Social Interaction

ascribed status

• your position in society is assigned through outside factors

• race, gender, and family background

• given involuntarily at birth

achieved status

• a position in society gained through one’s effort and choices

• EX: being a doctor

master status

• the status which a person most identifies with

• most prominent status

  • status that affects the majority of social settings in a person’s life

• affects all aspects of an individual's life

role conflict

• difficulty in fulfilling the requirements or expectations of multiple roles

role strain

• difficulty in satisfying multiple requirements of the same role

role performance

• carrying out behaviors associated with a given role

role exit

• dropping one one identity for another

ideal self

• refers to who we would like to be under optimal circumstances

authentic self

• describes who a person actually is

• includes both positive and negative attributes

organization

• groups set up to achieve a certain goal

• continue if an individual leaves

• tend to encompass formal roles

• control and oversee the activities of their members

bureaucracy

• political organization, administration, discipline and control

• defined roles for members

  • fixed salary

  • non-elected

  • regular salary increases

• officials can move up or down the hierarchy

  • seniority rights

  • promotions upon passing exams or milestones

network

• observable patterns of relationships between individuals and groups

• between any individuals

impression management

• the act of presenting ourselves to others as we hope to be perceived

social construction model

• assumes there is no biological basis for emotion

• emotions are only based on experiences and situational context

aligning actions

• impression management technique

• providing socially acceptable reasons for unexpected behavior

• EX: providing an excuse for a poor performance

alter-casting

• impression management technique

• imposing a role on another person

• EX: As a good friend you should…

ingratiation

• impression management technique

• using flattery or conforming to expectations to win someone over

• EX: complementing a friend before asking for a favor

gesellschaft

• a society in which people are working towards the same goal

• EX: company or country

gemeinschaften

• communities bonded by beliefs, ancestry, or geography

• EX: a small rural neighborhood

SYMLOG

• method for analyzing group dynamics

• must characterize a group by their

  • dominance vs. submission

  • friendliness vs unfriendliness

  • instrumentally controlled vs emotionally expressive

tactical self

• the self we present to others when we adhere to their expectations

basic model of emotion

• emotions serve an evolutionary purpose

• emotions should be similar across cultures