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10/27/2010

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sociology
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an approach to the study of human behavior which emphasized the idea that humans have culture and live in groups
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culture
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a set of symbols and their definition
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folkways
Definition
informally enforced ways of doing and being
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common law
Definition
traditional laws which are formally enforced
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structured
Definition
a situation in which we know what to expect from others and they know what to expect from us
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status
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a position within a division of labor
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role
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behavior enacted in connections with a particular status
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social system
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a system in which interaction and inter dependence takes place
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status-set
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all of one's statuses at one point in time
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status-sequence
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when statuses are arranged in a progression such that qualification for a subsequent status requires having a previous status
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rank
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what one refers to when statuses are arranged hierarchically (graded)
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role-set
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all prescribed interaction a status occupant is involved in as a consequence of a given status
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reference group
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a group with which one identifies
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membership group
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a group in which one hold membership
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significant other
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a source of a person's self concept
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manifest consequences
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intended outcomes of a given action
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latent consequences
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unintended outcomes of a given action
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power
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the capacity to carry out a desired course of action by whatever means despite the disposition of the other. it is ultimately based on a monopoly of physical force
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authority
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institutionalized and legitimized power
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socialization
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the process through which people are developed into social system members
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