

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The dropping of one identity for another.

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Role Exit

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A group that is defined by association of self-selected equals around similar interests, ages and statuses. Provide an opportunity for friendship and feelings of belonging.

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Peer Group

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A group that is not self-selected but determined by birth, adoption, and marriage. It joins members of various ages, sexes, and generations through emotional ties.

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Family Group

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A group to which an individual belongs and can be contrasted to it’s opposite.

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In-Group

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A group where an individual competes or is in opposition.

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Out-Group

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Groups that establish the terms by which individuals evaluate themselves (ex. to determine how strong of a medical school applicant you are, you may consider yourself in relation to “this” group of all medical school applicants).

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Reference Group

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In this group, interactions are direct, with close bonds providing warm, personal, and intimate relationships to members. These usually last a long period of time.

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Primary Group

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In this group, interactions are superficial, with few emotional bonds. These usally last a short period of time.

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Secondary Group

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Is a technique for observing, classifying, and measuring the interactions within small groups.

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Interaction Process Analysis

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18
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What are the three fundamental dimensions of interaction (according to SYMLOG)?

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  1. Dominance vs. Submission
  2. Friendliness vs. Unfriendliness
  3. Instrumentally Controlled vs. Emotionally Expressive
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Individuals are compliant with the group’s goals, even when the group’s goals may be in direct contrast to the individual’s goal.

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Group Conformity

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Occurs when members begin to focus soley on ideas gathered within the group, while ignoring outside perspectives.

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Groupthink

21
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Used to describe the observable pattern of social relationships amoung individuals or groups.

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Network

22
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Networks that are dense with strong ties (friends).

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Immediate Network

23
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Networks that are looser and contain weak ties (acquaintances).

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Distant Network

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

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Organization

25
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The basic organization of society is found in its?

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Characteristic Institution

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A rational system of political organization, administration, discipline, and control.

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Bureaucracy

27
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This law states that democratic or bureaucratic systems naturally shift to being ruled by an elite group.

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Iron Law of Oligarchy

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Commonly used to refer to a shift in focus toward efficiency, predictability, calculability, and control in societies.

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McDonaldization

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The process of displaying oneself to society through culturally accepted behaviors.

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Self-Presentation

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This was first established by Charles Darwin, and states that emotional expressions involve a number of components: facial expressions, behaviors, postures, vocal changes, and physiological changes. He also claimed that expression is consistent with his theories on evolution and should be similar across cultures.

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Basic Model of Emotional Expression

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This model accepts that there are biologically predetermined expressions once an emotion is experienced, but that there is a cognitive antecedent to emotional expression.

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Appraisal Model

32
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This model assumes that there is no biological basis for emotions. Instead, emotions are based on experiences and the situational context of social interactions alone.

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Social Construction Model

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Unspoken rules that govern the expression of emotion.

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Display Rules

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A shared set of beliefs, attitudes, norms, values, and behaviors organized around a central theme, as is found amoung people sharing the same language and geography.

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Cultural Syndrome

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Refers to our attempts to influence how others perceive us. This is done through the regulation or controlling of information in social interactions (five strategies).

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Impression Management

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Describes who the person actually is, including both positive and negative attributes.

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Authentic Self

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Refers to who we would like to be under optimal circumstances.

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Ideal Self

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Refers to who we market ourselves to be when we adhere to other’s expectations of us.

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Tactical Self

39
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Erving Goffman described impression management by using the metaphor of a theatrical performance to describe how individuals create images of themselves in various situations (in the same way that actors perform roles in front of an audience).

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Dramaturgical Approach

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

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Front Stage

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Where the individual is not in front of an audience and strives to preserve his desired image.

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Back Stage

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A group unified by feelings of togetherness due to shared beliefs, ancestry, or geography.

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Gemeinshaft (Community)

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A group unified by mutal self-interests in achieving a goal.

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Gesellshaft (Society)

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Sharing information about oneself to establish an indentity (factual information).

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Self-Disclosure

45
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Using props, appearance, emotional expresion, or associations with others to create a positive image.

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Managing Appearences

46
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Using flattery or conforming to expectations to win someone over.

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Ingratiation

47
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Making questionable behavior acceptable through excuses.

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Aligning Actions

48
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Imposing an identity onto another person.

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Alter-Casting