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Unit 6.1 Introduction To Social Interaction

This document discusses social interaction and social structure through five key points: 1) It defines social interaction as the exchange between individuals that forms social groups and designs rules and standards. 2) It outlines five types of social interaction: cooperation, conflict, conformity, coercion, and social exchange. 3) It defines elements of social structure like social statuses, roles, groups, and institutions and how they contribute to social inequality. 4) It examines the major agents of socialization like family, education, work, peers, religion, and media. 5) It discusses the social construction of reality through socialization and internalization of norms, and Goffman's view of social interaction as performance

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Unit 6.1 Introduction To Social Interaction

This document discusses social interaction and social structure through five key points: 1) It defines social interaction as the exchange between individuals that forms social groups and designs rules and standards. 2) It outlines five types of social interaction: cooperation, conflict, conformity, coercion, and social exchange. 3) It defines elements of social structure like social statuses, roles, groups, and institutions and how they contribute to social inequality. 4) It examines the major agents of socialization like family, education, work, peers, religion, and media. 5) It discusses the social construction of reality through socialization and internalization of norms, and Goffman's view of social interaction as performance

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Social Interaction and Social Structure

Unit 6.1 Introduction to social interaction


Five types of social interaction

WEEK 6
LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Unit 6.1 Introduction to social interaction


Five types of social interaction
Unit 6.2 The macro sociologist perspectives (elements of social structure)
Unit 6.3 The micro sociologist perspectives(social interaction in life
and construction of reality)
Introduction to social interaction
• Exchange between two or more individuals and is essential
for the formation of social groups
• Through social interaction members of a society design rule
s and standards to operate
Five types of social interaction
1. Cooperation – individuals or groups working together for a goal
2. Conflict – for the purpose of defeating an opponent
Five types of social interaction
3. Conformity – complying with expected social norms
4. Coercion – being forced to behave in a certain way
5. Social Exchange – expecting reward for doing something
Social Structure
• System of stratification of a society in socioeconomic terms, social institutions and so
cial statuses
• Elements of Social Structure
• Social Statuses – Ascribed (assigned at birth) and achieved (earned through effort)
• Social Roles – Set of expectations for a group of people
• Role conflict
• Role strain
• Role exit
Elements of Social Structure

• Social Groups – Any number of individuals that share common values, goals and int
eract on a regular basis
• Formal and informal groups
• Primary and secondary groups
• In group and out group
• Reference or membership groups
• Focus groups
• Social Institutions – Organized patterns of belief and behavior centered on basic hu
man needs.
• Social institutions include - family, education, economy, religion, politics and culture
Elements of Social Structure

• Social Inequality – Occurs when resources in a society are unevenly distributed


• Examples include, social class, division of labor, income gap, gender inequality etc.
Major Agents of Socialization

Family – basic values, norms and social attitudes


Education – conformity, discipline
Workplaces – responsibility and organization
Peer Group – cooperation and conflict
Religion – belief system and moral values
Mass Media – influences political and cultural views
Social Construction of Reality

• Important part of the process of socialization


• Through socialization, members of society learn to attribute meaning to social
concepts
• Internalization of social norms and values
• Generalizing social values
• Agents of socialization – family, peer group, media etc.
Dramaturgy – Erving Goffman

• Study of social interaction in terms of theatrical performance


• Goffman believed that life is a stage and everyone is playing a role/character in the s
ociety
• The process of socialization consists of the learning to act out these roles properly
• Front stage – social situations where one has to interact with others
• Back stage – when an individual is alone and does not need to act; prepares for the
front stage
• Impression management is controlled through one’s appearance, social setting and
manner of interaction

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