Social Interaction Flashcards
(32 cards)
Status
Position in society, classify individual
Ascribed status
One given involuntary
Achieved status
Status achieved bc of one’s choice/effort
Master status
Status which person is most identified
Role
Belief, values, norms ,attitude that define someone holding a given status
Role performance
Behaviour with associated role
Role partner
Person whom one is interacting with
Role set
Various roles associated with a status
Role conflict
Difficulty in satisfying requirement of mutiple role
Role exit
Dropping one identity for another
Primary group
Closet group- close friends, family
Secondary groups
Superficial bonds
SYMLOG
System for multiple level observation of groups:
Dominance vs submission
Friendliness vs unfriendliness, instrumentally controlled vs. emotionally expressive
Group conformity
Individual compliant with group’s goals
Groupthink
Members focus solely on ideas generated within groups, ignoring outside ideas
Social construction model
No biological basis for emotions. Based on experiences, situation
Basic model of emotional expression
Established by Darwin
Include multiple component: facial expression, behaviours, postures, vocal changes, physiological changes
Consistent with evolution
Cultural syndrome
Shared set of belief, attitudes, norms, values that affect how one view emotion
Happiness—> different in individualist and collectivist
Impression management
Attempts to influence how others perceive us
Authentic self
Describe who the person is
Ideal self
Who we would like to be under optimal circumstances
Tactical self
How we market ourselves
Impression management strategy
Self disclosure, managing appearances, ingratiation, aligning actions, alter casting
Self-disclosure
Giving information about oneself to establish an identity
