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Sociological Imagination
Ability to see the connection between personal issues and broader social forces
History
The social, political, and economic state in which people live their lives (could be past or present)
Biography
The story of an individual’s life
Comparsion
Drawing similarities between history and biography to understand how they are derived from similar contexts
Personal Troubles
The troubles that an individual experiences on a private level
Public Issues
The troubles that a large number of people from within society endure due to structural influences
Grand Theory
Broad theories that are framed to explain large societal problems
Abstract Empiricism
Quantifiable data that is meaningless or general
Impression Management
How an individual controls there action or behavior in certain social contexts
Personal Front
A combination of tools and characteristics an individual utilizes in order to put up a performance
Appearance
Refers to the physical attributes (race, gender, ethnicity), the way of dressing, or anything that conveys social status of an individual
Manners
Refers to the way an individual acts, which include behavior or attitude, in order to put up a front in order to interact with others
Front Region
The region ins which an individual perform and present themselves
Back Region
The region in which an individual can relax and not worry about behaving or appearing a specific way
Audience Segregation
The separation of social audiences in order to avoid conflicting performances
Dramaturgical Loyalty
Staying loyal to a team or a role in order to keep a consistent performance
Dramaturgical Discipline
The ability to convey and sustain a specific performance without making mistakes
Dramaturgical Ciscumpsection
The planning or foresight of a performance in order to avoid mistakes that can hinder one’s reliability
Losing Face
The embarrassment one endures when the lose reliability due to performance disruptions
Social Reproduction
How social advantages and disadvantages are passed dwon from generation to generation to child and how that impact the activities they take part in and how they advocate for themselves
Concerted Cultivation
A child-rearing style that middle class parents take part in as they actively foster their children’s talents, skills, and abilities through organized activities and continuous involvement in their education
This allows children to foster a sense of entitlement and advocate for themselves
Natural Growth
A child-rearing style that working class or low-income parents take part in as they only provide their children with basic necessities like love and care
These children have more unstructured time and are forced to develop independently. They also don’t involve themselves in their children’s education and don’t advocate for them
Logic of Entitlement
A sense instilled by middle-class parents who explain to their child that they are entitled to help from others and have the right to advocate for themselves
This allows children to communicate with authoritative figures more easily and advocate for themselves
Logic of Constraint
A sense instilled by working class or low-income families who explain to their child that their needs come secondary to others and not entitled to support
This forces children to not approach or question authoritative figures
By-all-means Problem Solving
The sense that a child, specifically a middle-class child, should draw on all available resource in order to solve a problem
No-Excuses Problem Solving
The sense that a child, specifically a low-income class child, should rely on themselves in order to solve their own problems instead of recieving assistance
Strong Ties
Personal relationships including friends and family that individuals can trust
Characterized by frequent interactions
Are core relationships
Weak Ties
More distant relationships that don’t involve emotional intensity
Institutional Mediation
The norms and rules of an institution that help guide social interactions
Institutional Context
Refers to the specific environment or setting that shape interactions
Multiplexity of Roles
The multiple role an individual plays in someone’s life
Emotional Reciprocity
When both parities of a social interactions share similar emotions, thus leading to support
Reciprocal Ambiguity
When the emotions between two parties are ambiguous or just not shared
Homophily
The idea that individuals are more inclined to stick with a group pf people who have similar characteristic as them
Attribute Similarity
Similar physical attributes such as race, gender, and ethnicity
Situational Similairty
Similar situations that individuals can be in that allows them to confide with one another due to social context
Structural Similarity
Similar structural hierarchies that individuals may be in which allows them to confide in one another more easily
Institutional Rules
The rules set by an institutions in order to support social interactions within a specific place
Spatial Layout
The physical layout of a place that make confiding more easy
Structured nature of encounters
Structured physical places that allow individuals to share personal experiences
Focus
The specific goals or purpose of a group that allow confiding to become easy
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