I. Introduction: Social InteractionII. Content of Social Interactiona. Social structure: patterns of social interaction that persist regardless of theindividuals involvedb. Social status: one’s position in a social structurec. Social roles: the behavior expected of a social statusi. Role conflictii. Role strain d. Social institution: “An interrelated system of social norms organized about the satisfaction of an important social need or function” (Theodorsen & Theodorsen 1969)III. The Study of Daily Life in the Internet Agea. Nonverbal Communicationb. Dramaturgical Model of Goffmani. Social interaction is likened to a play.ii. Impression managementiii. Civil inattentioniv. Studied nonobservancev. Focused and unfocused interactionvi. Audience segregationvii. Staging: front stage and back stage viii. Controlling spacehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecDH5uqsKLA ix. Controlling propsx. Controlling bodies IV. Attribution Theorya. Dispositional traitsb. Situational factorsc. Fundamental attribution error: the tendency to explain our own behavior interms of situation while attributing the behavior of others to dispositionV. Social Context and Contenta. Context: the larger historical circumstances and social forces that bringpeople togetherb. Content: the cultural framework that guides behavior, dialog and interpretations of eventsVI. Social Rules and TalkVII. Interaction in Time and SpaceVIII. Gender DifferencesIX. Racial and Ethnic DifferencesX. Summary and
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