SOCI 1010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Flight Attendant, Ascribed Status, Feral Child
1 Sep 2016
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Victor of aveyron (also the wild boy of aveyron) was a feral child who apparently lived his entire childhood naked and alone in the woods. The case of victor of avelon demonstrates that without those assessments it is difficult to build a self or become appropriately socialized. The story of victor shows the importance of socialization in human society: the structure of social interaction. Social interaction involves people communicating face to face or via computer and acting and reacting in relation to other people. Is structured around statuses, roles, and norms: the structure of social interaction. Status: refers to a recognized social position an individual can occupy (each person occupies many statuses) Achieved status: is a voluntary status (university student) Ascribed status: is an involuntary status (race, age) In everyday speech, status means prestige , but when sociologists say status they mean a recognized social position that an individual can occupy. Flight attendants and passengers occupy distinct statuses.
