Social Structure Test Review

Front

Two or more people or groups opposing each other to achieve a goal only one can attain

Back

Competition

Front

Any group to which a person does not belong or identify with

Back

Outgroup

Front

Socially determined behavior expected of a person performing a role

Back

Role expectation

Front

Group of people who share a common trait or concern

Back

Social categories

Front

Group with few enough members that everyone is able to interact on a face-to-face basis

Back

Small group

Front

Status assigned according to standards that are beyond a person’s control

Back

Ascribed

Front

Theory that suggests that people are motivated by self-interests in their interactions with other people

Back

Exchange theory

Front

Behavior expected of someone occupying particular interests

Back

Role

Front

Large, complex secondary group established to achieve specific goals

Back

Formal organization

Front

Networks of interrelated statuses and roles that guide human interaction

Back

Social structure