Exam 5: Interaction, Groups, and Organizations: Connections That Work

Explain the importance and characteristics of interaction from a rational choice theory, ethnomethodological, and dramaturgical perspective. Include the key assumptions of each theory. Also, detail the motivation of interpersonal interaction from each of the three perspectives, and integrate at least one critique of each theory in your discussion.

The feelings we often have for members of out-groups can result in prejudice and ethnocentrism.

Touching, embracing, and kissing are indicators of personal distance.

After working at a local fast-food restaurant for two years, Chris becomes uninvolved and unconnected to his job. He finds his job boring and feels he will not be promoted to a better position. Chris is most likely experiencing:

At home or with close friends with whom we are more intimate, we engage in front-stage behavior.

Goal displacement is a common problem in bureaucracies.

Grandma Elly feels role conflict because she wants to be a good grandma and give her grandson, Jackson, a cookie but knows that a good grandma wouldn't ruin her grandson's appetite with sweets. Grandma Elly is experiencing role conflict.

Briefly describe the informal structure of an organization of which you are a member (e.g., your school, workplace, or religious organization).

Role strain is the tension between roles within one status.

Because personal space is decided culturally, men and women in the same culture have similar personal-space norms.

Which of the following theories would be most likely to argue that people take the underlying rules of interaction for granted?

In the United States, status is stable and does not change over time.

The "real you" is most evident when you engage in backstage behavior.

__________ refer to our social positions and _________ refer to the expectations associated with a social position.

Our social networks include:

Role conflict differs from role strain in that conflict is between the roles within one status.

According to dramaturgy, we only perform a small portion of our interactions in front of audiences.

Working toward accomplishing a goal or a task often motivates secondary groups.

Name at least three ways primary groups differ from secondary groups, and then provide an example of each type.

Others assign one to a master status, so it is unlikely to affect an individual's self-concept.