Socialization and Self Flashcards
social interaction
the process by which people act and react in relation to others
status
a social position that a person holds
status set
all the statuses a person holds at a given time
ascribed status
a social position a person receives at birth or takes on involuntarily later in life
achieved status
a social position a person takes on voluntarily that reflects personal ability and effort
master status
a status that has special importance for social identity, often shaping a person’s entire life
role
behavior expected of someone who holds a particular status
role conflict
conflict among the roles connected to two or more statuses
role strain
tension among the roles connected to a single status
dramaturgical analysis
Erving Goffman’s term for the study of social interation in terms of theatrical performance
presentation of self
Ervin Goffman’s term for a person’s efforts to create specific impressions in the minds of others
nonverbal communication
communication using body movements, gestures, and facial expressions rather than speech
personal space
the surrounding area over which a person makes some claim to privacy
Socialization
The lifelong social experience by which people develop their potential and learn culture
Personality
A person’s fairly consistent patterns of acting, thinking, and feeling
Peer group
A social group whose members have interest, social position, and age in common
Anticipatory socialization
Learning that helps a person achieve a desired position
Mass media
The means for delivering impersonal communications to a vast audience
Thomas theorem
Situations that are defined as real are real in their consequences
Social construction of reality
The process by which people creatively shape reality through social interaction
Ethnomethodology
The study of the way people make sense of their everyday surroundings
