Chapter 5
Social Interaction and Everyday Life
Chapter Learning Objectives
The Study of Daily Life in the Internet Age
- Familiarize yourself with the study of everyday life.
Nonverbal Communication
- Know the various forms of nonverbal communication.
The World as a Stage
- Understand the core concepts of the "impression management" perspective. See how we use impression management techniques in everyday life.
Social Context and Shared Understandings
- Learn about the ethnomethodology approach to studying human interaction.
Social Rules and Talk
- Learn the research process of ethnomethodology, the study of our conversations, and how we make sense of each other.
Interaction in Time and Space
- Understand that interaction is situated, that it occurs in a particular place and for a particular length of time. See that the way we organize our social actions is not unique by learning how other cultures organize their social lives.
Linking Microsociology and Macrosociology
- See how face-to-face interactions and broader features of society are closely related