Intro To Sociology Quiz #2

Quiz #2

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Macro-level analysis
An examination of large-scale patterns of society
Micro-level analysis
An examination of small-scale patterns of society
Master status
A status that cuts across the other statuses that an individual occupies
Status set
All the statuses or positions that an individual occupies
Status inconsistency
Ranking high on some dimensions of social class and low on others; also called status discrepancy
Group
People who have something in common and who believe that what they hae in common is significant; also called a social group
Dramaturgy
An approach pioneered by Erving Goffman in which social life is analyzed in terms of drama or the stage; also called dramatugical analysis
Status symbols
Items used to identify a status
Achieved status
A position that is earned, is accomplished, or involces at least some effort or activity on the individual's part
Ascribed status
A position that an individual either inherits at birth or receives involuntarily later in life
Gemeinschaft
A type of society in which life is intimate; a community in which everyone knows everyone else and people share a sense of togetherness
Gesellschaft
A type of society that is dominated by impersonal relationships, individual accomplishments, and self-interest
Social construction of reality
The use of background assumptions and life experiences to define what is real
Ethnomethodology
The study of how people use background assumptions to make sense out of life
Role conflict
Conflicts that someone feels 'between' roles because the expectations attached to one role are incompatible with the expectations of another role