Social Interactions Flashcards
(33 cards)
Status you cant change given from birth
Ascribed status
Status you earn after working for it
achieved status
a status that supersedes other identifying traits
Master status
tension within one status, example student has to write 8 essays and do a tun of HW
role strain
conflict/tension between 2 or more statuses
role conflict
it takes 2 to have a conflict
the process of stopping one role and forming a new identity
role exit
example when a person retires from a long career
what is the difference between Primary group and In-Group?
Primary Group- your core social group(members of in-group you are closest with)
In-group- group you affiliate with based on identification
Type of group that you have a formal, impersonal, temporary and business like relationship with
secondary group
uses the metaphor of theater to
understand social interactions
“Dramaturgy”
from dramaturgical approach
the way you present your self in a social setting
Front stage self
the way you present your self in private
back stage self
our attempt to control how others see how others see us on the front stage
Impression manage
Are there multiple front stages a person can play?
yes
where you work on impression management
back stage
what are 2 types of unintentional discrimination
Side-Effect discrimination
Past-In-Present
Discrimination in one sector/ institution may influence another
side-effect discrimination
Discrimination in the past can lead to consequences for people in the future
Past-In-Present
institutions designed for a collective goal or purpose
Organization
organization in which members are REWARDED for their efforts
Utilitarian Organization
Organization in which members come together through a SHARED GOAL
Normative Organization
(think of normative influence of a group= going with group for fear of rejection as apposed to going with group because you need guidance informative influence)
Organization in which members FORCED to join or Stay
Coercive Organization
you are being coerced into staying/ joining
Rules, structures and rankings that guide an orgaization
Bureaucracy
think the Bureau makes all the rules
Rule that states even the most democratic of organizations become increasingly bureaucratic over time until they are governed by a select few
Iron Rule of Oligarchy
think of loli pop garlic standing on a bridge giving rules
a small group of people having control of organization, country or institution
oligarchy
Think of 2 or 3 lolipop garlics standing on arch giving rules
