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| a position in society used to classify individuals |
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| involuntarily assigned to an individual based on race, ethnicity, gender, family background and so on |
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| voluntarily earned by an individual |
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| status by which a person is primarily identified |
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| a set of beliefs, values, and norms that define the expectations of a certain status in social situation |
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| refers to carrying out the behaviors of a given role |
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| another individual who helps define a specific role within the relationship |
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| contains all of the different roles associated with a status |
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| role conflict vs role strain |
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- when one has difficulty in satisfying the requirements of multiple roles simultaneously
- when one has difficulty satsifying multiple requirements of the same role simultaneously
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| made up of two or more individuals with similar characteristics that share a sense of unity |
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| a self-selected group formed around similar interests, ages, and statuses |
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| the group into which an individual is born, adopted, or married |
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| on with which an individual identifies |
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| on that an individual competes with or opposes |
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| group to which an individual compares him- or herself |
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| those than contain strong, emotional bonds |
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| often temporary and contain few emotional bonds and weaker bonds overall |
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| Gemeinschaft (community) and Gessellschaft (society) |
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- a group unified by feeling of togetherness due to shared beliefs, ancestry, or geography
- a group unified by mutual self-interests in achieving a goal
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| an observable pattern of social relationships between individuals or groups |
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| bodies of people with a structure and culture designed to achieve specific goals. They exist outside of each individual's membership within the organization |
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| the process of displaying oneself to society through culturally accepted behaviors |
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| basic model of emotional expression |
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| states that there are universal emotions, along with corresponding expressions that can be understood across cultures |
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| social construction model of emotion |
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| states that emotions are solely based on the situational context of social interactions |
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| unspoken rules that govern the expression of emotion |
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| a shared set of beliefs, norms, values, and behaviors organized around a central theme, as is found among people sharing the same language and geography |
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| refers to the maintenance of a public image, which is accomplished through various strategies |
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| impression managment strategy, sharing factual information |
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| impression management strategy, refers to using props, appearance, emotional expression, or associations to create a positive image |
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| impression management strategy, using flattery or conformity to win over someone else |
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| impression management strategy, the use of excuses to account for questionable behavior |
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| impression management strategy, imposing an identity onto another person |
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| says that individuals create images of themselves in the same way that actors perform a role in front of an audience |
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| front stage vs back stage |
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- where the individual is seen by the audience and strives to preserve his desired image
- where the individual is not in front of an audience and is free to act outside of his desired image
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| the conveyance of information through spoken, written, or signed words |
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| the conveyance of information by means other than the use of words, such as body language, prosody, facial expression, and gestures |
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| the use of body language, rudimentary facial expression, visual displays, scents, and vocalization to communicate |
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