Status
A position an individual holds within a social structure
What is status?
The behaviour and actions expected of someone in a particular status.
What is role expectation?
Govern the expected behaviour of women, girls, men and boys.
What are gender norms?
the way that society's parts work together to maintain stability and avoid chaos
What is social order?
Earned through effort or choice
What is achieved status?
A retired police officer adjusting to life after leaving the force.
A student graduates and enters the workforce.
What is role exit?
the relationships and interactions between people in a society. It is vague & broad.
What is social structure?
Social institutions are essential for maintaining social order. They fulfill key functions, such as socializing individuals and preparing them for their roles in society.
Act like organs within a living organism; every part contributes to the overall well-being of the whole society.
What is the functionalist perspective?
Assigned at birth or involuntarily
What is ascribed status?
A student-athlete struggling to balance training and studying.
What is role conflict?
Beliefs that guide an individual’s behaviour, attitude, and decisions.
What are values?
social institutions perpetuate inequality.
They maintain the power and privilege of dominant groups within society
What is the conflict perspective?
A status that dominates others and shapes a person’s identity in society.
What is master status?
A nurse feeling overwhelmed by patient care demands.
What is role strain?
How people should act in a society. Shared rules and expectations by members of a society.
What are norms?
Document the methods and practices through which society’s members make sense of their worlds.
Focuses on the "taken-for-granted" rules and norms that guide behaviour.
What is ethnomethodology?
Your ___________ is not just about you, it’s about everyone around you and their expectations of behaviour. Even if you don’t care about your status and the roles associated to it, you still have to give a _________________ in order to promote social harmony
What is social reality and performance?
A sociological perspective that views social interactions as performances, with individuals acting as “actors” on a “stage.”
What is dramaturgical analysis?
Provide guides for people to know how to act (roles, rights, responsibilities) in their society, creates meaning, teaches a society’s norms and values and maintains order.
What is social institutions?
situation where a person's expectations lead to actions that make those expectations come true
What is the self-fulfilling prophecy?