ANTH 2051 Chapter : ANTH 2051 The Sambia Ch. 1
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Statuses/ roles (also norms): keys for micro- macro link b/w individuals and society. *social status: ascribed vs. achieved, status set/ master status. *social role: role set, prescribed role/ role perception/ role performance. *role ambiguity, role strain (single role): results from a role overload the demands may exceed our abilities, and role conflict (multiple roles): occurs when the demands or expectations associated w/ 2 or more roles conflict. *social groups (focus of sociology): interaction, belongingness, interest & organization. *primary(small, informal groups of people who interact in a personal, direct, and intimate way) vs. secondary groups (a group whose members interact in an impersonal manner, have few emotional ties, and come together for a specific, practical purpose) *reference groups (dyad: two people, triad: three people, etc. ). Principle of least interest (for dyad), theory of transitivity (for triad) *group size and its effect (interaction, div. of labor, structure, cohesion).
