1. Expectation States Theory Status Structures Status Characteristics Performance Expectations

2. Patterned inequalities of respect, deference and influence among a group of people Key Conditions Of The Theory: Collective Orientation Task Orientation Status Structures Reality TV Show Teams Student Project Groups Student Organizations Office Committees Advisory Panels Sports Teams Juries

3. Status Characteristics Status characteristics are attributes on which we vary that yield esteem. They have Status Value They have Status Value They must be Salient They must be Salient They are born in Interactional Encounters They are born in Interactional Encounters They are either Specific or Diffuse They are either Specific or Diffuse They lead to (Consensual) Performance Expectations They lead to (Consensual) Performance Expectations They require a Burden Of Proof because of Status Generalization They require a Burden Of Proof because of Status Generalization - Provide a contrast among group members - Perceived to be relevant to task - Specific: Obviously connected to the task at hand. We eventually learn them. - Diffuse: Not directly related to the task at hand, but we use them (immediately) to figure out who can get the job done. - Attenuation : Learning new info that meets our expectations doesn’t change them much. - Inconsistency : Learning new info that counters our expectations doesn’t change our general expectations.

4. Contact Theory Equal Group Status equality between the two groups coming together Common Goals an active goal-oriented effort Lack Of Competition Between Groups cooperation is normative and expected Support Of Authority explicit social sanction of the interaction by authorities, law, or custom Can We Reduce Racism By Putting People Together? If The Following Conditions Are Met Additional Conditions: Common Language, Voluntary Contact, Prosperous Economy, Initial Views Can’t Be Too Negative (Few Low Status Expectations), Frequent and Sustained Contact