SOCL 2001 : Exam 2
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Chapter 5 social interaction & structure 2/20/2013 6:59:00 pm. Social interaction: process by which we act toward and react to people around us. Social structure: pattern of behavior that governs peoples relationships, high use of technology is responsible for the social structure of today. Drug addict, thief, etc: master status overrides all others in our identities, status inconsistency occupying social positions that create conflict of their ranking. Employee may experience role strain if he or she has more than one boss. Self-fulfilling prophecy: thomas theorem, if men define situations as real, they are real in their consequences . Social exchange threory: maximizing rewards; minimizing costs, most satisfying when there is balance. Online communication: those with a higher education and social class are more likely to use the internet, over 75% of aduluts american use the internet. Theoretical explanations of crime and deviance 2/20/2013 6:59:00 pm. Differential associations theory: people learn deviance through association with deviant peers.
