SOC100H5 Lecture Notes - Ascribed Status, Livingsocial, Stethoscope
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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 stale pattern of social behaviour. Makes sense of the lives we live in. Status a social position that a person holds. Makes up part of our social identity defines relationships with others status set: all the statuses held at one time teenage girl daughter to her parents sister to her brother student a goalie on her hockey team. Ascribed and achieved status ascribed status: a social position a person receives at birth or assumes involuntarily later in life have no choice in this race class age group o o. Medical book, framed degrees, stethoscope, big desk, white lab coat, manner, technical language, etc. Gender and performances demeanour or how we carry ourselves is a clue to social power (gender issues)
