SOCI 1002 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Social Exchange Theory, Nonverbal Communication, Symbolic Interactionism
6 Mar 2014
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Expectations about gender changes over time: gilligan: demonstrated sociological factors to help explain the differences in sense of self that boys and girls usually develop. Social interaction: social interaction: process where people respond to other people. The foundation for all relationships and groups in society. Functions of a social institution: replacing members, teaching new members, producing, distributing and consuming goods and services, preserving order, providing and maintaining a sense of purpose. Suggests interacting people always try to maximize benefits and minimize costs. Symbolic interactionism: symbolic interactionists: regard people as active, creative and self-reflective. Human beings act toward things on the basis of the meaning which these things have for them . The meaning of a thing emerges from the process of social interaction. The use of meanings by the actors occurs through a process of interpretation . Example: public bathrooms illustrates: performance regions, rituals, managing personal fronts.
