Chapter 5

Question 1

Status

Answer 1

a position in social structure

• a person can hold more than one status at a time
  ex: Queen Elizabeth
  1. queen
  2. wealthy
  3. veteran
  4. old
  5. dog lover
  6. wife
• The social honor or prestige that a particular group is accorded by other members of a society. Status groups normally display distinct styles of life—patterns of behavior that the members of a group follow.

Question 2

Achieved Status

Answer 2

attained through effort or choice

ex: mother

Question 3

Ascribed Status

Answer 3

assigned at birth or involuntary by society

ex: age

Question 4

Master Status

Answer 4

most important status- largely determines social identity

ex: George W Bush- President

Question 5

Roles

Answer 5

expected behaviors includes rights and obligations associated with a status
-role pairs facilitate social interactions
ex: mother/child
teacher/student
doctor/patient
-The expected behaviors of people occupying particular social positions.

Question 6

Role Set

Answer 6

cluster of roles associated with a status

Question 7

Erving Goffman

Answer 7

ideas on social interaction

• uses the analogy of “Theater”
• Dramaturgy
• impression management
• response cries

Question 8

Impression Management

Answer 8

Preparing for the presentation of one’s social role

• you have a front/ back stage
• front- performance
• back- relax and behave informally
• you brush it off and act cool to your friends if you got rejected

Question 9

Response Cries

Answer 9

Seemingly involuntary exclamations individuals make when, for example, they are taken by surprise, drop something inadvertently, or want to express pleasure.
-“oops”, “duh”

Question 10

Unfocused Interactions

Answer 10

people are aware of the others around them and may engage in civil inattention

• acknowledgement of strangers in our midst
• Interaction occurring among people present in a particular setting but not engaged in direct face-to-face communication
• Erving Goffman

Question 11

Focused Interactions

Answer 11

encounters- direct attention to what others do or say

• Interaction between individuals engaged in a common activity or in direct conversation with one another
• Erving Goffman

Question 12

Ethnomethodology

Answer 12

• Harold Garfinkel-study of how people make sense of what others say and do in the course of daily social interaction
  ex: “I’m late” could either mean- I’m pregnant or you’re late somewhere

Question 13

Civil Inattention

Answer 13

The process whereby individuals in the same physical setting glance at each other and quickly look away to indicate awareness of each other but not intrusiveness

Question 14

Nonverbal Communication

Answer 14

Communication between individuals based on facial expression or bodily gesture rather than on language

Question 15

Personal Space

Answer 15

The physical space individuals maintain between themselves and others
-Edward T. Hall