Social Balance
Finding a balance between cooperation and conflict is known as...
Accommodation
This is the term for groups made up of statuses and roles that carry out particular needs within society.
Social institutions
A socially defined position within a group. (Each of these has several expected behaviors attached to it.)
status
The term for a group of interdependent people who have organized to share common culture.
Society
______________ is the product of human groups: physical objects, beliefs, values, and behaviors
Culture (material & nonmaterial)
2 or more groups give something up to make a mutual agreement
Compromise
The web of relationships formed by a person’s interactions with others is called a what?
social network
What is the term for the type of status which is permanent? (Such as race or who an individual's family is)
Ascribed status
A subculture that challenges the values of larger society...
counterculture
The word for an extreme self-centered attitude.
Narcissism
Mediation
This is what you call a ranked authority structure that operates according to specific rules and procedures.
a bureaucracy
The expected behavior(s) of someone who occupies a certain status.
These are created by groups to enforce values; they tell you how to act in specific situations.
Norms
If you're struggling to meet the expectations of one status, what are you experiencing?
Role strain
a 3rd party makes the decision on how to resolve a conflict
Arbitration
An example of a social institution: this deals with the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services within societies.
the economy
Doing what is expected of one status makes it hard to do what is expected of another status. This is known as...
Role conflict
When cultures become more and more alike as a result of more globalized economic and social relations, this is referred to as...
cultural leveling
Small groups that interact for a longer time and on a direct/personal basis.
Primary groups
a temporary stop to competition/conflict
A disorganized bunch of people standing next to each other without interacting and who also lack a common identity are not a group. Rather, they are a/an _________
aggregate
Name at least 2 of the 4 major characteristics every group must possess.
must have at least 2 people
members must interact
members must share expectations
members must have some sense of common identity
Name at least 2 basic components within all cultures.
technology, symbols, language, values, & norms
(would accept cultural universals also: arts/leisure (spots), basic needs (clothing), and beliefs (religion))
Exchange