chapter 5 Flashcards

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what makes a social structure

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  • social structure is created when humans interact and share culture
    over time their interactions build structure
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social instituitions

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a stable culture ( values, norms, etc) that develops around basic goals necessary for social systems to survive

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status

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a defined position that an ind. occupies, can have prestige built in but does not mean prestige.
eg; judge, doctor, janitor.

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status set

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combination of statuses, occupying more than one
eg; student, daughter, friend, etc

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Two main types of statuses

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ascribed and achieved

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ascribed status

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what we are born into
eg; age, race, sex

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achieved status

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result of our own effort or action
eg; job status

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what is social role

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the social expectations or behaviours associated with a particular status
occupy status, play a role

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role ambiguity

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expectation of a status is not clear

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role strain

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one role causes multiple stresses

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role conflict

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demands associated w two or more statuses interfere
must work to attend college, too tired to study

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Exchange- social interaction

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most common type
intent of receiving a reward
eg; working for paycheck, receiving a smile

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cooperation

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ind work together to achieve a common goal

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competition

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learn early on to compete for grades, jobs, trophies

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conflict

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attempting to control behaviours

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coercion

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threat of force or violence to control actions of others

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what is a group

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fundamental part of social structure, can be as small as 2 ppl

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non social groups

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statistical and categroical

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statistical group

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not formed by group members, formed by sociologists/examiners, members are unaware

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categorical group

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ppl who have common characteristic but do not interact
eg; blondes, children

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semi social groups

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aggregate, associational group

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aggregate

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a group of ppl who work together in one place and socialize very little
eg; ppl waiting in line

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associational

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group of ppl who join together to pursue a common interest in an organized way
eg; volleyball team

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social group

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a group in which ppl socially interact, has structure, senes of membership, shared values and goals.

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primary group
a small informal group of ppl who interact in a personal direct way eg; family and friends
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secondary group
a group in which members interact impersonally, have few emotional ties and come together for a specific purpose eg; classroom groups, neighbourhoods
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in group
a social category to which ppl feel like they belong and in which members share a consciousness - usually somebody's primary group
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out group
to which ppl feel like they dont belong
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peer group
group of ppl who share a similar status and usually similar age unique aspect= roughly equal in importance
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refernce group
who inspire our choices and who we think abt when making comparisons eg; close friends can be neg or positive
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social network
the links or ties between ppl in a set of relationships - weak ties are not bad, helps branch outside of primary group- more opportunities
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formal organizations
deliberately constructed groups and structural arrangements organized to achieve certain clearly stated goals
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bureaucracy
a hierarchical formally organized structural arrangements of an organization based on division of label and authourity