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Social Structure & Interaction Flashcards

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What is a social structure? /5

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stable pattern of relationships that exits within a particular group or society

connects the individual to the larger society

defined by culture

learned through socialization

macro theories

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What is the relationship between macro theories and social structure? /2

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focus on the structure

start with the assumption that an individual’s group membership will determine their behavior

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What are the components of social structure? /8

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culture

social class

social institutions

status

roles

solidarity

conformity

groupthink

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What is social class? /2

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differentiates and ranks groups of people

based on income, wealth, education, and occupation

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What are social institutions?

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complex systems of roles organized around a central activity or social need

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What is status?

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socially defined position characterized by certain expectations, rights, and duties

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What is a status set?

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all the statuses that a person occupies at a given time

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What is ascribed status? /3

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status given at birth

received involuntarily later in life; individual has no control

can have a significant influence on the achieved statuses we attain

ex. ethnicity, sex, disability

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What is achieved status? /2

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status assumed voluntarily as a result of personal choice, merit, or direct effort

ex. education, occupation, marriage

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What are status symbols? /2

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material signs that inform others of a person’s specific status

not necessarily associated with prestige

ex. wedding ring, vaccine passport, hijab

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What is a role? /3

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set of behavioral expectations associated with a given status

based on a range of acceptable behavior

occupy a status = play a role

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What is a role expectation?

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society’s definition of how a role should be played

ex. student = go to class

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What is a role performance? /2

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how the person actually plays the role

when far from the expectation, it’s deviance

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What is a role conflict?

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when two or more statuses place incompatible demands on the person

ex. mother and manager - when child is sick on the day of an important meeting, female athletes

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What is role strain?

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incompatible demands built into a single status that a person occupies

ex. unhappy marriage

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What is solidarity? /2

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force that connects people to each other

“glue” that binds a society

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What is mechanical solidarity? /2

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type of community bonding that is usually found in traditional societies

based on shared beliefs, values, and performing common activities

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What is organic solidarity? /5

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when people live in a society with a diverse division of labor

more complex societies = change from mechanical to organic

division of labor = variety of jobs (ex) : forces people to depend on one another

beliefs and values remain important

interdependence binds people together

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What is conformity? /2

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process in which we alter our behavior, attitudes, and opinions based on what we think is socially appropriate

unwillingness = risk of social rejection

ex. marriage

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What is groupthink? /2

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group decisions that are made without objective thought or reason

groups of people like to agree

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What is social interaction? /3

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process by which people act/respond to others

foundation for all relationships and groups in society

communication allows us to express ourselves and understand others = orderly social relationships

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What is social construction of reality?

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our perceptions/behaviors are shaped by our subjective definition of a situation and the meaning we give to it

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What is impression management?

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all the things we do to try and control what others think of us

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What is a social group? /2

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two or more people who interact with one another

share a common identity

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What are primary groups? /3

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small

intimate

long-lasting

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What are secondary groups? /3

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formal

superficial

last for a short/fixed time

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What is an in-group?

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a group we feel an affinity or closeness

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What is in-group bias?

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feeling that our groups are better than others

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What is an out-group?

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a group we fell different and disconnected

30
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What is are reference groups?

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people we use to evaluate ourselves

ex. celebrities, influencers

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What is a social network? /3

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web of ties you have with others

basic tools used by individuals to meet other people, have fun, and find social support

help create cultural capital

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What is cultural capital?

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all individuals and collective resources available to a person

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What is role-taking?

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When you copy the role of someone else

Ex. Of Asian descent, but acts American

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