Unit 3 Flashcards
(29 cards)
Failed communication
our attempts at role-taking will lead us to formulate a definition of the situation that varies from the definition held by those with whom we are communicating.
Hidden injury of class
a psychological burden that working-class students experienced as they came to acquire the “identity beliefs” associated with middle class society.
Fractured interaction
individuals act either out of ignorance or on the basis of incorrect information.
Social attributes
those aspects of self that define an individual’s location in society.
Social status
an individual’s position in society based on social attributes.
Ascribed status
those social statuses possessed by individuals over which they have no control.
Achieved status
those social statuses that are acquired during the course of individuals lives and over which they may exert some control.
Master attributes
those statuses that are most central to both the way people view themselves and the way others view them.
Important ones are race, gender, and age.
defensive shield
when black people are prepared psychologically to steel themselves in advance for racist insults and acts.
Configuration of attributes
the whole range of attributes about others that we take into account as we try to assess the kinds of people they are and the behaviours we might expect from them.
Face information
information about aspects of a person’s identity that can be gathered simply by observing them.
We make preliminary judgments about the likely behavior of others.
Physical appearance
height, weight, facial characteristics, posture, mannerisms, & grooming.
Physical attributes
aspects of self that define an individual’s physical appearance and provide cues to others expected behavior.
Expressions given
verbal symbols or their substitutes, which one uses admittedly to convey information.
Expression given off
a wide range of actions performed for reasons other than the information conveyed, presumably unintentional.
Involvement shields
used to give the impression of being properly involved, though a person is not strictly conforming to the obligations of a social setting.
Ex: using a newspaper to stifle a yawn, nodding to something you didn’t hear or understand.
Multiple identities
several identities from which individuals may choose in staging a particular performance.
Halo-effect
judging someone attractive as having other unrelated, positive characteristics, such as social skills.
Personal front
“surface decorations” such as clothing, makeup, hairdo.
Readiness check
(Lofland) → we present ourselves to the mirror and then stand outside this presented object, trying to view it from the perspective others.
Accounts
excuses or justifications given by individuals when social interaction is disturbed by rule violation.
Discourse
the actual text of the communication or conversation.
Impression management
the process through which individuals consciously try to foster particular images of themselves to gain control of a situation.
Dramaturgical view
Individuals present themselves to others in a manner similar to a stage actors presentation of a role to an audience.
