[SOC 1100] - Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam (59 pages long!)

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 1100
• Professor: Deanna Behnke- Cook

Document Summary

Sociology chapter 6: social interaction in everyday life. Social interaction= the process by which people act and react in relation to others. Social structure= any relative stable pattern of social behavior. Status set= all the statuses held at one time. Ascribed status= a social position a person receives at birth or assumes involuntarily later in life (race, class, age group) Achieved status= a social position a person assumes voluntarily that reflects ability and effort (an honour student, olympic athlete) Master status= a status that has special importance for social identity, often shaping a person"s entire life (occupation, recognizable family name, gender for women, negative sense) Role= behaviour expected of someone who holds a particular status. Role set= a number of roles attached to a single status (professor"s role= teacher, colleague and researcher) Role conflict= conflict among the roles connected to two or more statuses (police officer catches son using drugs at home, mom versus police officer)