Sociology 1021E Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Ascribed Status, Role Theory, Georg Simmel
25 Oct 2016
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Chapter 4 social interaction in everyday life. Societies in uence on our decisions vs ability to make your own decisions. Laws, customs, ways of being, culture, etc structure. Agency (free will) how much we can input with the use of our own personalities and how we want to live. Structure is very resistant to change so sociologists look at how they can alter the structure. Social structure a guide to everyday living: Social interaction: the process by which people act and react in relation to others. Through interaction, we create the reality we perceive. Each person has a different reality due to their life until this point. Social structure: any relatively stable pattern of social behaviour. Is there before we get there and will continue on after we leave. Before we can deal with anyone, we need to know who that person is. Status: a social position that a person holds (e. g. president and cashier)
