Social interactions in the age of the internet

What is the primary focus of Erving Goffman's work in sociology?

Interaction and microsociology, using theater metaphors to discuss social interaction.

What is impression management?

Preparing for the presentation of one's social role, being attuned to how others view us.

Why is studying social interaction important in sociology?

It reveals how daily routines give structure to our actions, shows human agency in shaping reality, and sheds light on larger social systems.

Social interaction

the process by which we act and react to those around us

Status

The social honor or prestige accorded to a particular group by other members of society.

Audience segregation

The practice of keeping different roles separate from each other.

Civil inattention

The act of glancing at others in a shared space and then looking away to indicate awareness without intrusiveness.

Nonverbal communication

Communication based on facial expressions or bodily gestures rather than language.

What does Paul Ekman's Facial Action Coding System (FACS) study?

Facial expressions of emotion and their interpretation, which are innate but culturally contextual.

What are focused and unfocused interactions?

Focused interaction involves direct conversation or common activity, while unfocused interaction occurs among people present but not engaged in direct communication.

Response cries

An involuntary exclamation made in response to surprise or other stimuli.

Regionalization

The division of social life into different regional settings or zones.

Back region

Areas apart from front-region performance where individuals can relax and behave informally.

Front Region

settings of social activity in which people seek to put on a definite "performance" for others

What are the zones of personal space defined by Edward T. Hall?

Intimate distance (family/lovers), personal distance (friends), social distance (formal), and public distance (performing to an audience).

Ethnomethodology

The study of how people make sense of what others say and do in daily social interactions.

Conversation analysis

The empirical study of conversations to reveal the organizational principles of talk and its role in social order.

Interactional vandalism

The deliberate subversion of the tacit rules of conversation, challenging social boundaries.

What does the term 'compulsion of proximity' refer to in digital interaction?

People's need to interact with others in their presence.

How do boys and girls interact differently in public spaces according to Jeffrey Lane's study?

Boys are more visible and dominant, while girls gain visibility and control online.

What is the role of background expectancies in ethnomethodology?

They are the shared understandings that allow meaningful interchanges during social interactions.

What are the implications of interactional vandalism for social order?

It suggests that maintaining social order requires continuous collaboration and respect for conversational rules.