Chapter 3 Flashcards
Status
Socially defined position in a group
Role
The behavior expected of someone occupying a particular status
Ascribed status
Assigned according to qualities
Beyond a person’s control
Achieved status
Status acquired by an individual on the basis of some special skill knowledge or ability
Master status
The status that plays the greatest role in shaping a persons life in determining his or her social identity
Social structure
Network of interrelated statuses and roles that guide human interaction
Bureaucracy
a ranked authority structure
reference group
a group in which individuals identify themselves with and attitudes and values they adopt
electronic community
group made up of people who interact with each other through the internet
alienation
feeling of powerlessness
