Social Structures

Question 1

Social Structure

Answer 1

How a society is organized, through social patterns

Question 2

Statuses

Answer 2

position someone occupies in a society

Question 3

Status Set

Answer 3

all the positions (statuses) a person occupies

Question 4

Ascribed status

Answer 4

status youre born with

Question 5

Achieved status

Answer 5

status achieved through ones own efforts

Question 6

Master status

Answer 6

status so important it overrides other statuses (president)

Question 7

Social stratification

Answer 7

ranking system into hierarchy

Question 8

Social Mobility

Answer 8

how you move between ranks

Question 9

Hierarchy

Answer 9

system of organization in which people are ranked above each other according to status`

Question 10

BIGGEST REASON FOR UPWARD MOBILITY

Answer 10

EDUCATION

Question 11

conflict theory (in relation to stratification)

Answer 11

exists due to inequalities of power in a society

Question 12

power

Answer 12

ability to do something or influence someones behavior

Question 13

Functionalism (in relation to stratification)

Answer 13

stratification is necessary in order to match talented people to challenging jobs

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Symbolic Interactionism (in relation to stratification)

Answer 14

display of symbols that distinguish a person from one class to another, focus on how differing statuses interact

Question 15

Intergenerational Mobility

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movement between classes when compared to families

Question 16

intragenerational Mobility

Answer 16

movement between classes within ones own life time

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Structural Mobility

Answer 17

changes in social structure

Question 18

Social groups

Answer 18

clubs

Question 19

Formal Organization

Answer 19

large group that follows explicit rules and procedures to achieve specific goals (hospitals)

Question 20

Social Institution

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interrelated group of people with shared norms and roles that contribute to profound impacts on society as a whole

Question 21

types of social institutions

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family- impacts life course
the work place- make money
the government- public policy
education- capacity to reason
religion- values and norms
mediciine- overall health

Question 22

type of societies- Hunting and gathering

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small, simple societies that hunt and gather food. high egalitarianism = equality

Question 23

type of society- Horticulture and pastoral

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crops and raise livestock, a little more inequality

Question 24

type of society- agricultural

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grow great number of crops, wealthier and higher rate of inequality

Question 25

type of society- Industrial

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factories and machines, individualism

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type of society- Postindustrial

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information technology and service jobs, higher education is more important, highest level of inequality

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Gemeinschaft

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small society with strong sense of community and group ties

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Gesellschaft

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large society characterized by weak and impersonal ties

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Roles

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behavior expected of someone with certain status

Question 30

Role conflict

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problems arise when a person has 2 or more roles with competing demands (breaking bad)

Question 31

Role strain

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when a person has to deal with competing demands of one role

Question 32

dramaturgy

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Erving Goffman- likens social interaction with performance (waiter acting one way with customers vs kitchen staff)

Question 33

Impression management

Answer 33

trying to convey favorable impression when interacting with others

Question 34

nonverbal social interaction

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gestures stance and spacing facial expression gender

Question 35

horizontal social structure

Answer 35

how people work together

Question 36

vertical social structure

Answer 36

ranking people in a society- markings of social inequality