SOCIOL 1000 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Symbolic Interactionism, Stanley Milgram, Role Conflict
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Be prepared to answer questions about the following topics: theories of social interaction (symbolic interactionism, dramaturgical, exchange) Symbolic interactionism: george herbert mead"s stages of life describing development of taking the role of another. Dramaturgical: human behavior can be understood as a deliberate attempt to manage impressions ppl have on you (frontstage and back-stage behavior) Exchange: ppl are motivated by self-interest as measured by rewards and costs of actions (norm of reciprocity--if you give someone something, you expect something in return: statuses and types of statuses (manifest, latent, master, etc. ) Ascribed: status which you are born with/assigned to (male/female) Achieved: status acquired thru own actions (doctor, wife, etc) Manifest: how someone should behave in a situation (a chef cooks food) Latent: status that is irrelevant to a situation (chef is a male) Master: position so important, it dominates over other statuses (president: roles and processes (role conflict, segregation, role making, etc. )
