ENGL 2315 1ST Edition Lecture 6Outline of Last Lecture I. Social InteractionismII. 5 Concepts: Outline of Current Lecture III. Application = NamingA. Name-calling – viewing self through a warped mirror.B. The way we behave or feel when we are addressed a certain way affects our self-esteem.C. It’s not easily dispelled because they are real.D. (Cyber) bullying: “skinny” “Dummy” “stupid”E. The self-fulfilling prophecy says that if we make a decision about something, we self-consciously make that prediction come true.IV. 6 Critiques of this interpretive theory:A. provides an understanding of people.B. Clarification of values: people can determine how they are.C. Led to a lot of ethnographic research. (observe people and their behavior.)D. Very successful.E. Community of agreement – People believe it.F. Does not lead to itself to aesthetic appeal or suffer from understatement – if one isn’t able to use symbols, are they less than human?V. Expectancy Violations – Chapter 7A. Expectancy: what people will predict will happen, rather than what they desire.B. How we respond to people who violate our expectations. These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.VI. Proxemics: the study of people’s use of space as a special elaboration of culture.VII. Personal space (proxemics, Hall): is influenced by Norms, the social situation, and individual differences. A. The appropriateness of a conversational distance depends on audience, situation and context.B. Intimate distance – 0-18 inches.C. Personal distance – 18 inches to 4 feet.D. Social distance – 4 to 10 feet.E. Public distance – 10 feet or more.VIII. Expectancy: ConceptsA. is tied to daily interactions (what we predict will occur, not what is desired.)B. Context (Cultural norms), relationship (familiarity/status), and communicator characteristics (demographics).C. Violation Valence: value we place on unexpected behavior regardless of who does it. (positive, negative, equivocal?)D. Communicator Reward Valence – mental audit: attributes plus present/future rewardsor punishment.IX. To violate or not?A. When you’re unsure, conform to others’ expectations.B. When you know that you have created overall good impressions = violate.C. Ethical reflections: sexual harassment may spur from misleading or misunderstood cues to violate personal space.D. More objective than interpretive.X. Interaction AdaptationA. IAT 3 ConceptsB. Adapt based on requirements (outcomes, safe, survive, belong, self worth)C. Expectations (what we think will really happen)D. Desires (what we personally want to happen)XI. CriteriaA. Meets 5/6 criteriaB. SimpleC. AdviceD. TestableE. Not always accurately predicted, but AIT seems to be
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