Social Structure and the Individual

Question 1

Social structure

Answer 1

social status, roles, groups, networks, and institutions that organize and influence the way people live

Question 2

resources

Answer 2

things that are valuable or allow us to accomplish goals

Question 3

social status

Answer 3

socially-determined position in a larger group

Question 4

ascribed status

Answer 4

status assigned by society

Question 5

achieved status

Answer 5

status that results from efforts

Question 6

social role

Answer 6

expectations of behaviors and attitudes of people in a social status

Question 7

role conflict

Answer 7

inconsistency between 2 or more roles

Question 8

life chances

Answer 8

opportunities to get material goods, positive living conditions

Question 9

social group

Answer 9

2 or more people with similar values and experiences

Question 10

social network

Answer 10

social relationships, links a person directly and indirectly to people

Question 11

social institutions

Answer 11

central domains of social life that guide our behavior and meet our basic social needs

Question 12

agency

Answer 12

acting on our own will

Question 13

self-concept

Answer 13

thoughts and feelings of ourselves

Question 14

socialization

Answer 14

experiences that give us an identity and teach us how to be a member of society

Question 15

resocialization

Answer 15

adopt new norms and identities

Question 16

total institution

Answer 16

near-total control over members’ lives

Question 17

generalized other

Answer 17

values and norms of the larger culture that guide your actions

Question 18

looking-glass self

Answer 18

perception of how others see us affects our sense of self

Question 19

agents of socialization

Answer 19

individuals, groups, organizations that influence your sense of self

Question 20

veiling

Answer 20

muslim practice of wearing a hijab or veil

Question 21

micro-sociology

Answer 21

analyze individual identities and interactions

Question 22

macro-sociology

Answer 22

analyze large-scale social structures and forces

Question 23

symbolic interaction

Answer 23

study of human interaction by focusing on words and gestures

Question 24

structure of opportunity

Answer 24

unequal distribution of resources and opportunities

Question 25

reflexivity

Answer 25

evaluating our position in the social world, rules we are expected to follow, resources we have/acquire