SOCL 2001 Chapter : Social Interaction
Document Summary
Social interaction: process by which we act toward and react to people around us, impacted by elements of social structure, ex: cell phones/technology. An organized pattern of behavior that governs people"s relationship: status: position in social hierarchy that comes with a set of expectations, status set: a collection of social statuses that a person occupies. Ex: banker, girl scout troop leader, mother, school board member, volunteer at homeless shelter, spouse: ascribed status: an inborn status (race) Impossible to change; little or no control over: achieved status: a position that we earn (athlete) Something you achieve, hobby, skill through own efforts: master status: determines peoples identity. Overrides all others in our identities: ex: people in wheelchairs, status inconsistency: refers to occupying social positions that create conflict because of their ranking, exam q-andrea is an aspiring associate editor for a major publisher.
