Groups Galore
Small social group where members share close, personal, lasting relationships
Primary Group
assigned at birth, without regard for a person’s talents or characteristics
ascribed status
when incompatible expectations arise from 2+ social positions held by the same person
Role Conflict
examining how and why something (like a social institution) fulfills essential functions
Functionalist
Weber had an _____ of bureaucracy, which has 5 components: division of labor, hierarchy, written rules, impersonality, employment based on qualifications
ideal type
Larger, less intimate groups where members engage in objective-oriented relationships for a limited time
Secondary Group
gained largely through our own efforts
achieved status
the difficulty that arises when the same social position imposes conflicting demands and expectations
role strain
organization of social institutions is purposeful, and does not always result in good
conflict
surrender of control through separation from an essential attribute of one’s self is called _____
(has 4 aspects--> from product of labor, from the activity of labor, from one’s own humanity, from others)
alienation
Group to which we compare ourselves
Reference Group
a status that dominates other statuses– determines a person’s general position in society
Master Status
The process of disengagement from a role that is central to one’s self identity in order to establish a new role and identity
Role Exit
social institutions affect everything we do– our behavior is based on the society we live in
Interactionist
small, close-knit community (often rural) where people have similar backgrounds and life experiences
Gemeinschaft
temporary or permanent alliances geared toward a common goal
coalition
John is a 30 year old white felon. He is applying to work at Walmart, but doesn't have the job yet. What is his Master Status?
Felon
If I am both a student and a teacher, I might experience _______, because I have to make time to study and make lessons!
Role Conflict
There are 5 functionalist requirements to the continuation of a society. Name two.
Replacing Personnel, Teaching New Recruits, Producing/Distributing Goods & Services, Preserving Order, Providing & Maintaining a Sense of Purpose
a community, often urban, that is large and impersonal, with little commitment to the group or consensus on values
Gesellschaft
When something an 'in-group' does is cool, but is unacceptable when done by an 'out-group'
Out Group Vices
Ray is a 20 year old African American male who is currently enrolled at a four-year university where he is studying social work. What is his achieved status?
College Student
Tommy got promoted at work, but does not feel he can adequately live up to his new role. Tommy is experiencing....
Role Strain
interested in ascribed statuses because they often confer privileges or reflect a person's membership in a subordinate group?
Conflict Theory
the idea that democratic organization can eventually reach a stage in which an oligarchy develops
Iron law of Oligarchy