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social interaction | process by which people act and react in relation to others | |
status | social position that person holds | |
status set | all statuses a person holds at a given time | |
ascribed status | a social position a person receives at birth or takes on involuntary later in life | |
achieved status | a social position a person takes on voluntarily that reflects personal ability and effort | |
master status | a status that has special importance for social identity, often shaping a person's entire life | |
role | behavior expected of someone who holds a particular status | |
role set | a number of roles attached to a single status | |
role conflict | conflict among the roles connected to two or more statuses | |
role strain | tension among the roles connected to a single status | |
social construction of reality | process by which people creatively shape reality through social interaction | |
Thomas theorem | W.I. Thomas's claim that situations defined as real are real in their consequences | |
ethnomethodology | Harold Garfinkel's term for study of the way people make sense of their everyday surroundings | |
social media | technology that links people in social activity | |
dramaturgical analysis | Erving Goffman's term for the study of social interaction in terms of theatrical performance | |
presentation of self | Erving Goffman's term for a person's efforts to create specific impressions in the minds of other | |
nonverbal communication | personal space |
Ascribed Status: A social position a person receives at birth or take on INVOLUNTARILY later on in life.
What is the term for a social position a person takes on voluntarily?
Ascribed status is a term used in sociology that refers to the social status of a person that is assigned at birth or assumed involuntarily later in life. In contrast, an achieved status is a social position a person takes on voluntarily that reflects both personal ability and merit.
What is the difference between status and position?
As nouns the difference between status and position is that status is a person’s condition, position or standing relative to that of others while position is a place or location.
What is difference between role and status?
Most people associate status with the prestige of a person’s lifestyle, education, or vocation. According to sociologists, status describes the position a person occupies in a particular setting. A role is the set of norms, values, behaviors, and personality characteristics attached to a status. …
What is a role set in sociology?
Robert K. Merton describes “role set” as the “complement of social relationships in which persons are involved because they occupy a particular social status.” For instance, the role of a doctor has a role set comprising colleagues, nurses, patients, hospital administrators, etc.
Why are roles important in society?
A role is a comprehensive pattern of behaviour that is socially recognized, providing a means of identifying and placing an individual in a society. It also serves as a strategy for coping with recurrent situations and dealing with the roles of others (e.g., parent–child roles).
Do social roles can be conceptualized through social interaction?
According to this conception, roles emerge from interactions, but these interactions are shaped by the structural system in which they occur. Social role is then defined as an organized pattern of behavior, related to a particular position of the individual in an interactional environment.
What are the disadvantages of obeying social rules?
Disadvantages of Conforming To Social Norms
- Loss of individuality.
- People behave like machines.
- Lack of diversity.
- People don’t live their life to its fullest.
- Other people determine what’s going on in your life.
- Social conditioning is not always beneficial for you.
- Personality development is prevented or slowed down.
What are social rules write with two examples?
Social Norms Regarding Public Behavior Shake hands when you meet someone. Make direct eye contact with the person you are speaking with. Unless the movie theater is crowded, do not sit right next to someone. Do not stand close enough to a stranger to touch arms or hips.