SOC 1100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Thomas Theorem, Impression Management, Role Theory
16 Mar 2016
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Social interaction: the process by which people 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 (i. e. a teenage girl, a daughter to her parents, a sister to her brother, student, a goalie on her hockey team) Ascribed status: a social position a person receives at birth or involuntarily later in life (i. e. race, class, age group) Achieved status: a social position a person assumes voluntarily that reflects ability and effort (i. e. honour student, olympic athlete) Master status: a status that has special importance for social identity, often shaping a person"s entire life (i. e. occupation, recognizable family name, gender for women or in a negative sense like a disease) Role: behaviour expected of someone who holds a particular status.
