SOCIOLOGY SEPTEMBER 25, 2013 Ch 5&6NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION’- Use of “emoticons” in email, texts, and on the internet- Telephone communication can be difficult because nonverbal communication is absentErving Goffman- Social interaction is like living life on a stage- Roles of an actor social roleso Status and social position- Impression management- preparing for your performanceo Being aware of our performance depends on the situation- Individuals are fragile and vulnerableo We are always trying to avoid embarrassment- Unfocused interactiono No direct communication- Focused interactiono Direct conversations- Encounterso Incidence of focused interaction- Civil inattention “polite way to ignore people”- Audience Segregationo Front stage Where we perform for others Play our role Response cries: “oops”o Back Stage Areas that are separate form the front stage This is where we go to relax “be ourselves”- Harold Garfinkelo Ethnomethodology Study of how people make sense of what other say and do in the course of daily social interactiono Next time you are having a conversation, break a norm and see how someone responds.o Interactional Vandalism When a person of lower status breaks rules of everyday social interaction that are of value to the more powerful- Personal Spaceo Intimate – up to 1.5 fo Personal 1.5-4 fo Social-4-12 fo Public- 12 f+- Time-space dimension of social interaction- Regionalizationo Division of social life into different regional settings or zoneso Think of your house or how you interact with friends.- Clock Time-
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