Social Interaction and Structures Flashcards
What’s status and what are the three types?
Status: How an individual is classified
Ascribed: Involuntary status that is used to categorize someone. Eg. Ethnicity, hair, color, accent and height. Based on traits that someone can’t choose so it’s involuntary
Achieved: something gained through efforts. Eg. M.D. or Phd
Master: the most prominent status in a person’s life. Eg. A famous football player who is a doctor may be known for playing game.
When does role conflict happen?
It happens when one has different roles (like student and single mom) and face difficulty in satisfying the requirements or expectations of multiple roles
What are the requirements for social groups? And what are the based upon?
- two or more people
- share similar characteristics
- share sense of unity
They’re based on factors such as values, background, and ethnicity
What are the characteristics of an organization that makes it different from a group?
- set up to achieve a certain goal
- it continues if an individual leaves
- tend to have people with formal roles
Such as Red Cross.
What is bureaucracy?
A more formal set of social system:
- political organization, administration, discipline, and control
- defined roles for members
- can move up or down in hierarchy
What’s the network like?
Relationship between two individuals, a unit, or multiple people
Eg. Knowing a singer through a friend builds a social network between you and singer
What are the four theoretical approaches?
Functionalism
Conflict theory
Symbolic interactionism
Social constructionism
What is functionalism?
sociological theory that views society as complex; orderly and stable system to meet the needs of individuals
What’s conflict theory?
sociological theory that emphasizes the role of power differentials in producing social order
What’s symbolic interactionism?
the way individuals interact through a shared understanding of words, gestures, and other symbols
What’s social constructionism?
people develop knowledge of the world in social context - i.e. what we call reality
What’s life course?
Considering an individual’s age and life experiences when analyzing their personality, social status, health, etc.
Whats kinship and what are the three types?
It is the social bond that unites individuals into families:
Blood line
Adoption
Marriage
What is social epidemiology?
Study of how social factors such as race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status affect health
