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social interaction

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involves people communicating face to face or via computer, acting and reacting in relation to other people. it is structured aroudn norms, roles, and statuses

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role conflict

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occurs when two or more statuses held at the same time place contradictory role demands on a person

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role strain

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occurs when incompatible role demands are placed on a person in a single status. i.e. flight attendant who has to balance between being “suggestive” and “polite”

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emotion management

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the act of obeying “feeling rules” (societally) and responding appropriately to situations (again, socially constructed)

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emotional labour

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emotion management that many people do as part of their job and for which they are paid (i.e. me being HR, daycamp leader, or hostess)`

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dramaturgical analysis

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views social interaction as a sort of play in which people present themselves so that they appear in the best possible light (Goffman, stage vs shadow)

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role distancing

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involves giving the impression that we are just going through the motions and that we lack serious commitment to a role

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status cues

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visual indicators of a person’s social position

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stereotypes

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rigid views of how members of various groups act, regardless of whether individual group members really behave that way

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bureaucracy

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a large, impersonal organization composed of many clearly defined positions arranged in a hierarchy

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social network

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a bounded set of individuals who are linked by the exchange of material or emotional resources

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social group

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a group composed of one or more networks of people who identify with one another and adhere to defined norms, roles, and statuses

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social category

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a group composed of people who share similar status but do not identify with one another (i.e. coffee drinkers)

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groupthink

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group pressure to conform despite individual misgivings

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bystander apathy

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occurs when people observe someone in an emergency but do not offer help because they feel no responsibility for the incident and justify their inaction by the fact that others are not responding to it (bystander effect)

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reference group

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a group of people against whom an individual evaluates his or her situation or conduct

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primary group

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a social group in which norms, roles, and stautses are agreed on but are not put int o writing ex. family, friends

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secondary group

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a social group that is larger and more impersonal than a primary group ex. sociology class

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formal organizations

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secondary groups designed to achieve specific and explicit objectives

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cultural humility

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a process of reflection and lifelong inquiry. Involves self awareness of personal and cultural biases
The culture you come from is going to influence how you see and interact with other people
Culturally specific
Awareness to significant cultural issues of others

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in-group/out-group

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members of an in-group typically draw a boundary separating themselves from members of the outgroup, and they try to keep out-group members from crossing the line

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othering/marginalization

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treating someone indifferently based on ascribed statuses