SOCL 2001 : Cheat Sheet Exam 2
Document Summary
Status: social defined position; ascribed and achieved; status set (combination of all statuses); master status = most obvious status/ more important than others bc shapes how you see yourself/ others see you * neg- mostly assigned by society*) Role: expectations for behavior; role set (multiple roles attached to statuses); prescribed role =society suggests we do; role strain. Interactions: exchange=interact intent of receiving reward; cooperation=work to achieve common goal; competition =compete for a valued prize; conflict=one attempts to control behaviors of another; coercion =coerce you/intimidation, threat, violence to control action. Typology: way to organize elements in a group statistical=formed by statisticians/unaware/not social; categorical=share characteristic/aware/not social); aggregate=people in one place/aware/some social); associational=pursue a common interest/aware/social) Peer : informal primary group/share a status; similar age; equality; peer pressure(conformity) Reference: people around you/ sources of self evaluation; influence how we think, act, believe; relative deprivation =compare yourself against others in group and feel deprived.
