Social Interaction Groups Organizations By Stacy ZellerMayo Rome

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 –Achieved –Ascribed

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

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

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

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