[SOC 1305] - Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam (28 pages long!)
Document Summary
The process by which people act toward or respond to other people and is the foundation for all relationships and groups in society. Social construct of reality: our perceptions of reality is largely shaped by the subjective meaning that we give to an experience. Thomas theorem: situations that are defined as real are real in their consequences. Ethnomethodology: symbolic interactionist view study of the way people make sense of their every day surroundings. Status: social position a person holds in a society. Holds specific expectations, rights, and duties: ascribed: given, achieved: taken on. A status set comprises all the statuses that a person occupies at a given time. A master status is the most important status that a person occupies. Status symbols are material signs that inform others of a person"s specific status. Role: a pattern of expected behavior for a particular status: role expectations, role performance, role strain, role conflict. Nonverbal: body language, facial expression, eye contact.
