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Chapter 5 Society And Social Interaction

Chapter 5 Society And Social Interaction. What Is Society? Theories About Analyzing Social Interaction A Study in Diversity: Forms of Nonverbal Communication. Chapter 5 Society And Social Interaction. Interpersonal Attraction and the Formation of Pairs

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Chapter 5 Society And Social Interaction

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  1. Chapter 5Society And Social Interaction • What Is Society? • Theories About Analyzing Social Interaction • A Study in Diversity: Forms of Nonverbal Communication

  2. Chapter 5Society And Social Interaction • Interpersonal Attraction and the Formation of Pairs • Social Institutions and Social Structure • What Holds Society Together? • Types of Societies: A Global View

  3. What Is Society? • Human society is a system of social interaction that includes culture and social organization. • Social interaction is the foundation of society.

  4. Characteristics of Groups • A collection of individuals who interact and communicate with each other. • Share goals and norms. • Possess a subjective awareness of themselves as a distinct social unit.

  5. Theories About Analyzing Social Interaction • Social construction of reality - perception of what is real is determined by the subjective meaning that we attribute to an experience. • Ethnomethodology - deliberately disrupting social norms and observing how individuals attempt to restore normalcy.

  6. Theories About Analyzing Social Interaction • Impression management - people control how others will perceive them. • Social exchange - interactions are determined by rewards or punishments from others. • Interaction in cyberspace - without nonverbal communication, one is free to become a different self.

  7. Forms of Nonverbal Communication • Touch • Paralinguistic communication - pitch, loudness and rhythm of the voice. • Kinesic communication - gestures, facial expressions, and body. • Use of personal space.

  8. Interpersonal Attraction • ProximityA strong determinant of attraction is living, working, or frequent contact with them. • Mere exposure effectThe more you see someone, the more you like them.

  9. Interpersonal Attraction • Perceived physical attractivenessAttraction toward people is based on perception of their physical attractiveness. • SimilarityPeople are attracted to those who are similar in status, race, ethnicity, religion, personality traits, and attitudes and opinions.

  10. Family Education Work Economy Political Institutions Religion Health care Mass Media Organized Sports Military Social Institutions

  11. Functionalists:Purposes of Social Institutions • Socialization of new members of society. • Production and distribution of goods and services. • Maintenance of stability and existence. • Providing members with an ultimate sense of purpose.

  12. Durkheim: Social Solidarity • People in society have a collective consciousness through which they develop a sense of solidarity. • Mechanical solidarity arises when individuals feel bonded by their similarity. • Organic solidarity arises when individuals are bonded through their division of labor.

  13. Six Types of Societies • Foraging • Pastoral • Horticultural • Agricultural • Industrial • Postindustrial

  14. Industrial Societies • Use machines and other advanced technologies to produce and distribute goods and services. • Highly differentiated labor force and the intensive use of capital and technology. • Urbanization and immigration are common in industrial societies.

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