Social interaction in everyday life

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Social Interaction in Everyday Life
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Social Interaction is the process by which people act and react in relation to others
Status social position that an individual occupies- in everyday life status is referred to as prestige
Status Sets consists of all the positions a person holds, i.e. mom, sister, coworker, etc.
ascribed status is a social position that someone receives at birth or involuntarily assumes latre in life- example when you are born you are a daughter
Achieved Status is a social position that someone assumes voluntarily and that reflects personal ability and effort
Ascribed and Achieved status Usually statuses are a mix of both (individual initiative an social influence)
Master Status is a status that has exceptional importance for social identity, often shaping a person entire life (physical disability, ex-convict, pro-athletic, beautiful woman)
A Role consists of BEHAVIOR EXPECTED of someone who holds a particular status (play the role of that specific status)
Role Sets 1. A number of roles attached to a single status 2. refers to incompatibility among roles corresponding to a single status
Role Conflict Mom and CEO example conflict among roles corresponding to two or more different statuses: it can be reduced by: 1. setting priorities 2. insulating roles from one another 3. making changes in larger social institutions
Role Strain Professor Example keeping distance so he could fairly grade 1. Tension among the roles connected to a single status 2.refers to incompatibility among roles corresponding to a single status
Role Exit Example "ex's" people disengage from social roles that have been central to their lives (Ex: pro athlete retiring, recently divorced prson
Social Construction to reality 1. is the process by which individuals creatively shape reality through social interactions 2. (social structure diesn't totally determine how we interact with other people in everyday life; we "play" with our presentation of self to others
Thomas Tehorem 1. situations that are defined as real are real in their consequences. for example a teacher that believes a certain student to be intellectually gifted may well encourage exceptional academic performance
Dramaturgical analysis Developed by Erving Goffman Dramaturgical analysis offers a fresh look at the concepts and role. consists of the definition of social interactaion in terms of THEATRICAL PERFORMANCE
presentation of self a persons efforts to create a specific impressions in the minds of others
A persons performances include dress, prop an manner- performances have front and back regions;
Nonverbal communication consists of communication using body movements, gestures, and facial expressions rather than speah
idealizations of performances means we try to convince others that our actions reflect ideal culture rather than selfish motives
Tact Embarrrassment embarrassment and tact are additional important dramaturgical concepts Tact is helping someone save face Losing face
Ethnomethodology is a stub field of sociology developed by Harold Garfinkle which studies the way people make sense of their every day surroundings
language and Power men often use language to gain control A woman always takes the mans last name
Interacting - language- the gender issue- (language and value) Can bring out the masculine and the weak in a man virtuous"morally worthy" man , hysterical "emotionally out of control"
Interacting - language- the gender issue- (language and attention) language defines a man and women differently in several ways he is traditionally used as universal pronoun
Humor playing with reality foundation "Reality Play: 1.Social construction of HUMOR 2.contracting conventional and nonconventional realities
Stress Smarts is actually a form of constructing reality
personal space the surrounding area over which a person makes some claim
Demeanor the way we act and carry ourselves
Humor arises as people contrast two different realities. generally one is conventional an the other is unconventional. Humor arises from the contradictions, ambiguities, and double meanings
dynamics of humor "getting it"
functions of humor "bringing people together to laugh"
Humor and conflict challenging social conventions through humor
Three Applications of Everyday Life 1. Emotions- feeling 2. Language-gender 2.Reality Play- Humor
Social Media technology that links people in social activity
Smiling woman do more than man
Staring and Touching man does more than woman
Gender affects performances because men typically have greater social power than women. Gender differences involve demeanor, use of space, smiling, staring and touching
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