Sociological Concepts And Value Flashcards
Aspects of sociological concept of value
Values exist at different levels of generality of abstraction
Well you stand to be hierarchically arranged
Values are explicit and implicit in varying degrees
Values of 10 are in conflict with one another
Are important concepts in socialization
Status and roles
Position in a social system
Status
A social position receives at birth or takes an involuntary later in life
Ascribe status
Social position a person takes on voluntarily that reflects personal identity and effort
Achieved status
Refers to the behavior expected of someone who holds a particular status
Role
Conflict among the rules collected to two or more statuses
Role strain
Occurs when conflicting expectations arise from two or more statuses an individual occupies
Role conflict
He first the idea of impression management
Ervin goffman
Through impression management has bearing on the formation of a person’s self identity
Role manipulation
Is a concept to be taken very seriously
Impression management
Types of impression management
Behavioral matching self promotion confirming to situational laws appreciating or flattering others being consistent
The target of perception matches his or her behavior to that of the perceiver
Behavioral matching
I subordinate tries to imitate her boss behavior by being modest and soft spoken because your boss is modest and soft spoken
The target tries to present herself himself in a positive a light as possible
Self promotion example a worker revives his boss about his past accomplishments and associates with coworker who are evaluated highly
The target follows agreed upon rules for Behaviour in the organisation
Confirming to situational laws example a worker stays up late every night event if she has completed all her assignments because staying late is one of the norms of her organization