SOC100H5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Groupthink, Flight Attendant, Symbolic Interactionism
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Social interaction: people communicating face to face, computer, or phone acting and reacting together. Example of laughter: men (higher status) receive status, whereas women (lower status) laugh more. Laughter is a signal of who has the higher status between two people. Feminist theorists see that gender shapes the way people interact with one another: laughter example. Role conflict: when different role demands are placed on a person holding 2 or more statuses. A wife must be an intimate companion and an in-flight safety flight attendant. Bolded are the status set and underlined is the role set. Role strain: when incompatible role demands are placed on a person with a single status. A flight attendant must be both attractive, sexually available while politely warding off inappropriate words. Feminists argue that emotions don"t just happen to us, we manage them according to cultural scripts. Women are always expected to subdue their emotions.
