Chapter 4

Question 1

Macrosociology looks at _____________

Answer 1

Social structure

Question 2

Microsociology looks at____________

Answer 2

Social interaction

Question 3

Social Structure

Answer 3

The framework of society that surrounds us; consists of the ways that people and groups are related to one another. This framework gives direction to our lives, set limits to our behaviors.

Question 4

Society

Answer 4

Macro level. Shares culture and territory

Question 5

Social Class

Answer 5

• A large group of people who rank close to one another in property, power, and prestige.
• Marx emphasized this.
• influences not only our behaviors but also our ideas + thoughts
• Indications of this: house clothing, where they live

Question 6

Status

Answer 6

• The position that someone occupies in a social group.
• -It can be high, medium, or low
• ex:Professor, president, dean, student of Gettysburg

Question 7

Role

Answer 7

Associated w/ statue. What is expected of you. The behaviors, obligations, and privilege’s attached to a status
Ex: professor has to grade and perform lectures. Students have to work, study, and show up to class

Question 8

What are the 2 kinds of statuses?

Answer 8

Ascribed status and achieved status

Question 9

Ascribed Status

Answer 9

This is assigned to you, usually involuntary. You do not ask for it nor you can choose it. 
ex:Race, ethnicity, sex, social class of parents,age

Question 10

Achieved status

Answer 10

Status based on effort, achievement. They are voluntary. Something that is earned and accomplished.
ex: high school diploma

Question 11

Status set

Answer 11

Combination of all our statuses, either ascribed or achieved.

Question 12

Master Status

Answer 12

Cuts across the other statuses that an individual occupies

ex: priest, they see what your attire is

Question 13

Status Symbol

Answer 13

Indicators of a status; items that display a prestige

ex: people wear wedding rings, uniforms, badges that proclaim they are police officers

Question 14

Status Inconsistency

Answer 14

Ranking high on some dimensions of social status and low on others; also called “status discrepancy”
ex:40 yr old married woman dating a 19 yr old college sophomore. Teachers are highly educated but lower income.

Question 15

Group

Answer 15

People who interact with one another(2 or more ppl) ; having something in common that matters that interact w/ one another.

Question 16

Social institutions

Answer 16

Basic needs in all societies. Comes up with social institutions to address these needs.
ex:family-reproduce, education-transmit knowledge

Question 17

What holds society together

Answer 17

Durkheim distinguished this as mechanical solidarity and organic solidarity

Question 18

Mechanical solidarity

Answer 18

Performing in same tasks

ex:growing crops (planting,harvesting, cultivating)

Question 19

Organic Solidarity

Answer 19

Performing in different tasks

ex:like heart and lungs, they perform diff tasks but they need one another

Question 20

Gemeinshaft

Answer 20

Refers to type of society that life is intimate, everyone knows everyone; tight knit.
ex: china town and little Italy in NYC