SOCY 151-Chapter 4

the process by which people act and react in relation to others

a social position that a person holds

all the statuses a person holds at a given time

a social position a person recieves at birth or takes on involutarily later in life

a social position a person takes on voluntarily that reflects personal ability and effort

a status that has special importance for social identity, often shaping a person's entire life

behavior expected of someone who holds a particular status

a number of roles attached to a single status

conflict among the roles connected to two or more statuses

tension among the roles connected to a single status

the process by which people creatively shape reality through social interaction

W.I. Thomas's claim that situations defined as real are real in their consequences

Harold Garfinkel's term for the study of the way people make sense of their everyday surroundings/interactions by breaking rules and making trouble

technology that links people in social activity

Erving Goffman's term for the study of social interaction in terms of theatrical performance

Erving Goffman's term for a person's efforts to create specific impressions in the minds of others

communication using body movements, gestures, and facial expressions, rather than speech

the surrounding area over which a person makes claim to privacy