A status that has a special important for social identity, often shaping a persons entire life

Situation we define as real become real in their consequences

Erving Goffman's term for the study of social interaction in terms of theatrical performance

The statement that allows the conventional and unconventional realities to collide

A social position a person take on voluntarily that reflects personal ability and effort

Harold Garfinkle's term for the study of the way people make sense of their everyday surroundings

Eriving Goffman's term for a person's efforts to create specific impressions in the minds of others

Three applications to interactions in everyday life

The process by which people act and react in relation to others

The process by which people creatively shape reality through social interaction

The way we present ourselves to others consciously and unconsciously

Who found that people everywhere recognize and express six basic emotions

A number of roles attached to a single status

People construct reality in the contexts of their

According to Goffman, the personal performances we present include

What helps mirrors social attitudes and helps perpetuate them

Ethan has recently gone through a divorce and has broken ties with his ex-wife and in-laws. He is slowly learning to survive on his own and trying to build a new sense of self. Ethan is undergoing

The Ok sign is a hand gesture originally formed by

Convincing others that our actions reflect ideal culture rather than selfish morives

Three major components to humor are