SOCA01H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5/8/14/17/18: Concerted Cultivation, Assortative Mating, Credentialism And Educational Inflation
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Sociologist seek to understnad the social space in which actions unfold. Person: an individual whose uniqueness is captured in his or her personality, which compromises the constellation of traits that reliably define an individuals singularity. Social environment: typically organized, meaning that the persons in the environment act in an orderly, patterned way. Organizations: collectivities characterized by structure that encourages patters in individual actions. Roles: clusters of expectations about thoughts, feelings and actions appropriate for occupants of a particular status. Role-playing: involves conforming to existing performance expectations. Expectations in role playing can be unclear, such as how to act on a first date. Role making: is the creative process by which individuals generate and perform roles. people display their individuality and autonomy. In general, when people manage their emotions, they follow certain cultural scripts". Sociologist arlie russell hochschild, leading figure in study of emotion management.
