Unit 4 Flashcards
an excuse that explains our rule breaking but also affirms that the rule is good and right
account
private or semiprivate spaces in which we can relax or rehearse
back stage
purposefully breaking a social rule in order to test how others respond
breaching
the practice of looking at social life as a series of performances in which we’re actors on metaphorical stages
dramaturgy
research aimed at revealing the underlying shared logic that is the foundation of social interactions
ethnomethodology
a type of experiment that involves a test of a hypothesis outside the laboratory
field experiment
a version of ourselves that we want to project in a certain setting
face
loosely enforced norms
folkways
a public space in which we are aware of having an audience
front stage
efforts to control how we are perceived by others
impression management
prejudical behavior displayed by individuals
interpersonal discrimination
rules that are made and enforced by cities, states, or federal governments
laws
tightly enforced norms that carry moral significance
mores
shared expectations for behavior
norms
rules that are made and enforced by organizations
policies
