Notes:
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, includes your role-relationships with your professors, graduate assistants, staff, and classmates.
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
4 stages
- Doubt role commitments
- Seek alternatives
- Turning point
- Create an ex-role
role attachment, emotional intensity associated with the role.
social institutions, organizational systems that link individuals to the larger society
education prepares youth for their role in society by transmitting knowledge, skills, and values
economics distributes and regulates financial resources within society
religion helps indoctrinate citizens with values and beliefs
family socializes members, regulates sexual behavior, and creates a sense of belonging within society
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
secondary groups, large-scale, impersonal, task-focused, and time-limited associations
social networks, groups of individuals and organizations that are connected to one another.
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
True personality- the persons true personality
genuine acting- this level represents the actual feelings of a person, not simply acting to present the feelings expected of those around him
Deep acting- with this level of the person tries to empathize with the emotions of others or share their emotions
Surface acting- with this level of emotions the person presents emotions that don\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\’t reflect their true feelings. For example, presenting a fake smile
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
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