Social Interaction (ch 4)

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demeanor

way we act and carry ourselves

status set

all the statuses a person holds at a given time

embarrassment

discomfort after a spoiled performance

props

dress, things we carry, tone of voice, etc; affect performance

eye contact

encourages engagement

tact

helping someone save a performance

role set

identifies a number of roles attached to a single status

harold garfinkel

introduced idea of ethnomethodology

helen ebaugh

researched role exit because she was a nun who left the nunnery

role exit

process by which people disengage from social roles

ethnomethodology

study of the way people make sense of their everyday surroundings

presentation of self

a person's efforts to create specific impressions in the minds of others

erving goffman

analyzed social interaction; explains how people behave very much like actors performing on a stage

role

behavior expected of someone who holds a particular status

smiling

commonly used for appeasement; also symbol of deference

nonverbal communication

communication using body movements, gestures, and facial expressions vs. speech

role conflict

conflict among the roles corresponding to two or more statuses

luigi paradillo

man who believed behavior is guided by status and role and we have the ability to shape what happens from moment to moment

robert merton

man who is associated with the role set

ascribed status

social position a person receives at birth or takes on involuntarily later in life

achieved status

social position a person takes on voluntarily that reflects personal ability and effort

status

social position that a person holds; part of our social identity and defines our relationships to others

master status

status that has special importance for social identity

role strain

tension among the roles connected to a single status

social construction of reality

the process by which people creatively shape reality through social interaction

dramaturgical analysis

the study of social interaction in terms of theatrical performance

men

who uses more personal space?


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