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Sociology Exam 2
Sociology 1510 with Yeatts at University of North Texas
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By: Ashley Valle
Created: 2011-10-17
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social structure
the typical patterns of a group
ex: culture
social class
statuses/roles
institutions
groups
social structure is a _____ perspective
macro
social status
a position that an individual holds
ascribed status
involuntary
achieved status
voluntary, achieved.
status symbol
signs that identify status.
ex: people wear wedding rings to identify that they're married
master status
cuts through all your other statuses.
ex: you are either male or female
Emile Durkheim
believed that as people recognized the value of a “Division of Labor” they also saw a need for some kind of social structure to support it.
Ferdinand Tonnies
believed that community was being replaced by impersonal associations as a result of the industrial revolution
dramaturgy
who you are "front stage", and "back stage"
impression management
efforts to manage the impressions that others receive of us.
role conflict
what is expected of us in one status is incompatible with another
role strain
the same status contains incompatible roles
ex: you don't want to be the only one to raise your hand in class
"social construction of reality"
Thomas Theorem —“If people define situations as real, they are real in their consequences.”
social group
persons who think of themselves as belonging together, and they interact with one another.
aggregate
individuals who temporarily share the same physical space but who do not see themselves belonging together.
category
consists of people who share similar characteristics but do not interact with one another.
primary group
provide face-toface interaction.
Primary groups give us an
identity.
secondary group
groups that are larger, anonymous, formal and they are essential to our well-being. Their values and attitudes become fused into our identity
Iron Law of Oligarchy
groups and organizations come to be dominated by a small elite.
characteristics of bureaucracy
1) clear cuts levels (hierarchy)
2) division of labor
3) written rules
4) written records
5) impersonality
6) hired for knowledge and skill
work alienation
• A feeling of not being “connected”
to those around you
• A feeling of being a cog in a wheel
Groupthink
*collective tunnel vision that groups sometimes develop
*Members think alike.
*Any suggestion of alternatives is taken as a sign of disloyalty.
deviance
any violation of the norms, whether the infraction is as minor as speeding or as serious as murder.
Symbolic Interaction
Perspective
1. Differential Association Theory
2. Control Theory
3. Labeling Theory
strain theory
the frustrations people feel when they want to be successful but are blocked
street crime
robbery, drug dealing, prostitution
white collar crime
crimes that people of respectable and high social status commit
(think dirty politics)
About this deck
By: Ashley Valle
Created: 2011-10-17
Size: 28 flashcards
Views: 39
Created: 2011-10-17
Size: 28 flashcards
Views: 39
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