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social interaction?
the process by which people act and react in relation to others
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status?
a social position that a person holds
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status set?
all the statues a person holds at a given time
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ascribed status?
a social position a person receives at birth or takes on involuntarily later in life
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achieved status?
a social position a person takes on voluntarily that reflects a personal ability and effort
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master status?
a status that has special importance for social identity, often shaping a person's entire life
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role?
behavior expected of someone who holds a particular status
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role set?
a number of roles attached to a single status
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role conflict?
conflict among the roles connected to two or more statuses
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role strain?
tension among the roles connected to a single status
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social construction of reality?
the process by which people creatively shape reality through social interaction
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Thomas theorem?
W.I. Thomas's claim that situations defined as real are real in their consequences
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enthnomethodology?
Harold Garfinkel's term for the study of the way people make sense of their everyday surroundings
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dramaturgical analysis?
Erving Goffman's term for the study of social interaction in terms of theatrical performance
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presentation of self?
Erving Goffman's terms for a person's efforts to create specific impressions in the minds of others
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nonverbal communication?
communication using body movements, gestures, and facial expressions rather than speech
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personal space?
the surrounding area over which a person makes some claim to privacy
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social structure?
refers to social patterns that guide our behavior in everyday life
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what are the building blocks of social structure?
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through ________, we construct the reality we experience.
social interaction
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____________ says that the reality people construct in their interaction has real consequences for the future.
the thomas theorem
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ethnomethodology is a strategy to _______ the ______ people have about their social world.
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both ______ and _______ shape the reality people construct.
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__________ are the way we present ourselves to others.
performances
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a status operates as a part in a _____ and a role in a _______.
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performances are both ________ and ________.
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________ affects performances because men typically have greater social power than women.
gender
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gender differences involve ________, _________, and _______, _________, and _________.
- demeanor
- use of space
- staring
- smiling
- touching
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____________ of performances means we try to convince others that our actions reflect ideal culture rather than self fish motives.
idealization
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_____________ is the "loss of face" in a performance. people use _______ to help others "save face".
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what are the three applications in everyday life?
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emotions?
are important dimension of everyday life. involve biological and cultural elements.
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how does language define men and women differently?
- the power of language
- the value of function of language
- the attention function of language
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what is the foundation of humor?
contrasting incongruous realities
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to get "humor" the audience must understand?
the two realities involved well enough to appreciate their difference
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humor is often a sign of what?
real conflict in situation where one or both parties choose not to bring the conflict out in the open
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humor provides a way to do what?
to express an opinion without being serious, and humor relieves tension in uncomfortable situations
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humor deals with what?
topics that lend themselves to double meanings or controversy
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