Status
A socially defined position in a group or in a society.
Status
Kamala hates being the manager at her job, so she takes measures to quit. What is this called?
Role exit
Mike tutors his classmate, Emma, in math. Mike does this because he expects that Emma will help him with his science homework in return. What theory is present in this interaction?
Exchange theory
A small group of people who interact over a relatively long period of time on a direct and personal basis.
Primary group
Who attempted to replicate the previous experiment using emails, and which results showed the emailer and receiver were separated by an average of 6 degrees?
The status gained by a person with effort
Achieved Status
1. The behavior—the rights and obligations—expected of someone occupying a particular status
2. Different roles attached to a single status
Role and Role set
Puffy and Meek want to earn a ton of profit, so they make music together. What type of interaction is this?
Cooperation
A hotel owner lets you stay at the hotel in exchange for 60$. What type of interaction is this?
Accommodation
Any group with whom individuals identify and whose attitudes and values they adopt.
Reference group
What is the name of the type of status a person has that shapes their social identity?
Master Status
Dequaris is a student athlete, but he is having trouble studying and having to go to practice. What is this called?
Role Conflict
Gertrude and Matilda are friends but they both want to start on their varsity tennis team. They start fighting over the position, and eventually, they end their friendship. What two interactions did they have?
Conflict and Competition
A set of people who interact based on shared expectations and share a degree of common identity
Group
The name of the game that was created based on a previous experiment of social groups, networks, and acquaintances and required the player to link a certain person to the same type of people through a certain role.
Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon
The status given to a person at birth, or later in life.
Ascribed Status
Robert is having a hard time proving he is innocent in court as a defendant. What does this describe?
Role strain
What makes statuses and roles organized to satisfy one or more of the basic needs of society.
Social institutions
4 Types of Accommodation
Compromise, Truce, Arbitration, Mediation
Who created an experiment that involved the sending of letters to certain people under special conditions.
Stanley Milgram
Michealton is a black, male, born in Sudan. What type of status does he have?
Ascribed status
Jeffery finds it hard to be a tour guide for his island, due to the amount of guests. What problem does this describe?
Role strain
Jackson hands Nathan his lawnmower, Nathan feels that he owes Jackson a favor so he helps him out with yardwork. What interactional idea is present?
Reciprocity
A group in which interaction is impersonal and temporary in nature.
Secondary group
the network of interrelated statuses and roles that guide human interaction.
Social structure