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Social Interactions Flashcards

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Statuses

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Positions in society that are used to classify individuals. Most exist in relation to each other (e.g. premed with relation to med student and resident)

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Ascribed status

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A status that one is given involuntarily due to factors such as race, ethnicity, gender, and family background

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Achieved status

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One that is gained as a result of one’s efforts or choices such as being a doctor

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Master status

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The status by which a person is most identified

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Role

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A set of beliefs, attitudes, and norms that define expectations for those who hold the status

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Role performance

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The carrying out of behaviors associated with a given role

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Role partner

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The person with whom one is interacting

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Role set

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The various roles associated with a status

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Role conflict

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Difficulty in satisfying the requirement or expectations of multiple roles

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Role strain

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Difficulty satisfying multiple requirements of the same role

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Role exit

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The dropping of one identity for another

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Group/social group

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Consists of two or more people who share similar characteristics and a sense of unity

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Dyad

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A group of two people

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Triad

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A group of three people

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Peer group

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A group that is defined by association of self-selected equals around similar interests, ages, and statuses

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Family group

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A group that is determined by birth, adoption, and marriage

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In-groups

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Groups to which an individual belongs

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Out-groups

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Groups with which an individual competes or is in opposition

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Reference groups

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Groups that establish the terms by which individuals evaluate themselves

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Primary group

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Groups in which interactions are direct, with close bonds providing warm, personal, and intimate relationships to members

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Secondary group

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Groups in which interactions are superficial with few emotional bonds (e.g. group project group)

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Geimeinschaft and Gellenschaft

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Theory of community and society in which communities are groups that are united by feelings of togetherness due to shared beliefs, ancestry, or geography; and society refers to groups that are formed because of mutual self-interest, working together towards the same goal

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Interaction process analysis

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Technique for observing, classifying, and measuring the interactions within small groups

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System for multiple level observation of groups (SMYLOG)

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Based on the belief that there are three fundamental dimensions of interaction: dominancy vs. submission, friendliness vs. unfriendliness, and instrumentally controlled vs. emotionally expressive

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Group conformity
When a group creates pressure on its members that ultimately shapes members' behaviors
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Network
Used to describe observable patterns of social relationships among individuals or groups. Determined by mapping out the interactions between individual units.
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Network redundancy
Overlapping connections with the same individuals
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Immediate networks
Dense with strong ties
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Distant networks
Loose and contain relatively weak ties
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Organizations
Entities that are set up to achieve specific goals and are characterized by having a structure and a culture
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Formal organizations
Differ from groups in that they may continue despite the departure of an individual member, have expressed goals, have enforcement procedures, characterized by hierarchical allotment of formal roles or duties to members
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Characteristic institution
The basic organization of society. Previously kin, clan, or sibling. Now bureaucracy
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Bureaucracy
A rational system of political organization, administration, discipline, and control
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Iron Law of Oligarchy
States that democratic or bureaucratic systems naturally shift to oligarchy
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McDonaldization
The shift in focus towards efficiency, predictability, calculability, and control in societies
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Self-presentation/Impression management
The process of displaying oneself to society through culturally accepted behaviors
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Basic model of emotional expression
States that emotional expression involves a number of components: facial expressions, behaviors, postures, vocal changes, and physiological changes
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Appraisal model
States that there are biological predetermined expressions once an emotion is experienced but that there is a cognitive antecedent to emotional expression
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Social construction model
Assumes that there is no biological basis for emotions, and that instead, emotions are based on experiences and the situational context alone
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Display rules
Cultural expectations of emotions. Govern which emotions can be expressed and to what degree
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Cultural syndrome
A shared set of beliefs, attitudes, norms, values, and behaviors among members of the same culture that are organized around a central theme. Influences the rules for expressing emotion.
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Impression management
Refers to our attempts to influence how others perceive us. This is done through the regulations or controlling of information in social interactions. Three selves: authentic, ideal, and tactical
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Authentic self
Describes who the person actually is, including both positive and negative attributes
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Tactical self
Who we market ourselves to be when we adhere to others' expectations of us (similar to ought self)
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Self-disclosure
Impression management strategy. Giving information about oneself to establish an identity
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Managing appearances
Impression management strategy. Using props, appearance, emotional expression, or associations with others to create a positive image
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Ingratiation
Impression management strategy. Using flattery or conforming to expectations to win someone over
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Aligning actions
Impression management strategy. Making questionable behavior acceptable through excuses
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Alter-casting
Impression management strategy. Imposing an identity onto another person.
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Dramaturgical approach
The metaphor of theater performance which describes how individuals create images of themselves in various situations.
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Front stage
Performing according to setting, role, and script in order to conform to the image you want others to see
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Back stage
When you are not being observed by an audience and are free to act in ways that may not be congruent with your desired public image without having to worry about ruining the performance
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Mead's I
The creative expression of the individual
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Mead's me
The part of the self that is a response to the environment
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Communication
The ability to convey information by speech, writing, signals, or behavior
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Verbal communication
The transmission of information via the use of words, whether spoken, written, or signed
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Nonverbal communication
Refers to how people communicate, intentionally or unintentionally, without words
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Animal communication
Any behavior of one animal that affects the behavior of another

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