Chapters 4-7 Flashcards
(65 cards)
Social structure
Status- position that a person holds
Role- Behaviour expected of someone who holds a particular status
Social construction of reality
process by which people creatively shape reality through social interaction
Thomas Theorem (W.I. Thomas)
situations we define as real, become real in their consequences
Ethnomethodology (Garphinkel)
the study of the way people make sense of their surroundings
Presentation of SELF-
Dramatological Analysis (Goffman
- study of social interaction in terms of theoretical performance (we all are actors)
- efforts of a person to create specific impressions in the mind of others
Interactions in everyday life through the;
> social construction of feelings -expression of feelings/emotions @ home/job
social construction of gender
-language defines men, women, transender ( he,she, they)
Social constructions of humour- use humour to play w/ reality ( jokes about minorities)
Foundation of humour
- social construction of reality
- defuse situations
- relieve tension
- provides safety valve
Cultural side of emotions
- culture defines what triggers emotion
- culture provides rules to display emotions
- culture guides how we value emotions
Define social interaction
ACT+REACT in relation to others
Define status
a social position that a person holds
Define ascribed status
a social position received @ birth or taken on involuntary later
Define achieved status
social position taken on voluntary that reflects ability& effort
Define status sex
all status’ held at a given time
Define master status
a status w/ importance for social ID > shapes entire life
Define role
behavior expected of someone who holds a particular status
Define role set
of roles = single status
Define role conflict
conflict among the roles connected to 27 statuses
Define role strain
tension among the roles connected to a single status
Define social construction of reality
shaping reality through social interaction
Thomas theorem
W.I Thomas’ claims that situations defines as real are real in their consequences
Define Ethnomethodology
Harold Gafinkel’s term- study of the way people make sense of their everyday surroundings
Define social media
technology that links people in social activity
Define dramaturgical analysis
Erving Goffman’s term- study of social interaction in terms of theatrical experiance
Define rationalization of society
historical change from tradition to rationality as the main type of human thought
