Chapter 5 Flashcards
Social interaction
the process by which we act towards and react to peoples around us
Social structure
an organized pattern of behavior that governs peoples relationship
Status
Social position that a person occupies in a society
Statues set
A collection of social statues that a person occupies at a given time
Ascribed status
a social position that a person is born into
Achieved status
A social position that a person attains through personal effort or assumes voluntarily
Master status
An ascribed or achieved status that determines a persons identity
Status inconsistency
The conflict that arises form occupying social positions that are ranked differently
Role
Behavior expected of a person who has a particular status
Role performance
The actual behavior of a person who occupies a status
Role set
The different roles attached to a single status
Role Conflict
the frustration and uncertainties a person experiences when confronted with requirements of two or more statuses
Role strain
Stress that arises from incompatible demands among roles within a single status
Thomas theorem
If men define situations as real, the are real in their consequences or outcome
Self-fulfilling prophecy
A situation in which if we define something as real and act on it, it can, in fact become real
