1. Social Structure 04_01_Building Blocks of Social Structure

2. Social Institutions  Entities organized to satisfy one or more of the basic needs of society significant social institutions: family economy civics education religion media medicine science sports Militaryfriendship

3. Status  ways of defining where individuals fit in society and how they relate to others  A position within an institution

4. Types of Status  Ascribed status  Sex, son, teen, race  Achieved status  Student, friend, graduate  Master Status  Mother, wealthy, athlete  Status Symbol  Ring, uniform, auto

5. Roles  Behaviors, obligations, privileges attached to a status Reciprocal roles corresponding roles that define the patterns of interaction between related statuses

6. Role Expectations when people interact with one another their behavior corresponds to the particular roles they are playing. The socially determined behaviors expected of a person

7. Role Performance  How people really act within a role

8. Role Conflict  Contradictory demands of different roles performed

9. Role Strain  Contradictory demands of the same role Role Set Different parts of the same role