Flashcards in Chapter 5 Deck (15)
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Status
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.
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Achieved Status
attained through effort or choice
ex: mother
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Ascribed Status
assigned at birth or involuntary by society
ex: age
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Master Status
most important status- largely determines social identity
ex: George W Bush- President
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Roles
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.
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Role Set
cluster of roles associated with a status
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Erving Goffman
ideas on social interaction
-uses the analogy of "Theater"
-Dramaturgy
-impression management
-response cries
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Impression Management
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
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Response Cries
Seemingly involuntary exclamations individuals make when, for example, they are taken by surprise, drop something inadvertently, or want to express pleasure.
-"oops", "duh"
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Unfocused Interactions
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
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Focused Interactions
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
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Ethnomethodology
-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
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Civil Inattention
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
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Nonverbal Communication
Communication between individuals based on facial expression or bodily gesture rather than on language
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