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Chapter 5 vocabulary
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Chapter 5 Vocabulary
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Social Structure
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The underlying patterns of relationships in a group.
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Status
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A position a person occupies within a social structure.
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Ascribed Status
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A position that is neither earned nor chosen but assigned.
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Achieved Status
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A position that is earned or chosen.
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Status Set
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All of the statuses that a person occupies at any particular time.
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Master Status
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A position that strongly affects most other aspects of a person's life.
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Role
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An expected behavior associated with a particular status.
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Right
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A behavior that individuals can expect from others.
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Obligation
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A behavior that individuals are expected to perform toward others.
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Role Performance
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The actual behavior of an individual in a role.
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Social Interaction
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The process of influencing each other as people relate.
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Role Conflict
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Condition in which the performance of a role in one status interferes with the performance of a role in another status.
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Role Strain
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condition in which the roles of a single status are inconsistent or conflicting.
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