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Social Structure and Society

Social Structure and Society. What is “Social Structure” and how is “status” determined?. Social Structure defined Status Status Set Ascribed Status Achieved Status Master Statuses. How are “roles” in a Social Structure determined?. Role Role Set Role Conflict Role Strain Role Exit.

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Social Structure and Society

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  1. Social Structure and Society

  2. What is “Social Structure” and how is “status” determined? • Social Structure defined • Status • Status Set • Ascribed Status • Achieved Status • Master Statuses

  3. How are “roles” in a Social Structure determined? • Role • Role Set • Role Conflict • Role Strain • Role Exit

  4. Zimbardo’s Work: A Foretelling of Abu Ghraib abuses? • Prison Experiment (‘72) • Stanford Prison Experiment • Discuss briefly what “social structure” and “roles” has to do with this prison experiment.

  5. Was the abuse at Abu Gharaib predictable? • Zimbardo on NPR (comments from Zimbardo – relating to Abu Gharaib prison, skip for today) • Contending view from "Slate.com” – (counterargument regarding Zimbardo / Abu Gharaib relationship – skip today) • According to Errol Morris, in “Standard Operating Procedure”…

  6. Fast Forward to Iraq.. • “The Torture Question” – Frontline Video • (View first two segments of this video for today – then answer q’s on next slide)

  7. Whistleblowing..and results? • A classic example of “whistleblowing” by Joe Darby • Convictions

  8. QOTD… • Should our administration (ie. Donald Rumsfeld) have predicted the torture/abuse of prisoners at Abu Ghraib? 2. Who should be held most accountable? Assignment - Blog on this topic! You must contribute at least one comment and one question by next class. (This will be rewarded with up to 20pts.) Explain in a paragraph. Use specific details from our studies.

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