SOCL 2001 Chapter : Soc Ch 4 Lecture Notes
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Social structure: relatively stable patterns of society (how people are related to each other, statuses, roles, groups, organizations, and institutions. Statuses/roles (also norms: keys for micro-macro link between individuals and. Social status: it can be something you earned (achieved) or something that you were given (ascribed); master status can be positive or negative it makes you stand out. Social role: role set, prescribed/ role prescription/role performance; 3 different levels: ideal, real, and perceived. Role ambiguity: some roles are not clearly defined (ambiguity). Social groups (focus of sociology: interaction, belongingness, interest, and organization. Miles style fit well after saban; laissez fair leaders don"t make decisions. Social networks: strength-relationship can be weak, moderate, strong, density-subarea of a network, tie to something, reciprocity-2 way process, help someone who helps you, clustering-such as high school, family, neighborhood. Strong vs. weak ties: have more weak ties than strong ties because strong ties require time, emotional immensity, intimacy, reciprocal services.
