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Details Title: Popenoe Chapter 5 Description: TERMS of Social Interaction and Social Networks Total Flash Cards: 14 Created: 02/10/2005 07:04:04	To study from this set of flash cards, or to create your own your own study flash cards, register HERE. If you are already a registered user, CLICK HERE.
Cards Term Social Interaction Definition The process in which people act toward or respond to others in a mutual reciprocal way Term Symbolic Interactionism Definition A theoretical perspective that emphasizes the imortance of symbols and meaning at the microsociological level Term Role Taking Definition Pretending to take or actually taking the role of another person so that one can see oneself and the world from the point of view of another Term Dramaturgical Perspective Definition Erbing Gofffman's approach to the study of social interaction, which views people as though they were actors in a theater Term Impression Management Presentation of Self Definition The attempt to display ourselves to others so they will see us as we wish to be seen Term Ethonomethodology Definition A sociological approach that seeks to analyze the full range of rules that people will follow in everyday social interaction Term Conversation Analysis Definition The study of naturally occuring talk in interaction. Term Nonverbal Communication Definition Communication that is carried on in symbols other than language Term Exchange Relationship Definition A relationship in which a person or group acts a certain way toward another in order to receive a reward or return. Term Cooperation Definition Interaction in which people or groups act together in order to achieve common interests or goals that might be difficult or impossible to attain alone Term Conflict Definition The struggle for a prized object or value Term Competition Definition A kind of cooperative conflict governed by rules that make the goal being sought out more important than the defeat of one's opponents. Defeating opponents is not the main aim. Term Coercion Definition Occurs when one person or group forces its will on another. Usually viewed as negative kind of social interaction Term Social Network Definition Consists of an intricate web of ties among individuals