SOSA 1200X Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Gender Analysis, George Ritzer, Role Conflict
25 Aug 2016
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The ability to define social reality reflects a group"s power within society (norms, values, mores) People are socialized by the society (family, peers, work, government, media) to accept roles, status, and values. Our social world is shaped by our perceptions, evaluations, and definitions (social reality is constructed from our social interactions) Sociocultural evolution (things for good or bad ) (ie. gender roles) Oscar romero bishop of the catholic church in el salvador (challenged to help the poor [social structure]; hit squad killed him) Family status/occupational status/social class status = status set. Understanding where people fit within a social structure is essential to everyday life: what do you do for a living? = what is your occupational status. The response is often based upon what you know (or assume) about their social statuses. After we know something about a person"s status, we generally feel more comfortable interacting with them.
