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20 Cards in this Set
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Social Interaction
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the process by which people act and react in relation to others
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Status
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a social position that a person holds
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Status Set
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all the statuses a person holds at a given time
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Ascribed Status
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a social position a person receives at birth or takes on involuntarily later in life
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Achieved Status
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a social position a person takes on voluntarily that reflects personal ability and effort
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Master Status
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a status that has special importance for social identity, often shaping a person's entire life
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Role
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behavior expected of someone who holds a particular status
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Role Set
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a number of roles attached to a single status
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Role Conflict
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conflict among the roles connected to two or more statuses
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Role Strain
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tension among the roles connected to a single status
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Social Structure
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refers to social patterns that guide our behavior in everyday life
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Social Interaction
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through this, we construct the reality we experience
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Culture and Social Class
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both shape the reality people construct
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Thomas theorem
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W.I. Thomas's statement that situations defined as real are real in their consequences
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Social Construction of Reality
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the process by which people creatively shape reality through social interaction
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Enthnomethodology
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Harold Garfinkel's term for the study of the way people make sense of their everyday surroundings
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Dramaturgical Analysis
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Erving Goffman's term for the study of social interaction in terms of theatrical performance
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Presentation of Self
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Erving Goffman's term for a person's efforts to create specific impressions in the minds of others
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Nonverbal Communication
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Communication using body movement, gestures, and facial expressions rather than speech
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Personal Space
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the surrounding area over which a person makes some claim to privacy
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