Chapter 4 Flashcards
Social structure
Recurrent pattern of relationships
Status
Basic building block of society; One’s position in a group relative to others
Achieved status
Position a person can achieve
Ascribed status
Position that is fixed by birth or inheritance
Status set
Combination of statuses
Issues on analyzing a status structure
Number and types of statuses, distribution of people among statuses, consequences of holding different statuses, and combos of statuses
Social interaction
Ways individuals interact in everyday situations
Role strain
Incompatible role demands develop in a single status
Role conflict
Incompatible role demands develop in multiple statuses
Statuses:role
Cast of characters: script, occupy:play
Institutions
Enduring, complex social structures that meet basic human needs
Basic institutions
Family, economy, government, education, and religion
Are institutions interdependent?
Yes
S-F theory and institutions
Parts institutions play in creating social and personal stability; How institutions stabilize society
Conflict theory and institutions
Role of institutions in legitimizing inequality; Why a society’s institution are built around certain patterns, who established these patterns, and who benefits the most