The perception that a social arrangement or position is the way that things should be.
Perceptions that a social arrangement or distribution is fair.
Interactions that involve more than one person.
The process by which we use symbols and language to give meaning and value to objects and people.
Anything that has a similar meaning for two or more individuals.
Any way in which society compels individuals to act in accordance with an external norm, rule, or demand.
Perspective within symbolic interactionism that focuses on the quantitative study of social interaction processes because of the stable nature of social life.
People we are close to and interact with regularly.
Two or more persons (generally, not more than 20) engaged in or capable of face-to-face interaction.
Within the social structure and personality perspective, the ability to identify the elements or components of society most likely to affect a given attitude or behavior.
In symbolic interactionism, the network of interaction between people.
A three-person group.
The ability to act and think independent of the constraints imposed by social conditions.
The ability to obtain what we desire in a group despite resistance.
A two-person group.
People we affiliate with to achieve common goals or meet common needs.
People we look to as a source of standards and identity.
Element of the social structure and personality perspective referring to how individuals internalize proximal experiences.
The appropriate thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that should be displayed in a particular social frame.
A series of relationships between individuals and groups.
Theorem stating that when people define situations as real, the consequences of those situations become real.
The process by which individuals transform the meaning of a situation using basic cognitive structures provided by society.
The action or behavior of people in groups or crowds.
A perspective within symbolic interactionism that focuses on understanding the social processes involved in a given situation rather than on trying to quantify and predict people’s thoughts, feelings, and behavior.
A series of symbols that can be combined in various ways to create new meanings.
Element of the social structure and personality perspective referring to how people are affected by social structure through their immediate social environments.