SYG 5

social action

anything people do because of their consciousness of other people
three elements of context in social interaction
- physical setting
- social environment
- activities surrounding the interaction
ethnomethodology

the study of the guidelines that people use to initiate, respond, and modify their behavior
dramaturgy

to create an impression, people play roles
five types of social interaction
- nonverbal behavior
- exchange
- conflict
- competition
- coorporation
exchange interaction

when people do something for one another to gain something
ascribed status

status given to us by birth
achieved status

status one gains through individual's actions
role set

all roles attached to a single status
role strain

incompatible role demands from a single status
role conflict

incompatible role demands from two or more statuses

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SYG 5

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2013-09-17T15:22:35Z

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