Chapter 4 Flashcards
Herold Garfinkel
How we make sense of countless similar situations
Established and developed ethnomethodology
Thomas Theorem
Situations that are defined as real become real in their consequences
Name 5 basic social institutions
Family=care and rear children
Economy=produce/distribute goods
Government=provide commun. Coordination and defense
Education=train new generations
Religion= supply answers about the unknown
Role conflict
Solved by your priorities
Contradictory demands
Ex. Roles as police officer and mother
Role Strain
Tension btwn roles connected to single status
Ex. Running store manager/heathy employee
Status symbols
Items used to identify status
Ex. Makeup, clothing
Status set
All the statuses a person holds at a given time
Ex. Relationship
Wedding ring removal
Role
Behavior expected of someone who holds a particular status
Ex. “Holds status; performs rule”
Impression management
Efforts to manage and our impressions for different audiences
It is influencing other people’s opinions of another person
Ethomethodology
Study of the way people make sense of their every day surroundings
Reality is created by peoples everyday encounters
Groups
Collection of people who regularly and consciously interact with one another
Components of social structure
Social status=position/location
Achieved and ascribed status
Master status=Most important status we hold
Role=behavior obligations attracted to a status
Social structure def.
Framework of society that guides our behavior by providing us with direction and limits
Social interaction
What people do when they are in one another’s presence
Ascribed status
Social status assigned @ birth
Neither earned nor chosen
Ex.Age gender
