Exam 4: Social Structure and Interaction in Everyday Life.

In relation to media framing about the problem of homelessness, __________ refers to news stories that focus primarily on statistics about the homeless population and recent trends in homelessness.

A football coach plays the "tough guy" role when he is actively performing his job with the members of his team. This illustrates what sociologist Erving Goffman called __________ behavior.

Conflict theorists maintain that in capitalistic societies, where a few people control the labor of many, the social structure reflects a system of relationships of domination among categories of people (for example, owner-worker and employer-employee).

In relation to stability and change in societies, describe sociologist Emile Durkheim's mechanical solidarity and organic solidarity approach.

According to _____________, interaction is based on assumptions of shared expectancies. For example, when you are talking with someone, what expectations do you have that you will take turns?

In relation to media framing about the problem of homelessness, __________ presents public issues such as poverty and homelessness as concrete events, showing them to be specific instances that occur more or less in isolation.

Erving Goffman was very interested in the area of impression management. He defined this as people's efforts to present themselves to others in ways that are most favorable to their own interests or image.

Some symbolic interaction theorists believe that there is very little shared reality beyond that which is socially created. They refer to this as the __________, which is the process by which our perception of reality is largely shaped by the subjective meaning that we give to an experience.

Sociologist Emile Durkheim coined the term organic solidarity to refer to the social cohesion found in industrial (and perhaps postindustrial) societies, in which people perform very specialized tasks and feel united by their mutual dependence.

A football coach who always plays the "tough guy" role in the presence of the players on his team feels comfortable showing emotional frailties when he is at home. This illustrates what sociologist Erving Goffman called __________ behavior.

Jorge is a male born to Mexican American parents; he was assigned these positions at birth. He is an adult and-if he lives long enough-will someday become an "older adult," which is a(n) __________ status received involuntarily later in life.

Discuss sociologist Ferdinand Tonnies theory on the degree of social solidarity and social control found in societies.

A first grade teacher, a daughter, a wife, a mother, a Presbyterian, a soccer coach, and a Kansas resident. All of these socially defined positions constitute her __________.

Contributions made by Erving Goffman include impression management, face-saving, dramaturgical analysis, and master status.

Which is not one of the five traditional institutions?

The fact that people engage in civil inattention demonstrates that interaction does have a pattern, or __________, which regulates the form and processes (but not the content) of social interaction.

Many women experience role strain in the labor force because they hold jobs that are "less satisfying and more stressful than men's jobs since they involve less money, less prestige, fewer job openings, and more career roadblocks."

__________ include our family, close friends, and school- or work-related peer groups.

Becky and Eric are best friends and are taking the same sociology course. They have formed a study group to prepare for the tests. As the course progresses, Becky tends to earn much higher test grades and discovers that Eric has found out that she scores higher on the tests. Becky wants to continue to do well in the class, but she doesn't want to make Eric look or feel bad. It is likely that Becky is experiencing __________.

We act on reality as we see it. Sociologists describe this process as the definition of the situation, meaning that we analyze a social context in which we find ourselves, determine what is in our best interest, and adjust our attitudes and actions accordingly. This can result in a self-fulfilling prophecy.