Ch7

Question 1

social influence

Answer 1

the effects of the presence or actions of others, either real or imagined, on the way people think, feel and behave

in non-complicated terms, how you’re influenced by others

Question 2

social group

Answer 2

a group of two or more people who interact with and influence one another and who share a common purpose.

Question 3

aggregation

Answer 3

a collection of people in one location who have no obvious social structure or organisation, and who have minimal shared purpose, interdependence or direct interaction

Question 4

culture

Answer 4

the way of life of a particular society or community that sets it apart from other societies and communities

Question 5

status and social power

Answer 5

the importance of an individual’s position in the group, as seen by the others in the group
power refers to an individual’s (or a group’s) ability to control or influence one’s thoughts, feelings or behaviour, of another person (or group)
in psychology, there are several types of power: reward, coercive, legitimate, referent, expert, informational.
when power is involved in a social interaction, it is often described as social power

Question 6

power and status

Answer 6

A person is said to have power over another if there is a reasonable expectation that the second person will behave in the way the first person desires, even against the person’s own wishes.
For example, a motor mechanic has power over a customer with little mechanical knowledge.
However, the employer has power over the mechanic, who may need this job to feed and house their family.
Status refers to position or rank in relation to others within a group, or of a group within society.

Question 7

roles

Answer 7

Status and power within a group are often linked to the role each individual has in the group.
A role is the behaviour adopted by an individual or assigned to them that influences the way in which they function or act in different group situations (and life in general).
A role also carries with it expectations of how to behave when in the group or on behalf of the group.
A role expectation is therefore the behaviour that others expect of you, because of the role that you have.