Unit 4 Concepts
The important concepts in Unit 4 are listed below. The readings and other learning opportunities are designed to help you become familiar with these concepts. You should know the definitions of each concept and also how sociologists use these concepts. Try to incorporate these concepts into your work for this course.
| (1) Social Interaction | (13) Social Construction of Reality |
| (2) Social Structure | (14) Ethnomethodology |
| (3) Status | (15) Street Smarts |
| (4) Status Set | (16) Thomas Theorem |
| (5) Ascribed Status | (17) Dramaturgical Analysis |
| (6) Achieved Status | (18) Performances |
| (7) Master Status | (19) Nonverbal Communication |
| (8) Role | (20) Personal Space |
| (9) Role Set | (21) Demeanor |
| (10) Role Conflict | (22) Reality Play |
| (11) Role Strain | (23) Idealization |
| (12) Role Exit |
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