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| positions individuals occupy in relation to others. |
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born into, does not change
EX. gender, sex |
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those obtained by individual effort
EX. college grad. |
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draws everyones attention
EX. disabilities |
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when a person occupies two or more statuses with inconsistent rank.
EX. college student and mother
EX. James Buchanan |
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| actual behavior of a person who occupies a given status. behavior might not always match expectations |
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so demanding, very difficult
one or more roles suffer |
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single status calls for incompatible role behavior.
EX. asking someone to end your life
EX. hope scholarship and teachers giving B's |
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| EX. work and finals, same time |
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share common interests and goals, interact
experience a sense of identity and belonging |
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shared common interests, no shared identity
EX. catholics, voters, athletes parents |
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| gathering who wont interact afterwards |
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more people, interact in formal ways
EX. class |
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| feel good about belonging to that group |
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| doesnt belong to group, has negative feelings towards it |
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| provide standards for judging our own attitudes, behaviors and acheivements |
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dont have to know people in your network
EX. professor kelly and dean |
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group members ignore alternative solutions to maintain harmony
EX. Colin Powell or NASA |
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| conformity, how groups pressures led to individuals doubting themselves |
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| individuals obeidience towards authority |
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| secondary groups that estbalish personel and rules to achieve goals |
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voluntary
EX. PTA, National Rifle Association |
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no choice
EX> military prison, boot camp |
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| Utilitarian organizations |
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established to accomplish specific tasks
EX. banks, schools, study groups |
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large scale, formal
EX. university |
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