social interaction, interpersonal relationships between two or more persons
social context, the environment of the interaction.
definition of the situation, an individual’s interpretation of the social setting,
social construction of reality, an individual’s perceptions of one’s social world as determined or influenced by social interactions.
social attribution, an explanation of how others appear, behave, or are motivated,
fundamental attribution error, the bias of attributing our behavior to our circumstances and others’ behavior to their character
Ethnomethodology, the study of people’s methods as it relates to the formation of society
breaching, purposely violating social norms to examine an individual’s reactions.
dramaturgy, the theory that we are all actors on the stage of life and we divide our world based on what we let others see or not see of us
face work, the efforts exerted by both actors during an interaction to get through unanticipated events without casting an undesirable light or disrupting the relationship of the participants
social exchange, the process by which social decisions are based on perceived costs and benefits.
Social status, an individual’s position or rank within a social system
status set, the collection of statuses held at one time,
Ascribed status, assigned social status based on characteristics such as sex, race, and age,
Achieved status, earned social status based on merit,
master status, the social position central to your identity
Status symbols, material signals that are meant to convey a message to others about an individual’s social position
conspicuous consumption, the public display of lavish and wasteful spending to enhance one’s social status
social roles, expected patterns of behaviors for specific statuses and positions.
role set, the complement of role-relationships within a single status
Role strain, incompatible demands, and expectations within a single role
role conflict, competing demands resulting from two or more statuses
role exit, the process of disengaging from significant roles
role attachment, emotional intensity associated with the role
The majority of released prisoners do not return to prison.
This is a myth.
social institutions, organizational systems that link individuals to the larger society
Family
Government
Experiments
Religion
Economics
Social groups, two or more individuals connected by common bonds and shared social relations,
primary groups, small-scale, intimate face-to-face long-lasting associations, and secondary groups, large-scale, impersonal, task-focused, and time-limited associations
social networks, groups of individuals and organizations that are connected to one another.
Functionalist Theory: Functionalists are concerned with the link between parts of society,
Conflict Theory: Conflict theory focuses on the inequalities that result from groups competing over scarce resources
Symbolic Interactionism: Symbolic interactionists use a micro-level approach to examine the meanings, symbols, and patterns within social interactions.
feeling rules, norms about which emotions are appropriate to display in a given situation
emotion labor, a worker’s regulation of personal feelings in an effort to set an emotional tone for customers in a business setting
Sexual Harassment
Any welcome sexual conduct deemed offensive by the recipient. It can be verbal, physical, or sexual in nature.
Racial Harassment
Unwelcome verbal or physical behavior directed towards an individual(s) based on their race or national origin.
Personal Harassment
Bullying, rejecting, humiliating, intimidating, and uncivil conduct directed towards someone based on personal difference.
Sexual Orientation Harassment
Unwanted verbal, physical, and sexual conduct directed towards someone based on their sexual orientation.
Disability Harassment
Negative physical or verbal behavior directed towards an individual based on their mental or physical ability.
Age Harassment
Hurtful physical and verbal actions directed at a person based on their age.
There is no correlation between what a woman wears and whether she is the victim of street harassment.
This is a reality
technology, tools created by science to address and solve the problems of humankind
Thomas theorem, the idea that if we think something is real, then it is indeed real to us.
nformation can be spread quickly
Relationships can be strengthened and make new friends
Heavy users tend to have lower grades
It has helped create thousands of jobs in the technology industry
It can increase levels of stress in offline relationships
Social networking offers an outlet for shy or socially isolated individuals
Users have less face-to-face interaction with others
It can harm employee activity because people spend time online instead of working
Users are more likely to be prone to social isolation in the first place