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Chapter 5: Social Interaction

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role conflictcompeting demands resulting from two or more statuses


Role strain
incompatible demands, and expectations within a single role

 

role setthe complement of role-relationships within a single status


social interaction
interpersonal relationships between two or more persons

social context, the environment of the interaction

definition of the situationan individual’s interpretation of the social setting

social construction of realityan individual’s perceptions of one’s social world as determined or influenced by social interactions

social attributionan explanation of how others appear, behave, or are motivated

fundamental attribution errorthe bias of attributing our behavior to our circumstances and others’ behavior to their character