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Social Structure
Section 1: Building Blocks of Social Section 1: Building Blocks of Social StructureStructure
THE STUDY OF HUMAN RELATIONSHIPSTHE STUDY OF HUMAN RELATIONSHIPSSOCIOLOGYSOCIOLOGY
Learn course specific vocabularyLearn course specific vocabularyIdentify and describe two major Identify and describe two major
components of social structure.components of social structure.Analyze how these two Analyze how these two
components of social structure components of social structure impact human interaction.impact human interaction.
Building Blocks of Social Structure -- Objectives:
THE STUDY OF HUMAN RELATIONSHIPSTHE STUDY OF HUMAN RELATIONSHIPSSOCIOLOGYSOCIOLOGYMajor Components of Social Structure Social StructureSocial Structure -the network of -the network of
interrelated statuses and roles that guide interrelated statuses and roles that guide human interaction, give society its human interaction, give society its enduring characteristics and make enduring characteristics and make patterns of human interaction predictablepatterns of human interaction predictable
StatusStatus – a socially defined position in a – a socially defined position in a group or in a society; one or more roles are group or in a society; one or more roles are attached to each statusattached to each status
RoleRole – the behavior expected of someone – the behavior expected of someone occupying a particular statusoccupying a particular status
Society -- Society -- a group of people with common a group of people with common territory, interaction, and territory, interaction, and culture
THE STUDY OF HUMAN RELATIONSHIPSTHE STUDY OF HUMAN RELATIONSHIPSSOCIOLOGYSOCIOLOGY
Roles, Status, and Human Interaction role expectations role expectations – socially determined behaviors – socially determined behaviors
expected of a person performing a roleexpected of a person performing a role role performance role performance – actual role behavior, does – actual role behavior, does
not always match expectationsnot always match expectations role strain role strain – occurs when a person has difficulty – occurs when a person has difficulty
meeting the role expectations of a single statusmeeting the role expectations of a single status role conflictrole conflict – occurs between two statuses – occurs between two statuses
when trying to fulfill expectationswhen trying to fulfill expectations
Section 1: Building Blocks of Social Structure
THE STUDY OF HUMAN RELATIONSHIPSTHE STUDY OF HUMAN RELATIONSHIPSSOCIOLOGYSOCIOLOGY
Roles, Status, and Human InteractionStatuses and their related roles Statuses and their related roles
determine the structure of determine the structure of groups in society.groups in society.
social institutions social institutions – organization – organization of statuses and roles designed to of statuses and roles designed to satisfy one or more of the basic satisfy one or more of the basic needs of societyneeds of society
Section 1: Building Blocks of Social Structure
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Roles, Status, and Human Interaction
People’s particular roles and statuses affect People’s particular roles and statuses affect how they relate to one another.how they relate to one another.
Statuses are ways of defining where Statuses are ways of defining where individuals fit in society and how they relate individuals fit in society and how they relate to othersto others
Section 1: Building Blocks of Social Structure
THE STUDY OF HUMAN RELATIONSHIPSTHE STUDY OF HUMAN RELATIONSHIPSSOCIOLOGYSOCIOLOGY
Roles, Status, and Human Interaction Roles are the components of social structure that Roles are the components of social structure that
bring statuses to life.bring statuses to life. reciprocal roles reciprocal roles – corresponding roles that define – corresponding roles that define
the patterns of interaction between related the patterns of interaction between related statusesstatuses
ascribed status ascribed status – assigned according to qualities beyond – assigned according to qualities beyond a person’s controla person’s control
achieved statusachieved status – acquired through individuals own direct – acquired through individuals own direct effortsefforts
master status master status – – one status tends to out-rank others, plays one status tends to out-rank others, plays the greatest role in one’s life and determining social the greatest role in one’s life and determining social identityidentity
Section 1: Building Blocks of Social Structure