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Social Structure

Social Structure. SWBAT Define & explain the terms given in the lesson Apply the terms to their own lives. Think of your life as a play, what different roles do you play? List them & explain why you believe you play the roles you do. Bellwork /Notes Social Status- 2/23/14.

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Social Structure

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  1. Social Structure SWBAT Define & explain the terms given in the lesson Apply the terms to their own lives

  2. Think of your life as a play, what different roles do you play? List them & explain why you believe you play the roles you do. Bellwork/Notes Social Status- 2/23/14

  3. Ascribed Status – a role that is assigned according to qualities beyond a persons control • Achieved Status – role that is acquired through an individuals direct efforts • Master Status- the role that plays the most important part in shaping a persons life Ascribed Vs. Achieved Status

  4. Role set- the different roles attached to a single status • Role Conflict- occurs when fulfilling the role expectations of one status makes it difficult to fulfill the role expectations of another status • Ex. To be a good employee you have to go to work but to be a good parent you have to stay home to take care of a sick child • Role Strain- occurs when a person has difficulty meeting the roles of a single status People occupy a status but they play a roleRole Exit- a process people go through to detach from a role that has been central to their self-identity

  5. Statuses and their various roles determine the structure of society • A SOCIAL INSTITUTION occurs when these statuses and roles are organized to satisfy the basic needs of society • Examples- • The Family • Politics • Education • Religion • Marriage Social Institutions

  6. Think back to the list you made at the start of class. • Identify which roles belong to the category of ascribed status & which belong to the category of achieved status & explain why you categorized them the way you did • Think of an example from your own life when you have experienced role conflict, role strain & role exit Exit Slip

  7. Make a list of different groups of people • What are the main functions of those specific groups you listed? Of groups in general? Bellwork& Notes Groups within Society 2/25/14

  8. Formal Groups- a group where the structure, goals and activities are clearly defined • Informal Groups- a group with no official structure or established rules of conduct Types of Groups

  9. Primary- small group who interact over a long period of time • Secondary- group where interaction is temporary and impersonal • Reference group- any group with whom an individual identifies with • In-group- the group that a person belongs to • Out-group- any group that a person does not belong to or identify with Types of Groups

  10. Define boundaries to tell who belongs and does not belong • Select leaders • Set goals, assign tasks and make decisions • Control members behavior • Employ sanctions (essentially punishments) to ensure conformity (behavior that is in accordance with the rules Group Functions

  11. Identify and describe both an in-group and out-group to which you belong. Be sure to explain why you are a member of the in- group and not of the out-group and also if the group is formal or informal • List some of the reference groups whose values and attitudes you have adopted Exit Slip

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