SOC101Y1 Chapter Notes -Ascribed Status, Role Theory, Status Symbol
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Social interaction = the way people act towards or respond to other people (132) Social structure = the stable pattern of social relations that exist in a particular group or society (132) Functionalists say that social structure creates order and predictability in society (132) Conflict theorists say that social structure helps determine social relations in a society and may be the source of inequality and injustice (132) Social marginality = the state of being part insider and part outsider in the social structure, ex. Immigrants who share the life and traditions of two distinct groups (132) Stigma = any physical or social attribute or with that so devalues a person"s social identity that it disqualified that person from full social acceptance (133) Status = a socially defined position in a group or society characterized by certain expectations, duties, and rights (133) Statuses are the same regardless of who is occupying them; ex.
