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10 Cards in this Set
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social interaction |
-the process by which people act toward or respond to other people -the foundation for all relationships and groups in society |
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social structure |
-complex framework of societal institutions (such as economy, politics, and religion) and the social practices (such as rules and social roles) that make up a society and that organize and establish limits on people's behavior
-provides a social web of familial support and social relationships that connects each of us to the larger society |
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social structure (macrolevel) |
-has several essential elements: social institutions, groups, statuses, roles, and norms -creates boundaries that define which persons or groups will be the "insiders" and which will be the "outsiders" |
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functional theorists |
emphasize that social structure is essential because it creates order and predictability in a society-important for human development |
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conflict theorists |
-there is more to social structure than is readily visible; we must explore the deeper, underlying structures that determine social relations in a society |
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Karl Marx |
-suggested that the way economic production is organized is the most important structural aspect of any society |
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capitalistic societies |
-few people control the labor of many, social structure reflects a system of relationships of domination among categories of people (owner-worker or employer-employee) |
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social marginality |
-the state of being part insider and part outsider in the social structure -Robert Park coined this term to refer to persons who simultaneously share the life and traditions of two distinct groups -results in stigmatization |
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stigma |
any physical or social attribute or sign that so devalues a person's social identity that it disqualifies that person from full social acceptance |
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status |
-a socially defined position in a group or society characterized by certain expectations, rights, and duties - |
