Bell Work  Pick up notes guideline  Pick up/Turn in Chapter 5 Folder Tasks  Read Opening on Page 144 into Status on pg.145  Get ready for Chapter 6 intro  Schedule Cover Social Interaction thru Status

Social Interaction In Everyday Life The process by which people act and react in relation to others

Social Interaction  The process by which people act and react in relation to others  The symbolic interaction paradigm  Humans rely on social structure to make sense out of everyday situations.

Status  A social position that a person holds  Status set All the statuses held at one time  Dance partner  Boss  Friend  Harley club member  Sports participant  Businessman

Type of Status  Ascribed: Involuntary positions  Achieved: Voluntary positions Often the two types work together. What we’re ascribed often helps us achieve other statuses. Master status: Has special importance for social identity, often shaping a person’s entire life.

Lesson Closing  Michael Oher Story(Task #1) Write down what these showed you w/regards to socialization and the importance of social interaction results/m/ /cinderella-story.htm results/m/ /cinderella-story.htm wkey=405b0f0bd80af1b7e386&viewtype=basic wkey=405b0f0bd80af1b7e386&viewtype=basic  Work on Projects Either Data or Power-point

Bell Work  Task #2 Define Status Complete Your Turn on page 145 (1 st 5 minutes)  L-J#1 L-J#1

Role  Role set: pg.147: Read A number of roles attached to a single status Example: status of woman  Wife Marital and domestic role  Mother Maternal/civic role  Professor Teacher/colleague role  Book club Member Teammate/President Role The behavior expected of someone who holds a particular status

Role Conflict and Role Strain  Role conflict Involves two or more statuses that conflict w/one another  Example: Conflict between role expectations of a police officer who catches her own son using drugs at home–mother and police officer  Role strain Involves a single status but roles clash  Example: Manager who tries to balance concern for workers with task requirements–office manager  Teachers relationship w/ students

Role Exit  Role exit: Becoming an “ex” Disengaging from social roles can be very traumatic without proper preparation.  The process of becoming an “ex” Doubts form about ability to continue with a certain role. Examination of new roles leads to a turning point at which time one decides to pursue a new direction. Learning new expectations associated with new role. Past role might influence new self.

Lesson Closing Create a Role Set Diagram for yourself  Task #3 Think of four statuses you have Think of 2 roles for each one Copy diagram 6-1 but fill in you Role Set

Bell Work  Task #4 Thinking about diversity pg. 146  Share Task #3  Get Notes/Book ready

The Social Construction of Reality  The process by which people creatively shape reality through social interaction.  “Street smarts” read aloud pg thru Ethnometh. A form of constructing reality  The Thomas theorem Situations that are defined as real are real in their consequences  Ethnomethodology The study of the way people make sense of their everyday surroundings Explores the process of making sense of social encounters

 People in different cultures experience reality very differently  How we act or what we see in our surroundings depends on our interests.  Social background also affects what we see. Reality Building: Class and Culture

Lesson Closing  Task #5 In the Times: pg  Task #6 Your Turn: pg. 152  Answer 1 and 2 of Hints for studying

Bell Work: 1 st 10 Minutes  Task #5 In the Times: pg  Task #6 Your Turn: pg. 152  L-J#2 L-J#2

Goffman’s Dramaturgical Analysis  Presentation of self or impression management Efforts to create specific impressions in the minds of others.  Role performance includes dress, props, and manner Performances have front and back regions Use of props: costume, tone of voice, gesture, setting stage Example: Going to the doctor and playing the expected patient role. (Read App.: Doctors Office, ) Examining social interaction in terms of theatrical performances

Nonverbal Communication  Facial Expression  Eye-contact  Hand gestures  Most is culture-specific. Close attention to non-verb. Comm. Can be effective way of determining truth. Body language can contradict verbal comm. Communication using body movements, gestures, and facial expressions rather than speech

Gender and Performances  Gender is a central element in personal performances.  Demeanor The way we act and carry ourselves  Use of personal space Power plays a key role.  Staring, smiling, touching Eye contact encourages interaction. Smiling: Trying to please or submission? Touching: Intimacy and caring

Idealization  We construct performances to idealize our intentions.  Professionals typically idealize their motives for entering their chosen careers.  We all use idealization to some degree.

Embarrassment and Tact  Embarrassment: Discomfort following a spoiled performance.  Goffman: Embarrassment is "losing face."  Tact is helping someone "save face.“ Think of Legally Blonde example  An audience often overlooks flaws in a performance, allowing the actor to avoid embarrassment.  Goffman: Although behavior is often spontaneous, it is more patterned than we think.

Lesson Closing  Task #7 Applying Soc. Pg. 154  Video: Social Interaction in Everyday life 14 minutes

Bell Work  Get books and folders  Finish Video: 22 min.  Finish: Task #7 Applying Soc. Pg. 154  Start: Task #8 Thinking Critically: pg.159

Emotions: The Social Construction of Feeling: Read Emotion Sect. pg  The biological side of emotions: Ekman: Some emotional responses are “wired” into humans.  Social Purpose of supporting group life  The cultural side of emotions Ekman: Culture defines what triggers an emotion.  Emotions on the job Hochschild: The typical company tries to regulate not only its employees’ behavior, but also their emotions.

Gender and Language  Power Functions Female pronouns and ownership Women often adopt the husband’s surname.  Value Function Traditionally feminine terms are more likely to change to negative meanings than masculine terms.  Hysterical comes from Greek word meaning uterus Language communicates not only surface reality, but also deeper levels of meaning.

Humor: Read Sect. of Getting it pg.161  Humor is unconventional. It’s a violation of cultural norms.  Humor is tied to a common culture and doesn’t translate easily. “Not getting it” means a person doesn’t understand a joke’s conventional and unconventional realities.

Humor  Humor acts as a safety valve by expressing opinions on a sensitive topic.   Humor and conflict “Put down” with jokes about race, sex, gender, and the disabled  Look and talk about Your Turn

Lesson Closing  L-J #3 L-J #3  Task #10 Thinking Critically  Task #11 Thinking about Diversity