Read: Chapter 5 Social Interaction and Social Structure

Attend: Social Interaction and Social Structure

Glossary: the members, and the absence of a feeling of belonging; associated with urban life

achieved status	a status attained by effort
ascribed status	a status determined at birth
collective consciousness	the body of beliefs that are common to a community or society and that give people a sense of belonging
cyberspace interaction	an interaction between people through the medium of computer networks
division of labor	the systematic interrelation of different tasks that develops in complex societies
ethnomethodology	a technique for studying human interaction by deliberately disrupting social norms and observing how individuals attempt to restore normalcy
gesellschaft	German for society, a form of social organization characterized by a high division of labor, less prominence of personal ties, the lack of a sense of community among by effort
group	a collection of individuals who interact and communicate, share goals and norms, and who have a subjective awareness as “we”
impression management	a process by which people control how others perceive them
institution	see social institution
interaction	see social interaction
kinesic communication	communication by means of body motion; body language
macroanalysis	analysis of large processes and structures, such as institutions
master status	some characteristic of a person that overrides all other features of the person’s identity
microanalysis	analysis of processes and structures of social interaction, such as types of interactions or groups
organic (contractual) solidarity	unity based on role differentiation, not similarity
paralinguistic communication	communication that is conveyed by voice pitch, loudness, rhythm, emphasis, frequency, and other such nonverbal elements
postindustrial society	society organized around the provision of services
pre-industrial society	one that directly uses the land as a major means of survival
proxemic communication	meaning conveyed by the amount of space maintained between interacting individuals
role	the expected behavior associated with a given status in society
role conflict	two or more roles associated with contradictory expectations
role model	a person we admire and whose behavior we imitate
role set	all the roles occupied by a person at a given time
role strain	conflicting expectations within the same role
social institution	an established and organized system of social behavior with a recognized purpose
social interaction	behavior between two or more people that is given meaning
social organization	the order established in social groups
social structure	the patterns of social relationships and social institutions that comprise society
society	a system of social interactions that includes both culture and social organization
status	an established position in a social structure that carries with it a degree of prestige
status inconsistency	exists when the different statuses occupied by the individual bring with them significantly different amounts of prestige
status set	the complete set of statuses occupied by a person at a given time