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Social Structure

Section 1: Building Blocks of Social Section 1: Building Blocks of Social StructureStructure

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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