Elements of Social Interaction

Question 1

Status

Answer 1

A position in society used to classify individuals

Question 2

Ascribed status

Answer 2

Involuntarily assigned to an individual based on race, gender, ethnicity, etc

Question 3

Master Status

Answer 3

the status by which an individual is primarily identified

Question 4

Role

Answer 4

A set of beliefs, values, and norms that define the expectations of a certain status in a social situation

Question 5

Role Performance

Answer 5

Refers to carrying out behaviors of a given role

Question 6

Role Partner

Answer 6

Another individual who helps define a specific role within the relationship

Question 7

Role Set

Answer 7

A set of all roles that are associated with a status

Question 8

Role Conflict

Answer 8

Difficulty managing MULTIPLE roles

Question 9

Role Strain

Answer 9

Difficulty managing JUST ONE role

Question 10

Groups

Answer 10

2 or more people with similar characteristics that share a sense of unity

Question 11

Peer Group

Answer 11

A self-selected group formed around shared interests

Question 12

Family Group

Answer 12

Group to which you are born, adopted, or married

Question 13

Kinship (2)

Answer 13

1. Affinal Kinship (related by choice, i.e. marriage)

2. Consanguineous Kinship (related by blood)

Question 14

In-Group

Answer 14

The group you are in

Question 15

Out-Group

Answer 15

Group you compete with or oppose

Question 16

Reference Group

Answer 16

Group you compare yourself to

Question 17

Primary Group

Answer 17

Those that contain strong emotional bonds

Question 18

Secondary Group

Answer 18

Often temporarily. Contain weaker bonds overall

Question 19

Gemeinshaft

Answer 19

Community

Question 20

Gesellshaft

Answer 20

Society

Question 21

Groupthink

Answer 21

Occurs when members begin to conform to one another’s views and ignore outside perspectives

Question 22

Network

Answer 22

An observable pattern of social relationships between individuals or groups

Question 23

Organization

Answer 23

A group with identifiable membership that engages in certain action to achieve a common purpose

Question 24

Bureaucracy

Answer 24

A rational system of administration, discipline, and control

Max Weber gave it six defining characteristics

Question 25

Weber’s 6 Defining Characteristics of a Bureaucracy

Answer 25

1. It has a formal hierarchical structure
2. It is managed via a set of defined, specific rules and regulations
3. It is organized by functional specialty, with different workers performing different, specialized tasks
4. The organizations focus is either “up-focused,” that is, to serve shareholders, a board, or some other entity that empowers it, or “in-focused,” that is, to serve itself through maximizing profit or maximizing market share.
5. It is purposefully impersonal.
6. Employment is based on technical qualifications like advanced degrees or training.

Question 26

Iron Law of Oligarchy

Answer 26

Democratic or bureaucratic systems naturally shift to being ruled by an elite group

Question 27

Sect

Answer 27

A religious group that arose from a split from a larger religion