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 * Chapter 4

Terms:

Status- a social position that a person holds Master Status- a status that has special importance for social identity, often shaping a person’s life. Role- behavior expected of someone who holds a particular status Role Conflict- Conflict among the roles connected to two or more statuses.
 * Todd holds the status of friend because he is there for Olive when the rest of the school is against her and he knows the rumors are false.
 * Marianne holds the master status of Christian because she is devoted to being president of the Cross Your Heart Club
 * As a friend Olive is expected to tell her friend Rhiannon that she pretended to sleep with Brandon at the party and to be honest about the situation.
 * Olive has conflict between her role as a student and a friend because she is expected to act like a mature student in a learning enviroment, yet act like a bad girl in front of her peers.

Social interaction- the process by which people act and react in relation to others Achieved status- social position a person takes on voluntarily that reflects personal ability and effort Role strain- tension among the roles connected to a single status Ascribed status- a social position a person receives at birth or takes on involuntarily later in life >
 * When Olive tells Rhiannon about losing her virginity, Rhiannon replies in a friendly manner but when Marianne over hears she acts in a cold manner. The two different reactions show how social interaction works.
 * Mr. Griffith's achieved status is being a teacher.
 * Mrs. Griffith has role strain in helping kids with their problems but keeping the relationship professional.
 * Olive's ascribed status is being a daughter.

**Social construct of reality:** the process by which people creatively shape reality through social interaction **Presentation of self:** a person's efforts to create specific impressions in the minds of others **Nonverbal communication:** communication: communication using body movements, gestures, and facial expressions rather than speech
 * A few students organize a group to protest Olive’s immoral behavior. By forming a group that acknowledges Olive’s actions, the protestors use social interaction to present Olive in an unflattering way and convince the rest of the school that she is a harlot. The school has never been faced with a situation where sexual interactions has gone out of control, so therefore they shape the unfamiliar situation into something they are have experienced.
 * Marianne is the head of the Cross Your Heart club and leads many other student organizations that benefit others. She also is intent on “saving” students who engage in immoral behavior. Thus, she presents herself to others as a person who is caring and kind, rather than manipulative and deceitful.
 * When Olive is sent to the principal’s office for calling Nina a bad word, Marianne expresses her displeasure without saying a word. Nina is Marianne’s friend and a member of the Cross Your Heart Club. Therefore, Olive’s remark toward Nina makes Marianne very mad. Marianne shows her disapproval by frowning, pursing her lips and stapling papers much harder than necessary.
 * Personal space: ** the surrounding area over which a person makes some claim to privacy
 * Olive violates Melody Bostic’s personal space when she crashes the party with Brandon. Olive acts like she is drunk and leans very close when she speaks to Melody Bostic. Most people stay several people apart when speaking to others, so it is socially unacceptable to invade someone’s personal space when you are having a conversation. In this case, Olive violates Melody Bostic’s personal space because she wants people to believe she is intoxicated.