SOC 1100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Role Theory, Livingsocial, Thomas Theorem

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 1100
• Professor: Deanna Behnke- Cook

Document Summary

Social interaction: the process by which pp act and react in relation to others. Through interaction, we create the reality in which we live. Social structure: any relatively stable pattern of social behaviour. A social position that a person holds. Status set: all the statuses held at one time: a teenage girl, daughter to her parents, sister to her brother, student, a goalie on her hockey team. Ascribed status: a social position a person receives at birth or assumes involuntarily later in life. Achieved status: a social position a person assumes voluntarily that reflects ability and effort. A status that has spe(cid:272)ial i(cid:373)porta(cid:374)(cid:272)e for so(cid:272)ial ide(cid:374)tit(cid:455), ofte(cid:374) shapi(cid:374)g a perso(cid:374)"s e(cid:374)tire life: occupation, a recognizable family name, gender for woman, negative sense: disease, disability. Behaviour expected of someone who holds particular status. A person holds a status and performs a role.