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52 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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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 t a single status
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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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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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ethnomethodology
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Harold Garfinkel's term for the study of the way people make sense oftheir everday 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 movements, 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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Social structure
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refers to social patterns that guide our behavior in everyday life.
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What are the building blocks of social structure?
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Status, role
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A person holds a ___________ and performs a __________
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status, role
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Name 3 different types of status
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Ascribed, achieved, and master status.
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A woman who juggles her responsibilities as a mother and a corporate CEO is an example of role __________.
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Conflict
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A college professor who enjoys personal interaction with his students, but at the same time knows that social distance is necessary in order to evaluate students faily is an example of role _________.
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strain
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A person's _____________ ________ changes over the course of their life
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status set
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The _________ __________ attached to a single status vary from society to society.
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role sets
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2 people interacting both try to shape the reality of their situation is an example of ___________ _____________.
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Social interaction.
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A teacher who believes a certain student to be intellectually gifted may well encourage exceptional academic performance is an example of the _____________ ___________.
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Thomas theorem
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Both ___________ and _______ ________ shape the reality people construct.
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culture, social class
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___________ are the way we present ourselves to others.
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performances
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Performances are both conscious (___________ __________) and unconscious (___________ ____________)
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intentional action, nonverbal communication
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Performances include (__________)the way we dress, (_________) the objects we carry, and (___________) the tone of voice and the way we carry ourselves. (_____________________________________________)
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costume, props, demeanor
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Men typically having greater social power than women is an example of how __________ affects performances.
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Gender
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With greater social power, men have more freedom in how they act. This is an example of ___________.
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demeanor
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Men typically command more space than women is an example of the _________ ____ _________.
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use of space
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Staring and touching are generally done by __________ to __________.
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men, women
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Women are more likely to use __________ as a way to please one another.
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smiling.
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______________ of performances means we try to convince other that our actions reflect ideal culture rather than selfish motives.
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Idealization
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Another word for "loss of face" in performance
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embarrassment
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People use __________ to help others "save face"
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tact.
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Emotions
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the social construction of feeling.
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Language
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the social construction of gender.
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reality play
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the social construction of humor.
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Who and what we are in relation to others is defined as __________.
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status
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Occupation, physical or mental disability, and race or color are all examples of __________ _______.
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Master status
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"role set" refers to the number of ___________ attached to a single ________.
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roles, status
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Frank excels at football at his college, but he doesn't have enough time to study as much as he wants to. This problem is an example of _________ _________.
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role conflict
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The Thomas Theorem states that....
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situations defined as real are real in their consequences.
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What is the correct meaning of "presentation of self"?
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the effort to create impressions in the minds of others.
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Paul Ekman points to what as an important clue to deception by another person?
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inconsistencies in a presentation.
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In terms of dramaturgical analysis, tact is undersood as helping another person _______ ________.
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"save face"
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In her study of human emotion, Arlie Hochschild explains that compaines typically try to __________ the emotions of workers.
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regulate
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People are likely to "get" a joke when they understand the 2 different ___________ being presented.
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realities
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People are likely to "get" a joke when they understand the 2 different ___________ being presented.
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realities
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