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17 Cards in this Set
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social interaction |
the process by which people act and react in relation to others |
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status |
a social position that a person holds |
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status set |
all the statuses a person holds at a given time |
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ascribed status |
a social position a person receives at birth or takes on involuntarily later in life |
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master status |
a status that has special importance for social identity, often shaping a person's entire life |
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role |
behaviour expected of someone who holds a particular status |
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role set |
a number of roles attached to a single status |
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role conflict |
conflict among the roles connected to two or more statuses |
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role strain |
tension among the roles connected to a single status |
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social construction of reality |
the process by which people creatively shape reality through social interaction |
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Thomas theorem |
W.I. Thomas's statement that situations defined as real are real in their consequences |
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ethnomethodology |
Harold Garfinkel's term for the study of the way people make sense of their everyday surroundings |
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dramaturgical analysis |
Erving Goffman's term for the study of social interaction in terms of theatrical performance |
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presentation of self |
Erving Goffman's term for a person's efforts to create specific impressions in the minds of others |
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nonverbal communication |
communication using body movements, gestures, and facial expressions rather than speech |
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personal space |
the surrounding area over which a person makes some claim to privacy |
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achieved status |
a social position that a person takes on voluntary that reflects personal ability and effort |
