ANTH 207 Chapter Notes - Chapter Chapter 5: Social Mobility, Compadre, Bourgeoisie
16 Sep 2016
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Society- a group of human beings living together whose interactions with one another are patterned in regular ways (i. e. territory, language, and customs) No culture is monolithic and culture patterns may be borrowed or shared by people in different societies, and a single society may contain within it representatives of different cultural traditions. Role- a bundle of rights and obligations appropriate for occupants of the status in question (i. e. the role of a parent to punish their children) Two basic kinds of social statuses found in all societies: ascribed and achieved. Ascribed status- is a status over which you have little control (i. e. you were born into it or grow into it) Achieved status- one that you may assume until or unless you meet certain criteria through your own (or others") efforts (i. e. being a college graduate student: requires both hard work and financial resources)
