SOCL 2001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Ankle Monitor, Old Age, Macrosociology
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Why is structure important? a. b. c. a. b. c. a. b. b. Individual behavior is logical, based on your place in the structure. Thus differences in behavior are due to individual placement in the social structure, not biology. Social class i: we will go into detail in chapter 8. Social status i. ii: we each hold many status" depending on the group iv. v. vi. People with similar income and education, working jobs with comparable prestige. Provides guides for how we are to act and feel. Limits on what we should and should not do. *** - yes: ascribed b, born with. Race, sex, social class of parents: or age into as part of the life course. Indicator of status: wedding rings, badges, skirts, suits, scarlet letter, ankle. A status that cuts across other statuses that one occupies. Ranking high on one status and low on another ii: roles, groups, social institutions i. ii. iii. ii. iii. iv.
