Chapter 5

1. Chapter 5 Social Structure and Society

2. Social Structure and Status Ascribed: a position that is neither earned nor chosen but assigned • Social Structure: the underlying patters of relationships in a group • Status: • A position a person occupies within a social structure • Helps define you Achieved: a position that is earned or chosen Status Set: is all of the statuses that a person occupies at any particular time Master: a position that strongly affects most other aspects of a person’s life

3. DIAGRAM YOUR LIFE Diagram all of the statuses you possess and the responsibilities or role expectations for each. Which do you feel is a master status? Which are achieved or ascribed?

4. Roles Role: behavior associated with a status Role performance: actual behavior of an individual in a role Role conflict: performance in one status clashes with performance in another Role Strain: person has trouble meeting many roles in one status How do you prioritize? Which role is most important?

5. Rights: behavior that individuals can expect from others Obligation: behavior that individuals are expected to perform toward other Ex.