INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY Chapter 5 (to p. 147)

Social Interactionn

The process by which individuals act and react in relation to others.

Everyday Life

Routine, taken -for-granted social activities through which society is reproduced.

Co-presence

Interaction occuring when people are physically present with one another.

Social Cues

Signals (verbal and non-verbal) used to communicate meaning

Nonverbal Communication

Communication without words (facial expressions, gestures, posture).

Facial Expression

Use of the face to convey emotions and meanings.

Gestures

Hand and body movements that communicate messages.

Body Language

Posture and movement conveying attitudes and emotions.

Personal Space

The physical distance people maintain during interaction

Proxemics

Study of how space is used in social interaction.

Dramaturgical Analysis

Understanding social interaction as theatrical performance.

Performance

Activity by an individual intended to influence others.

Impression Management

Efforts to control how others perceive us.

Front Stage

Social settings where individuals perform formal roles.

Back Stage

Private settings where individuals can relax and be themselves.

Role Performance

Acting out expected behaviors linked to social roles.

Social Order

Stability and predictability in social life.

Routines

Repetitive patterns of behavior structuring daily life

Taken-for-Granted Reality

Assumptions about social life that usually go unquestioned.

Clock Time

Measured, standardized time organizing modern social life.

Social Time

Time structured by social activities and interactions

Temporal Order

Organization of activities in time

Micro Sociology

Focus on small-scale interactions

Macro Sociology

 Focus on large-scale social structures.

Structuration (Giddens)

Theory explaining how social structures are both produced and reproduced through interaction.

Disembedding

Lifting social relations out of local contexts.

Abstract Systems

Systems (e.g. money, expertise) organizing modern interactions.

Trust

Confidence in social systems and others.