SOCIOL 41 Lecture Notes - Lecture 32: Arthur Schuster, Georg Simmel, Collective Identity
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Individuals who wish to express liking after their own. All to match those of their partner. Individuals who wish to communicate disapproval modify these vocal behaviors in ways that make them diverge from their partner"s. Nouns/verbs, spatial dimensions, tenses/time dimensions, family structure (sex,generation), reference to self/others, basic body parts, colors, actions and features of the environment, no , facial expressions of basic emotions. Loudness, phrasing, differences by relative status, interpersonal spacing/ body language, interpretation of physical/social characteristics. The way we communicate both reflects and recreates our relationship to the other person. = social interactional linkage between two people is characterized by a relatively stable set of expectations and enduring pattern of interaction. Triads - adding one person who adds two relationships = social system. = less intimate, more durable, possibility of elaborate interaction patterns (coalition formation) Overall structure characterized by both size and degree of interconnections.
