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Social Structure

The network of interrelated statutes and roles that guide human interaction

Status

A socially defined position in a group or in a society

Role

The expected behavior in a given status

Ascribed Status

Assigned according to qualities that are beyond a persons control (inherited)

Achieved Status

Is acquired through their own direct efforts, often through competition. It is acquired on the basis of some special skill, knowledge, or ability

Roles

The kinds of behavior that a person is supposed to exhibit in a particular group or society

Role expectations

Socially determined behaviors expected of a person performing a role

Role performance

The actual role behavior

Role conflict

Fulfilling the role expectations of one status makes it difficult to fulfill the role expectations of another status

Role strain

a person has difficulty meeting the role expectations of a single status

Primary group

Small, informal group who interact for a long time on a direct and personal basis

Secondary group

A group who interact for a special purpose, impersonal and temporary