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Chapter 4 Quiz
1.
Social Structure
a.
Social Interaction
i.
Process by which people act toward or respond to other people and is the
foundation for all relationships and groups in society.
ii. Interactive and ongoing process
b.
Social Structure
i.
Complex framework of societal institutions (such as the economy, politics,
and religion) and the social practices (such as rules and social roles) that
make up a society that organize and establish limits on people’s behavior
ii.
Complex web of relationships between social actors
iii.
Individuals->Groups->Organizations->Institutions
2. Social Structure: The Macro-Perspective
a. Functional Perspective (Theorists)
i. Social structure is essential because it creates order and predictability in
a society
ii.
Also important for our human development
b. Conflict Perspective (Theorists)
i. Maintain that there is more to social structure than is readily visible and
that we must explore the deeper, underlying structures that determine
social relations in a society
ii. Social structure maintains system of domination/exploitation
c. Social Marginality
i. State of being part insider and part outsider in the social structure
ii. Share the culture of two distinct groups

iii.
Robert Park coined this term to refer to personals who simultaneously
share the life and traditions of two distinct groups
iv. Results in stigmatization
1. Any physical or social attribute or sign that so devalues a person’s
social identity that it disqualifies that person from full social
acceptance.
3.
Components of Social Structure
a.
Status
i.
Socially defined position in a group or society characterized by certain
expectations, rights, and duties
ii. Status set
1. Comprises all the statuses that a person occupies at a given time
iii.