Social Interaction, Groups & Organizations By Stacy Zeller-Mayo Rome 2007

Social Interaction Two or more people taking one another into account.

Nonverbal (Social Interaction 1) Body Movement Gestures Eye Contact Touch Personal Space

2. Exchange 3. Cooperation

Conflict (Social Interaction 4) People struggle with one another for something Not always negative Competition

Power Authority—legitimate power Coercion—illegitimate power

Status A recognizable social position that an individual occupies. Conley Ascribed Achieved

Status Set All the statuses one holds simultaneously. Student Daughter Conley Student Daughter Tennis Player Chinese

Status symbol Master status One status within a set that stands out our overrides all others. Conley Residenz Museum, Germany 2006

Role The duties and behaviors expected of someone who holds a particular status. Conely Role Set All the roles attached to a single status

Role strain

Role conflict

Groups Primary Secondary

Groups Reference Groups In-groups A group that helps us to understand or make sense of our position in society relative to other groups. Conley In-groups the majority Out-groups the minority

Social Network A set of relations The strength of weak ties Mark Granovetter (1973) Social Capital Any relationship between people that can facilitate the actions of others.