SOCL 2001 : Sociology Exam 2
Document Summary
Social structure- relatively stable patterns of society, such in ways in which people and groups are related to each other and the characteristics of groups influencing out behavior (statuses, roles, groups, organizations, institutions) Statuses/roles: keys for micro-macro link between individuals and society, behave certain way. Social status- ascribed (what you do yourself; age, sex, race) vs. achieved (what you earned; student) Status set (student, daughter, friend)/master set (priority over others, famous person): how you are seen to other people (student, foreigner) negative or good. Social role (single roll): role set (multiple roles, expectations from diff roles) role perception (reality; if student thinks they need to go to class or not) role performance (reality; result) Role strain (single role) - contradictory, expectations, don"t know what to do (party, study; want kids to do all sports) Role conflict (multiple roles) expectations w/ two statuses are incompatible, expected behavior to be different people (cool student, obeying child; mother, school teacher)
