SOCL 2001 Chapter : Sociology Notes Chapter 4-6
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Statuses/roles (also norms): keys for micro-macro link between individuals and society. *social status: ascribed vs. achieved, status set/master status. *role ambiguity, role strain (single role), and role conflict (multiple roles) *five types of social interactions: exchange, cooperation, competition, conflict, and coercion. *social groups (focus of sociology): interaction, belongingness, interest, & organization. *in- vs. out-groups: political ploy (vs. i am an american ) Kid said that he wanted a cell phone because everyone else had a phone. Larger groups are more complicated, smaller groups are easier when it comes to relationships. Principal of least interest (for dyad only ) ; theory of transitivity (for triad) unstable relationships. Graph for triad, theory of transitivity: china, japan, and the united states and boyfriend, you, and roomie. Younger son is 24, but when he was 9, he brought 5 friends to the house for a project. His son becomes the leader of the group.
