Sociology LSU Exam 2 Correctly Answered
Structure - ✅✅ the arrangement of and relations among the parts of elements of
something complex
Status - ✅✅ a socially defined position that an individual occupies
Ascribed status - ✅✅ given, involuntary
Ex. Age, sex, race
Achieved status - ✅✅ chosen, voluntary
Ex. Parent, student
Role - ✅✅ set of expectations and behaviors associated with a status
Role ambiguity - ✅✅ when the roles associated with a particular status becomes
unclear
Ex. Role of step-parent
Group - ✅✅ a number of people who have something in common
Primary group - ✅✅ formal, personal, small groups
Important for socialization
, Secondary group - ✅✅ informal, more time, but less personal
Important for societal function
In-group - ✅✅ a social category to which a person feels they belong
Out-group - ✅✅ one to which people feel they do not belong
Reference group - ✅✅ serves as sources of self-evaluation and influence how we
think and act
Relative deprivation - ✅✅ feeling deprived, not necessarily because of the
objective conditions but because they compare themselves to a reference group
Formal organization - ✅✅ a large social group deliberately constructed and
organized to achieve some specific and clearly stated goals
Ex. Charity organizations
Emphasis on the whole, not just the parts
Socialization - ✅✅ process through which people are prepared to participate in
society
Mead - ✅✅ Mind, Self, and Society
Idea of role-taking
Guides how you interact with other people
"Me" vs "I"
We distinguish ourselves from everyone else
We internalize those expectations of others
Structure - ✅✅ the arrangement of and relations among the parts of elements of
something complex
Status - ✅✅ a socially defined position that an individual occupies
Ascribed status - ✅✅ given, involuntary
Ex. Age, sex, race
Achieved status - ✅✅ chosen, voluntary
Ex. Parent, student
Role - ✅✅ set of expectations and behaviors associated with a status
Role ambiguity - ✅✅ when the roles associated with a particular status becomes
unclear
Ex. Role of step-parent
Group - ✅✅ a number of people who have something in common
Primary group - ✅✅ formal, personal, small groups
Important for socialization
, Secondary group - ✅✅ informal, more time, but less personal
Important for societal function
In-group - ✅✅ a social category to which a person feels they belong
Out-group - ✅✅ one to which people feel they do not belong
Reference group - ✅✅ serves as sources of self-evaluation and influence how we
think and act
Relative deprivation - ✅✅ feeling deprived, not necessarily because of the
objective conditions but because they compare themselves to a reference group
Formal organization - ✅✅ a large social group deliberately constructed and
organized to achieve some specific and clearly stated goals
Ex. Charity organizations
Emphasis on the whole, not just the parts
Socialization - ✅✅ process through which people are prepared to participate in
society
Mead - ✅✅ Mind, Self, and Society
Idea of role-taking
Guides how you interact with other people
"Me" vs "I"
We distinguish ourselves from everyone else
We internalize those expectations of others
