SA 150 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Social Environment, Burping, Structural Inequality

• School: Simon Fraser University
• Department: Sociology and Anthropology
• Course: SA 150
• Professor: Kyle Willmott

Document Summary

There are five dimensions: height, width, depth, time, social. Person: when personality defines who one is and how unique they are-- it is made up of many traits that can constitute what makes an individual. Social environment: is composed of real or imagined others to whom the person is connected to-- typically organized. Organizations: a structure that encourages patterns in individual actions-- something that influences us to do what we do in certain settings. The locations on a social map are called statuses. Status: is a culturally defined position or social location. Norms: generally accepted ways of doing things. Status and norms are defined by culture. Diff cultures invent diff statuses and associated expectations for actions-- encourage diff things. Status related clusters of norms are called roles. Role: are groups of expectations about thoughts, feelings, and actions appropriate for occupants of a particular status. Role-playing: involves conforming to existing performance expectations-- following the roles.