Sociology Chapter 5 Social Structure

A position a person occupies within a social structure

• socialism

• social structure

• status

• society

happen when a person has trouble meeting the many roles connected with a single status.

• role conflict

• role performance

• role strain

• social interaction

a status that is earned or chosen.

• ascribed

• ascertain

• attained

• achieved

all the statuses that a person occupies at any particular time.

• status set

• social network

• master status

• status grouping

solve for subsistence problem by raising and taking care of animals.

• Horticultural Societies

• Agricultural Societies

• Hunter Gatherer Societies

• Pastoral Societies

a status that is important because they influence most other aspects of a person’s life.

• status set

• social network

• master status

• status grouping

in industrial societies, these become master statuses.

• Family

• Careers

• Land

• Education

An expected behavior associated with a particular status

• obligations

• job

• rights

• role

behaviors that individuals expect from others.

• obligations

• job

• rights

• role

where the division of labor is simple or most people are doing the same type of work.

• Urbanization

• Mechanization

• Mechanical Solidarity

• Social Solidarity