Unit II Social Structure & Interaction for Kaven
Groupthink
A narrowing of thought by a group of people, leading to the perception that there is only one correct answer, in which to even suggest alternatives becomes a sign of disloyalty
When we meet someone , we often use stereotypes to make assumptions about what we think he/she is like as a person. These stereotypes can become this
A self-fulfillng prophecy
Group interaction: give and take (balance between cooperation and conflict
Accommodation
Types of group interaction: Give and take (balance between cooperation and conflict); compromise; exchange
Accommodation
An earned, voluntary status
Achieved
Jane is a nurse, wife and mother. This would be an example of
Achieved status
An inherited, involuntary status
Ascribe
A daughter, a Cuban, a teenager, and a widower are all examples of this
Ascribed status
An American of Japanese descent represents this
Ascribed status
Group interaction: blending of two distinct groups into one
Assimilation
Types of group interaction: The process of taking on the characteristics of a culture by giving up one's own
Assimilation
Type of leader who focuses on instrumental concerns, makes decisions on his/her own, and demands that group members obey orders
Authoritarian
Leadership styles: makes decisions isngularly; does not welcome contributions from others
Autom
Bourgeoisie
Capitalists (own production)
Money + power + prestige
Class
Group interaction: to achieve something as a goal or a win
Competition
Types of group interaction: The most fundamental form of social struggle. It is an impersonal, unconscious, continuous struggle between individuals or groups for satisfaction which, because of their limited supply, all may not have
Competition
Group interaction: deliberate harm
Conflict
Types of group interaction: The form of social interaction that poses the greatest chance for human suffering. Deliberate harm
Conflict
Going along with behavior in order to please others
Conformity
Group interaction: working together to get things done
Cooperation
Types of group interaction: working together to get things done
Cooperation
Leadership styles: works with group, gives all members equal opportunities to participate and voice opinions
Democratic
The social institution primarily responsible for the production and distribution of goods and services is the
Economic system
Relationships that give us the most benefits for the least amount of effort are the ones we value the most and are likely to keep long-term
Exchange
Although social structure provides certainty and regulates society's institutions, it has little impact on personal behavior
False
Conflict theorists and functionalists would most likely focus on the more individualistic issues of society and use the microsociological approach
False
For symbolic interactionists, the most significant part of society is social structure
False
In which group would the member be required to relinquish the greatest degree of personal decision making?
Family
Which group would require the member to relinquish the greatest degree of personal decision making
Family
Roles emerge sooner and are more stable with less intimacy
Formal organized groups
How individuals affect groups and groups influence individuas
Group dynamics
Group intensity decreases, stability increases, and members take on roles as what happens
Group grows larger
A narrowing of thought by a group of people, leading to the perception that there is only one correct answer; suggesting alternatives becomes a sign of disloyalty
Group think
Sociologists primary interest is in this: People who regularly interact with one another and, usually, share similar values, norms, and expectations are referred to as a
Groups
Roles develop slower and are less stable, less intense, but more intimacy (closeness)
Informal groups
A leadership style: makes little or no effort to lead; allows the group to interact with no influence from the leader
Laissez-faire
Style of leadership that allows the group to function more or less on its own
Laissez-faire
The differences in behaviors and attitudes experienced by different categories of people are primarily due to
Location in the social structure
The differences in behaviors and attitudes experienced by different categories of people are primarily due to _____________.
Location in the social structure
A focus on the broad features of society to analyze such things as social class and how groups relate to one another is
Macro analysis
Involves social structure--the framework that surrounds us, including relationships and guides our behavior and overrides personal feelings and desires, setting limits
Macrosociology
Culture is a social inheritance, social class, and social status
Major components of social structure
Two social statuses that are most appropriately classified as achieved statuses
Married and divorced
Capitalists vs. Workers (proletariat)
Marx
A position in society that someone holds that cuts across other statuses they hold, such as being a high ranking Army officer, college president, or handicapped would be considered their _____________.
Master status
The level of sociological analysis that examines social interaction and what people do when they come together is
Micro analysis
Involves social interaction--face-to-face, what people do when in the presence of one another-- and stereotypes, which are the assumptions we make of what people are like
Microsociology
Social interaction vs. social structure
Microsociology vs. macrosociology
The social institution that is most recognized for allocating power, determining authority, and preventing chaos is
Politics
Ability to carry out your will, even over the resistance of others
Power
Respect or regard
Prestige
Two main group types
Primary and Secondary
A social group characterized by cooperation and long-term personal relationships usually involving many activities that are face-to-face is a(n)
Primary group
Groups that satisfy the human need for close association
Primary groups (cliques)
The "part" our society expects us to play in a given status
Role
The term for behavior expected of someone who holds a particular status
Role
Dr. Zelinsky has a student named Todd in his psychology class whih is the son of his best friend. Todd enjoyed attending ball games and going fishing with "Dr. Z" and his father for as long as he can remember. Todd's farther recently told Dr. Zelinsky that Todd was expecting an "A" or "B" in the course. Todd's father made it a point to emphasize that Todd needed a high grade to offset a "D" or "F" he was going to receive form another professor. Todd is actually failing Dr. Z's psychology class. In this situation, Dr. Zelinsky will probably experience this
Role Conflict
Division of labor within a group
Role aligation
The division of labor within a group
Role aligation
Large groups whose relationships are impersonal and goal oriented. People in a secondary group interact on a less personal level than in a primary group, and their relationships are generally temporary rather than long lasting
Secondary group
Proletarians
Sell their labor for wages (workers).
Term that best describes the way in which a society is organized into predictable relationships
Social Structure
A category of people who have comparable levels of income and education and who work at jobs that are roughly comparable in prestige constitute this
Social class
Two or more people who identify and interact with one another
Social group
The organized, usual, or standard ways by which society meets its basic needs are referred to as
Social institutions
The focus of microsociology
Social interaction
The process by which people act and react in relation to others
Social interaction
The focus of macrosociology (what class has been studying)
Social structure
A position that someone occupies such as judge, astronaut, student, or professor is called this
Status
Social position or standing that an individual holds within a group or society
Status
Bumper stickers such as "Proud Parent of an Honor Student" and "Warning: This Driver Convicted of DUI" are both best described as being ______________.
Status symbols
Signs that identify a position in society some occupies are referred to as
Status symbols
The assumptions that we make about what people are like. It may be based on previous associations with them or people who have characteristics whether true or false
Stereotypes
To show ourselves as adept role players and to gain positive recognition from others, we often have additional people work with us to ensure that our role communicates to others the ideas we want them to form about us. This is referred to as
Teamwork
We occupy a status which is a social position but play a role which is a social expectation
The difference between status and role
A large group of people who rank closely to one another in money, power, and prestige
Weber
1. Guides how people are to act and feel 2. Set limits 3. Essential part
What Social statuses do
A leadership style: Makes decisions singularly; does not welcome contributions from others
authoritarian
A leadership style: works with group, gives all members equal opportunities to participate and voice opinions
democratic
A value of a person's property minus its debts
wealth (wealth does not a income, which is a flow of money)