SOC 1100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Requirements Office, Stethoscope, Thomas Theorem
3 Mar 2018
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Social interaction: the process by which people act and react in relation to others. Through interaction, we create the reality in which we live. Social structure: any relatively stable pattern of social behaviour. Status: a social position that a person holds. Status set: all the statuses held at one time: a teenage girl, daughter to her parents, sister to her brother, student, a goalie on her hockey team. Ascribed status: a social position a person receives at birth or assumes involuntarily later in life: race, class, age group. Achieved status: a social position a person assumes voluntarily that reflects ability and effort: an honour student, an olympic athlete. Master status: a status that has special importan(cid:272)e for so(cid:272)ial ide(cid:374)tit(cid:455), ofte(cid:374) shapi(cid:374)g a perso(cid:374)"s e(cid:374)tire life: occupation, a recognizable family name, gender for women (see map, negative sense: disease, disability. Role: behaviour expected of someone who holds a particular status. A person holds a status and performs are role.
