SOC 1300 Chapter 4: Social Interaction

• School: University of Houston
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 1300
• Professor: Dorsey Patricia

Document Summary

Introduction: an individual and their society influence one another continuously through history and constantly from moment to moment. The social self: the self is a process of interaction, symbolic interactionism, an individual"s personality, preferences, ideas, etc. are constructed and shaped by and through communication with both others and his/her self. Context, context, context: people persistently and intensively take context into account, how are you? warrants a different answer depending on context, depends on , who is doing the asking, who is doing the answering, their relationship, the specific occasion. Conversational precision: turn taking is the fundamental basis of conversation, a slight forward nod of the head signals that somebody wants a turn, we defer to this by becoming silent. Emotion: emotions are performances we arrange for specific purposes. In some cultures and some situations, people who fail to cry are thought to be inappropriate: there are conventions of time and place for exhibiting aggression and emotional breakdown toward others.