SOCL 2001 Chapter : Chapter 5
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Chapter 5 - social interaction and social structure. Social interaction: the process by which we act toward and react to the people around us, like the interactions as patrons of a restaurant with the servers. Four components of social interaction: central to all human social activity, can be both verbal and nonverbal, people respond based on what they think is at stake for them. Scared to send messed up order back in fear that food may be tampered with: people influence each other"s behavior. Servers put on a smile even when mad so they get a good tip: general rules for all can produce different personal reactions. Some people except slow service on s busy night while others are quick to complain. Social structure: an organized pattern of behavior that governs people"s relationship, like order of events that happen at a restaurant, makes life orderly and predictable. Status: a social position, examples: student, professor, son, mother, employee.
