Expectation

Expectation

States Theory

States Theory

Status Structures

Status Structures

Status Characteristics

Status Characteristics

Performance Expectations

Performance Expectations

Patterned inequalities of respect,

Patterned inequalities of respect,

deference and influence among a

deference and influence among a

group of people

group of people

Key Conditions Of The Theory:

Key Conditions Of The Theory:

Collective Orientation

Collective Orientation

Task Orientation

Task Orientation

Status Structures

Status Structures

Reality TV Show

Reality TV Show

TeamsTeams

Student Project

Student Project

GroupsGroups

Student Student

Organizations

Organizations

Office Committees

Office Committees

Advisory Panels

Advisory Panels

Sports Teams

Sports Teams

JuriesJuries

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Status characteristics are attributes

Status characteristics are attributes

on which we vary that yield esteem.

on which we vary that yield esteem.

• • They have They have Status Value

Status Value

• • They must be

They must be SalientSalient

• • They are born in

They are born in Interactional

Interactional

EncountersEncounters• • They are either

They are either SpecificSpecific or or Diffuse

Diffuse

• • They lead to

They lead to (Consensual)

(Consensual)

Performance

Performance Expectations

Expectations

• • They require a

They require a Burden Of Proof

Burden Of Proof

because of

because of Status Generalization

Status Generalization

- Provide a contrast among group

- Provide a contrast among group

membersmembers- Perceived to be relevant to task

- Perceived to be relevant to task

- - SpecificSpecific: Obviously connected to the

: Obviously connected to the

task at hand. We eventually learn

task at hand. We eventually learn

them.them.- - DiffuseDiffuse: Not directly related to the

: Not directly related to the

task at hand, but we use them

task at hand, but we use them

(immediately) to figure out who can get

(immediately) to figure out who can get

the job done.

the job done.

- - Attenuation

Attenuation : Learning new info that meets

: Learning new info that meets

our expectations doesn’t change them much.

our expectations doesn’t change them much.

- - Inconsistency

Inconsistency : Learning new info that

: Learning new info that

counters our expectations doesn’t

counters our expectations doesn’t

change our general

change our general expectations.

expectations.

Conta

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Conta

ct Theory

Equal Group Status

Equal Group Status

equality between the two groups coming together

equality between the two groups coming together

Common Goals

Common Goals

an active goal-oriented effort

an active goal-oriented effort

Lack Of Competition Between Groups

Lack Of Competition Between Groups

cooperation is normative and expected

cooperation is normative and expected

Support Of Authority

Support Of Authority

explicit social sanction of the interaction

explicit social sanction of the interaction

by authorities, law, or custom

by authorities, law, or custom

Can We Reduce Racism By

Can We Reduce Racism By

Putting People Together?

Putting People Together?

If The Following Conditions Are

If The Following Conditions Are

MetMet

Additional Conditions: Common Language, Voluntary Contact, Prosperous Economy,

Initial Views Can’t Be Too Negative (Few Low Status Expectations), Frequent and

Sustained Contact