Social Interactions in Everyday Life

Sociology

Social Interactions•Social Interactions: What people do

when they are in one another’s presence

Stereotypes•Stereotypes: Our assumptions of what

people are like.

•We often classify people according to their visible characteristics.

•Our assumptions about people can guide our behavior toward them.

Self-fulfilling Stereotypes

The behaviors of the person change to match our expectations, thus confirming the stereotype

From how we act, the person gets ideas of how we perceive him or her

How we expect the person to act shapes our attitudes and actions

We fit what we see or hear into stereotypes, and then expect the person to act in certain ways

We see features of the person, or hear things about the person

Personal Space

•Ghosting

Smiling•The benefits of smiling

Touching

Eye Contact

Body Language•Body Language: The way in which we

use our bodies to give messages to others.

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