BIOL 1001 Chapter : CH 7 Student Outline
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Social interaction- process by which we act toward and react to people around us. Social structure- pattern of behavior that governs people"s relationships. Status- position in social hierarchy that comes with a set of expectations. Status set- a collection of social statuses that a person occupies. An ascribed status is an inborn status (race) An achieved status is a position that we earn (athlete: not always something you want to attain. Master status- overrides all others in our identities. Status inconsistency- occupying social positions that create conflict because of their ranking. Role- behaviors expected of a person in a particular status. Role set- different roles attached to a single status. Role conflict: two or more roles that conflict. Role strain: demands among roles within a single status. Thomas theorem: if men define situations as real, they are real in their consequences . Most satisfying when there is a balance. Over 75% of adult americans use the internet.
