SOCI 101 Study Guide - Final Guide: Antipositivism, Mothers Against Drunk Driving, Lawrence Kohlberg
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Sociological perspective the special point of view of sociology that sees general patterns of society in the lives of particular people. Sociology the systematic study of human society. We begin to see the world sociologically by realizing how the general categories into which we fall shape our particular life experiences. Using the sociological perspective causes you to see the strange in the familiar. The power society has over our most private choices . Status a social position that a person holds. Ascribed status social position received at birth or taken on involuntarily. Achieved status social position taken on voluntarily that re ects personal ability / effort. Status set all the statuses a person holds at a given time. Master status a status that has special importance for social identity, often shaping a person"s entire life. Role behaviour expected of someone who holds a particular status.
