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Popenoe Chapter 5
TERMS of Social Interaction and Social Networks
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Sociology
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02/10/2005

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Social Interaction
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The process in which people act toward or respond to others in a mutual reciprocal way
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Symbolic Interactionism
Definition
A theoretical perspective that emphasizes the imortance of symbols and meaning at the microsociological level
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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
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Dramaturgical Perspective
Definition
Erbing Gofffman's approach to the study of social interaction, which views people as though they were actors in a theater
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Impression Management
Presentation of Self
Definition
The attempt to display ourselves to others so they will see us as we wish to be seen
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Ethonomethodology
Definition
A sociological approach that seeks to analyze the full range of rules that people will follow in everyday social interaction
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Conversation Analysis
Definition
The study of naturally occuring talk in interaction.
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Nonverbal Communication
Definition
Communication that is carried on in symbols other than language
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Exchange Relationship
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A relationship in which a person or group acts a certain way toward another in order to receive a reward or return.
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Cooperation
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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
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Conflict
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The struggle for a prized object or value
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Competition
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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.
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Coercion
Definition
Occurs when one person or group forces its will on another. Usually viewed as negative kind of social interaction
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Social Network
Definition
Consists of an intricate web of ties among individuals
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