social structures

Question 1

status

Answer 1

social catagory used to identify people

Question 2

achieved status

Answer 2

status earned on merti

Question 3

ascribed status

Answer 3

assigned at birth, cannot change

Question 4

master status

Answer 4

most inmportant status to a person’s identity

Question 5

roles

Answer 5

expectations assigned to various statuses

Question 6

role strain

Answer 6

somoene of a specific status has multiple roles and it causes an issue
- diffuculty handling all roles

Question 7

role conflict

Answer 7

when roles of different status conflict
- between different roles`

Question 8

role exit

Answer 8

disengage with. ROLE

Question 9

role engulfment

Answer 9

one role dominants life

Question 10

primary groups

Answer 10

long lasting and deeo bonds

Question 11

secondary groups

Answer 11

superficial bonds that are shorter lasting

Question 12

peer group

Answer 12

group of people same age, status, sex, extracurricular

Question 13

ingroup

Answer 13

a group that someone identifies with

Question 14

outgroup

Answer 14

group of people that you do not identify with

Question 15

reference group

Answer 15

group that we compare ourselves to

Question 16

are dyads more or less stable than triads

Answer 16

less stable

Question 17

social network analysis

Answer 17

mathmatical techniqyes to identify networks of people

Question 18

social network analysis

Answer 18

mathmatical techniqyes to identify networks of peopleor

Question 19

formal organization

Answer 19

specific structure and defined rules of involvement

Question 20

coercive organization

Answer 20

you do not choose tobe a part of, but have to anyway

Question 21

normative organizations

Answer 21

join voluntarily beacuse of aligning beliefs or goals

Question 22

utilitarian organization

Answer 22

people join to make money or be compensated

Question 23

beurocracies

Answer 23

rational well organized system that is largely administrative
hopsitals, buisnesses,

Question 24

ideal beurocracy

Answer 24

heigharical structure, clearly defined roles, chain of command, organized by specialization , run ethically, promotions based on merit

Question 25

iron law of oligarchy

Answer 25

any organization that starts off with a democratic system will wind up being dominated by a small group of oloigarchal decision makers

Question 26

microsociology

Answer 26

personal interactions

Question 27

macrosociology

Answer 27

social institutions

Question 28

mcdonalidization

Answer 28

organizational approach based on efficiency, uniformity, calcuability, technical control

Question 29

functionalism

Answer 29

functions of various social institutions

Question 30

manifest function

Answer 30

intended functions

Question 31

latent functions

Answer 31

uninteded funcitions that have implications about sociatal norms

Question 32

latent dysfunction

Answer 32

unintended negative consequences of institutions

Question 33

conflict theory

Answer 33

idea that there are imbalences of power that cause inequalities in society that should be balenced

Question 34

symbolic interactionism

Answer 34

interactions between individuals have meaning - symbols between interpersonal engagement symbols- things we assign meaning to - includes rituals and social practices

Question 35

social constructivism

Answer 35

meaning of social structures comes from how we interpret them and comminicate about them - holidays

Question 36

rational choice theory

Answer 36

people choose actions to achieve preferences based on pros and cons of each choice

Question 37

social exchange theory

Answer 37

social interactions are based on cost and benefit

Question 38

feminist theory

Answer 38

undertstanding and remedying gender inequality

Question 39

hidden curriculum

Answer 39

habits, values, and norms taught wihtout explicitly being part of the curriculum

Question 40

educational stratifications

Answer 40

layers of access with more rich = better edu

Question 41

kinship of affinity

Answer 41

family based on marraige or adoption

Question 42

religiosity

Answer 42

how religious somone thinks they are

Question 43

churches

Answer 43

highly stable, well organized, possibly beurocratic

Question 44

sects

Answer 44

smaller dissident split off groups that

Question 45

denominations

Answer 45

different interpretations but same religions

Question 46

cults

Answer 46

small tightly controlled groups with charasmatic leadres and some degree of isolation

Question 47

secularization

Answer 47

trend of declining religiosity wiht increase in tech

Question 48

fundamentalism

Answer 48

swing toward extreme religious practices

Question 49

power

Answer 49

ability to get things done

Question 50

monarchy

Answer 50

power passed down through succession

Question 51

authoritarianism

Answer 51

people have no say in decisions

Question 52

totaltarianism

Answer 52

goverment dictates all aspects of society

Question 53

capitalism

Answer 53

privatized ownership

Question 54

communism

Answer 54

common wealth

Question 55

division of labor

Answer 55

divide projects into tasks where people speciallze

Question 56

medicalization

Answer 56

social construction of illness

Question 57

sick role

Answer 57

rights and responsibilites excpected of sick individuals 1 not their fault 2. sickness excempts them from regular things 3. should follow physician instructions 4. try to get better

Question 58

paternalism

Answer 58

physicians not letting patietns make thier own decisions

Question 59

current medical paridigm

Answer 59

1. beneficiance 2. nonmalice 3. respect for autonomy 4. justice

Question 60

illness experience

Answer 60

illness as a social construct from the ill - decide weather or not to seek care