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SOC1010 Chp 4 SocInt
Introduction to Sociology Chapter 4: Social Interaction, De More
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| social interaction | process by which peopl eact in relation to others |
| status | social position a person holds |
| status set | all the statuses a person holds at a given time |
| ascribed status | social position a person receives at birth or takes involuntarily later in life |
| acheived status | social position a person takes on voluntarily that reflects personal ability and effort |
| master status | 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 set | number of roles attached to a single status |
| role conflict | conflict among the roles connected to two or more statuses |
| role strain | tension among the roles connected to a single status |
| social construction of reality | process by which people creatively shape reality through social interaction |
| Thomas Theorem | situations defined as real are real in their consequences |
| ethnomethodology | Garfinkel; study of the way people make sense of their everyday surroundings |
| dramaturgical analysis | Goffman; study of social interaction in terms of a theatrical performance |
| presentation of self | Goffman; a person's efforts to create specific immpressions in the mind of others |
| nonverbal communication | communication using body movements, gestures and facial expressions rather than sppech |
| personal space | surrounding area over which a person makes some claim to privacy |