social structure

SOCIAL STRUCTURESWBATDefine & explain the terms given in the lessonApply the terms to their own lives

• Think of your life as a play, what different roles do you play? List them & explain why you believe you play the roles you do.

• Also take out your chapter 2 review and I will check it in

BELL WORK/NOTES SOCIAL STATUS- 2/3/15

• Ascribed Status – a role that is assigned according to qualities beyond a persons control• Achieved Status – role that is acquired through an individuals direct efforts• Master Status- the role that plays the most important part in shaping a persons life

ASCRIBED VS. ACHIEVED STATUS

• Role set- the different roles attached to a single status

• Role Conflict- occurs when fulfilling the role expectations of one status makes it difficult to fulfill the role expectations of another status– Ex. To be a good

employee you have to go to work but to be a good parent you have to stay home to take care of a sick child

• Role Strain- occurs when a person has difficulty meeting the roles of a single status

PEOPLE OCCUPY A STATUS BUT THEY PLAY A ROLE

Role Exit- a process people go through to detach from a role that has been central to their self-identity

• Statuses and their various roles determine the structure of society

• A SOCIAL INSTITUTION occurs when these statuses and roles are organized to satisfy the basic needs of society– Examples-• The Family• Politics• Education• Religion• Marriage

SOCIAL

INSTITUTIONS

• Think back to the list you made at the start of class. – Identify which roles belong to

the category of ascribed status & which belong to the category of achieved status & explain why you categorized them the way you did–Think of an example from

your own life when you have experienced role conflict, role strain & role exit

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• Make a list of different groups of people• What are the

main functions of those specific groups you listed? Of groups in general?

BELLWORK & NOTES GROUPS WITHIN SOCIETY 2/4/15

• Formal Groups- a group where the structure, goals and activities are clearly defined

• Informal Groups- a group with no official structure or established rules of conduct

TYPES OF GROUPS

• Primary- small group who interact over a long period of time

• Secondary- group where interaction is temporary and impersonal

• Reference group- any group with whom an individual identifies with

• In-group- the group that a person belongs to

• Out-group- any group that a person does not belong to or identify with

TYPES OF GROUPS

• Define boundaries to tell who belongs and does not belong

• Select leaders• Set goals, assign tasks and

make decisions• Control members behavior– Employ sanctions

(essentially punishments) to ensure conformity (behavior that is in accordance with the rules

GROUP FUNCTIONS

• Identify and describe both an in-group and out-group to which you belong. Be sure to explain why you are a member of the in- group and not of the out-group and also if the group is formal or informal• List some of the

reference groups whose values and attitudes you have adopted

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