Thursday, February 11, 2010

Social Interaction and Group Notes

Social Interaction and Group Notes:
A. Social Interaction: process by which individuals act toward and react to others.
1. The three main types of Social interaction
A. Oppositional Interaction: treating others as competitors or enemies
1. Supported by Conflict Perspective
2. Ex: c ompetitive sports, coworkers, foreign economies
B. Supportive interaction: treating others as supporters or friends
1. Supported by Functionalist perspective
2. Ex: teams, restaurant workers, teachers
C. Symbolic interaction: people actively interpret each other’s actions and reactions and behave in accordance with the interpretation
1. Supported by symbolic Interactionist Perspective
2. Ex: International affairs, political figures, religious views

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