Social Structure& Society Chapter 5. Section 1 SOCIAL STRUCTURE & STATUS.
Social Structure
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SOCIAL STRUCTURESWBATDefine & explain the terms given in the lessonApply the terms to their own lives
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• 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
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• 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
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• 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
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• 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
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• 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
EXIT SLIP
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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
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• 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
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• 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
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• 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
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• 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
EXIT SLIP