Interaction
Roles
The function or part played by a person in a particular context. Associated with certain behaviors, expectations, responsibilities, etc.
Stereotypes
A widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing
Sociology
Sociology is a social science that focuses on society, human social behavior, patterns of social relationships, social interaction, and aspects of culture associated with everyday life.
Collective effervescence
According to Durkheim, a community or society may at times come together and simultaneously communicate the same thought and participate in the same action. Such an event then causes collective effervescence which excites individuals and serves to unify the group.
Social norms
The informal rules that govern behavior in groups and societies
Sociological imagination
Sociological imagination is an ability to connect personal challenges to larger social issues.
The generalized other
Social contexts
The social environment, social context, sociocultural context or milieu refers to the immediate physical and social setting in which people live or in which something happens or develops. It is the environment surrounding people and groups.
Social networks
Ties between people, groups, organizations. Ex: A Facebook social network, a sociology department network, etc
Looking glass self
The process by which individuals base their actions and sense of self on how they believe others view them.
Social institution
Institutions refer to longstanding and important practices (like marriage, families, education, and economic markets) as well as the organizations that regulate those practices (such as the government, the legal system, the military, schools, and religious groups). They provide the framework for interaction to occur and frequently organize existing norms into enduring patterns of behavior.
Industrialization
The transformation from primarily agricultural-based lifestyles to urban centers where manufacturing is done
Symbolic interactionism
The view of social behavior that emphasizes linguistic or gestural communication and its subjective understanding, especially the role of language in the formation of the child as a social being. We use symbols to interact.
Social structure
Sociologists use the concept of social structure to describe the many diverse ways in which the rules and norms of everyday life become enduring patterns that shape and govern social interactions. Social structure, in a sense, lies in the background of every social interaction. Two components are social hierarchy and social institutions.
Ethnomethodology
The study of people’s methods to make sense of everyday life (Garfinkel)