Transcript Social Interaction In Everyday Life
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Pick up notes guideline Pick up/Turn in Chapter 5 Folder Tasks Read Opening on Page 144 into Status on pg.145
Get ready for Chapter 6 intro Schedule Cover Social Interaction thru Status
Social Interaction In Everyday Life
The process by which people act and react in relation to others
Social Interaction
The process by which people act and react in relation to others The symbolic interaction paradigm Humans rely on social structure to make sense out of everyday situations.
Status
A social position that a person holds Status set All the statuses held at one time Dance partner Boss Friend Harley club member Sports participant Businessman
Type of Status
Ascribed: Involuntary positions Achieved: Voluntary positions
Often the two types work together. What we’re ascribed often helps us achieve other statuses.
• Master status: Has special importance for social identity, often shaping a person’s entire life.
Lesson Closing
Michael Oher Story(Task #1) Write down what these showed you w/regards to socialization and the importance of social interaction http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FhlbsJUJ9Q http://www.foxnews.com/search results/m/22144863/cinderella-story.htm
http://www.dekfilm.com/view_video.php?category=mr&page=1&vie wkey=405b0f0bd80af1b7e386&viewtype=basic Work on Projects Either Data or Power-point
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Task #2
Define Status Complete
Your Turn
on page 145 (1 st 5 minutes) L-J#1
Role
The behavior expected of someone who holds a particular status
Role set: pg.147: Read A number of roles attached to a single status Example: status of woman Wife Marital and domestic role Mother Maternal/civic role Professor Teacher/colleague role Book club Member Teammate/President Role
Role Conflict and Role Strain
Role conflict Involves two or more statuses that conflict w/one another Example: Conflict between role expectations of a police officer who catches her own son using drugs at home–mother and police officer Role strain Involves a single status but roles clash Example: Manager who tries to balance concern for workers with task requirements–office manager Teachers relationship w/ students
Role Exit
Role exit: Becoming an “ex” Disengaging from social roles can be very traumatic without proper preparation.
The process of becoming an “ex” Doubts form about ability to continue with a certain role.
Examination of new roles leads to a turning point at which time one decides to pursue a new direction. Learning new expectations associated with new role.
Past role might influence new self.
Lesson Closing
Create a Role Set Diagram for yourself Task #3 Think of four statuses you have Think of 2 roles for each one Copy diagram 6-1 but fill in you Role Set
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Task #4 Thinking about diversity pg. 146 Share Task #3 Get Notes/Book ready
The Social Construction of Reality
The process by which people creatively shape reality through social interaction.
“Street smarts” read aloud pg.149-50 thru Ethnometh.
A form of constructing reality The Thomas theorem Situations that are defined as real are real in their consequences Ethnomethodology The study of the way people make sense of their everyday surroundings Explores the process of making sense of social encounters
Reality Building: Class and Culture
People in different cultures experience reality very differently How we act or what we see in our surroundings depends on our interests.
Social background also affects what we see.
Goffman’s Dramaturgical Analysis
Examining social interaction in terms of theatrical performances
Presentation of self or impression management Efforts to create specific impressions in the minds of others.
Role performance includes dress, props, and manner Performances have front and back regions Use of props: costume, tone of voice, gesture, setting stage Example: Going to the doctor and playing the expected patient role. (Read App.: Doctors Office, 151-152)
Lesson Closing
Task #5
In the Times:
pg. 152-153 Task #6
Your Turn:
pg. 152 Answer 1 and 2 of
Hints for studying
if time
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Pick up supplemental lecture material Task #7 Read
Race as a Master Status
and answer 2 ?s
L-J#2
Nonverbal Communication
Communication using body movements, gestures, and facial expressions rather than speech Facial Expression Eye-contact Hand gestures http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJVbu78rEfU
Most is culture-specific.
Close attention to non-verb. Comm. Can be effective way of determining truth.
Body language can contradict verbal comm.
Gender and Performances
Gender is a central element in personal performances.
Demeanor The way we act and carry ourselves Use of personal space Power plays a key role.
Staring, smiling, touching Eye contact encourages interaction.
Smiling: Trying to please or submission?
Touching: Intimacy and caring
Idealization
We construct performances to idealize our intentions.
Professionals typically idealize their motives for entering their chosen careers.
We all use idealization to some degree.
Embarrassment and Tact
Embarrassment: Discomfort following a spoiled performance. Goffman: Embarrassment is "losing face." Tact is helping someone "save face.“ Think of Legally Blonde example An audience often overlooks flaws in a performance, allowing the actor to avoid embarrassment.
Goffman: Although behavior is often spontaneous, it is more patterned than we think.
Lesson Closing
Task #8
Applying Soc.
Pg. 154 Task #9
Thinking Critically:
pg.159
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Get books and folders Task #8
Applying Soc.
Pg. 154 Task #9
Thinking Critically:
pg.159
Emotions: The Social Construction of Feeling: Read Emotion Sect. pg.157-158
The biological side of emotions: Ekman: Some emotional responses are “wired” into humans.
Social Purpose of supporting group life The cultural side of emotions Ekman: Culture defines what triggers an emotion.
Emotions on the job Hochschild: The typical company tries to regulate not only its employees’ behavior, but also their emotions.
Gender and Language
Language communicates not only surface reality, but also deeper levels of meaning.
Power Functions Female pronouns and ownership Women often adopt the husband’s surname.
Value Function Traditionally feminine terms are more likely to change to negative meanings than masculine terms.
Hysterical comes from Greek word meaning
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Humor: Read Sect. of Getting it pg.161
Humor is unconventional.
It’s a violation of cultural norms.
Humor is tied to a common culture and doesn’t translate easily.
“Not getting it” means a person doesn’t understand a joke’s conventional and unconventional realities.
Humor
Humor acts as a safety valve by expressing opinions on a sensitive topic.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekDpdfv-ltE Humor and conflict “Put down” with jokes about race, sex, gender, and the disabled Look and talk about
Your Turn
Lesson Closing
L-J #3 Task #10 Thinking Critically Task #11 Thinking about Diversity