SOCL 2001 : Exam 2 Material
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Social status: position that someone occupies; example: judge, astronaut. Roles: the behaviors, obligations, and privelages attached to a status. Group: consists of people who interact with one another and who feel that the calues, interests, and norms they have in common are important. Social institutions: the standard or usual ways tht a society meets its basic needs. Status symbols: signs that identiy status (wedding rings to announce their marital status. Master status: cuts across your other statusessome are ascribed (sex) and some are achieved (become very wealthy) Status inconsistency: when people have a mismatach among their statuses; discrepancy. When belonging to a group, we yield to others the right to judge ou rbehavior. Social structure: typical patters of a group such as the usual relationships between men and women; guides our behavior. Culture: a group"s languages, beliefs, values, behaviors, gestures; includes material objects a group uses.
