SOC101R Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Starbucks, Mcdonaldization, Rationality
15 Oct 2016
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Social interaction and social structure: social interaction: the process by which people act and react in relation to others. Through interaction, we create the reality we perceive. Rooted in symbolic interactionism: social structure: any relatively stable pattern of social behavior. These things guide our actions and how we treat people. Status: status: a recognized social position that a person occupies, status set: all the statuses a person holds at a given time. Sister, daughter, student, singer, etc: ascribed status: a social position a person receives at birth or assumes involuntarily later in life. The queen: achieved status: a social position a person achieves voluntarily that reflects ability and effort. Stephen harper: master status: a status that has special importance for social identity, often shaping a person"s entire life. Social construction of reality: the process by which people creatively shape reality through social interaction.
