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The Sociology of Everyday Life. Our Selves in Social Interaction. Status. Refers to position in social hierarchy. Is a relational term. Role. Refers to the behavioural expectations of a status. One holds a status and performs a role. Role and status are sociological topics.
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Our Selves in Social Interaction • Status. • Refers to position in social hierarchy. • Is a relational term. • Role. • Refers to the behavioural expectations of a status. • One holds a status and performs a role. • Role and status are sociological topics. • The dramaturgical perspective emphasizes role-playing and other “play-like” aspects of everyday life.
Ethnomethodology • The term “ethnomethodology.” • The nature of social order: in real time and “from the bottom up.” • Social order consists of rules that we create, follow, and enforce (as in the management of conversation).
The Tic-Tac-Toe Experiment • The “rules” were implicit. • The “breach” of the rules was treated as motivated (and as morally wrong), not as random. • The “breach” was not ignored, and could not have been ignored- breaches are always noticed. • Some other breaching experiments that you can try at home…
A Few Additional Topics in the Sociology of Everyday Life • Impression management • Politeness norms and rituals of personal space • The relationship between social status and language use (and other cultural issues) • The sociology of emotions
