Essential Question How is my social status defined Social Structure Exchange Status Competition Ascribed Conflict Achieved Cooperation Master Accommodation Role Reciprocal roles ID: 214973
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Social Structures Slide2
Essential Question- How is my social status defined?
Social Structure Exchange
Status Competition
Ascribed Conflict
Achieved Cooperation
Master Accommodation
Role/ Reciprocal roles
Five types of interaction Slide3
Social Structure
The social framework that surrounds each of us.
Consists of the relationships between people and groups
Gives direction to members and sets limits on acceptable behavior
Ex. You are hanging out with friends being loud and you are approached buy a nun. How would your behavior change and why?Slide4
Social Status
Socially defined position in a group or in a society
Individuals have multiple statuses
Types:
1. Ascribed
2. Achieved
3. Master Slide5
Ascribed status
A status assigned out of your control
Born, Inherited or bestowed upon by an individual
Ex. Gender
Economic Class
ethnicity
Any others?Slide6
Achieved status
Acquired through direct effort on the part of the individual
Require a special skill, knowledge or ability
Ex. Occupations
Being a Husband or Wife “sometimes ascribed, if it is arranged” Mostly choose to be married
For you- a Straight A studentSlide7
Master Status
Status that ranks above all others
Plays the greatest role in a person’s social identity
Can and does change as you get older
Ex. Mr. Chavez= Cool, Suave Teacher
Could change if priorities change
What’s your master status?Slide8
Institutionalized social structures- Social structures explicit (known) or implicit (implied or non-acknowledged).
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Article: What’s your Social Status-
Read the MOD article
How is it possible to be low in one but high in another? What are some examples in American society or other societies?
Ex.
What other professions are seen as high status but have a stigma attached to it like the example of investment bankers?
Ex.
What groups can we compare Mods to today?
Is there such a thing as High School Status?
Write down any status you may have that others might not be aware of.Slide10
Roles/ Reciprocal Roles
Expected behavior of someone occupying a given role.
“
You occupy a status, but you play a role
.”
Reciprocal Roles-
corresponding roles that define interaction between
related
statuses
Only exists because of each other
Ex. Athlete to coach
Doctor to patient
Jedi Master to
Padawan
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When Roles Converge
Role Conflict-
when fulfilling the expectations of one role makes it hard to fulfill another.
Ex. Being a good athlete conflicts with being a good student
Being a good friend conflicts with being a good significant other
Role strain-
person has difficulty meeting obligations of a single status
Ex. Parents having to be providers, parents, a significant other Slide13
Social interaction
When you play a role, you generally have to interact with others.
“This has changed to include online interaction” but for the most part still involves physical interaction
Through these interactions we help stabilize social structure and promote change.
Five types of interaction:Slide14
Exchange
People are motivated by self-interest “basically we are selfish”
Interaction that results in a reward for their action=
exchange
Why are there so many exchanges on a daily bases?
Reciprocity!- if you do something for someone, that person owes you. A lot of the reason we do nice things for others.
Rewards can be material or non-material
Ex. I give you the “hook up” so then “you
gotta
hook me up”
Or maybe you just tell people how nice I am.Slide15
Competition
When 2 people or more oppose each other to achieve a goal that only one can attain. “IN THE END THERE CAN ONLY BE ONE”
Ex. Sports, Speech competitions, GPA
Some societies are more competitive than others.
Some social groups are also more competitive than others Slide16
Conflict
Deliberate attempt to control by force, to oppose someone or to do harm to another person.
Ex. Wars- U.S has been in constant state of war since its birth
Disagreements within groups
Legal Disputes
Clashes over ideology- Could be political, Slide17
Cooperation
When 2 groups or more work together to achieve a goal that will benefit more than one person
Helps get things done in society Slide18
Accommodation
The most common thing we do.
Find a state of balance between cooperation and conflict is known as accommodation.
Multiple Forms:
-Compromise- Give and Take
-Problem- you must have something people want
-Truce