SOCI 240 - Foundations of Social Interaction

intersubjectivity

our ability to see ourselves through the eyes of others, to make sense of what others are thinking

situation(s)

a social setting/situation w a clear definition, and shared expectations for how participants behave

interaction rituals

shared expectations for interactional behaviour that reflect shared definitions of the situation; respect for the situation, and for other participants

face

the social identity we assume in a given situation; feelings can become attached to face and and can determine how much is attached to it

Face-work:

our efforts to convey the “face” that we desire to be perceived

line

pattern of verbal and nonverbal acts by which he expresses his view of the situation and through this his evaluation of the participants, especially himself

social interactions

involves its own, distinct patterns of behaviour (line, face, emotions that attach to face)

interaction situal chain

We experience “situations” as a series or chain of social interactions… our experience of past interaction rituals shapes how we act in future situations

emotional energy

social interactions can produce positive, or negative, emotional energy that is carried forward into future interactions, connecting them, making a chain