Transcript CHAPTER 5, SOCIETY AND SOCIAL INTERACTION

Chapter 5,
Society And Social Interaction
Key Terms
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social interaction
Behavior between two or more people that is
meaningful.
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social organization
The order established in social groups.
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status
An established position in a social structure
that carries with it a degree of social value.
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status set
The combination of statuses an individual
occupies simultaneously.
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status inconsistency
Exists when multiple statuses of an individual
are in conflict.
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master status
The dominant status that overrides all other
features of the person’s identity.
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achieved status
Statuses attained by independent effort.
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ascribed status
Statuses occupied from the moment a person
is born.
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role
A collection of expectations that others have for
a person occupying a particular status.
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role conflict
When the roles an individual occupies clash
with each other.
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role strain
A condition wherein a single role brings
conflicting expectations.
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tactile communication
Conveyance of meaning through touch.
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proxemic communication
The amount of space between interacting
individuals.
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social institutions
Established and organized systems of social
behavior with recognized purposes.
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social structure
The organized pattern of social relationships
and social institutions that compose society, is
observable in the established patterns of social
interaction and social institutions.
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collective consciousness
The body of beliefs that are common to a
community or society and that give people a
sense of belonging and a feeling of moral
obligation to its demands and values.
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mechanical solidarity
People are bonded by their similar roles within
the society
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organic solidarity
People are bound together through their
differentiation or division of labor.
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division of labor
Systematic interrelatedness of different tasks
that develops in complex societies.