1. Social Structure and Status Chapter 5 Section 1

2. Social Structure and Status Learned Culture shapes human behavior. Learned Culture shapes human behavior. Without Culture humans would have no blueprint for social living. Without Culture humans would have no blueprint for social living. We carry a Social Map for various group situations. We carry a Social Map for various group situations. Social Structure Social Structure The underlying patterns of relationships in a group. The underlying patterns of relationships in a group.

3. Everyone has a Status Statuses and roles are learned and are major elements of social structure. Statuses and roles are learned and are major elements of social structure. Status: A position a person occupies within a social structure. Status: A position a person occupies within a social structure. Helps us define who and what we are in a given social structure. Helps us define who and what we are in a given social structure. There are two different types, what are they? There are two different types, what are they?

4. Ascribed and Achieved Statuses Ascribed Status: Ascribed Status: Position that is neither earned nor chosen; it is assigned. Position that is neither earned nor chosen; it is assigned. At birth, male or female. At birth, male or female. Religion, social class, age. Religion, social class, age. Achieved Status: Achieved Status: A position that is earned or chosen. Revolves around choice. Spouse, Parent, occupations.

5. Status Set and Master Status A person does not always occupy only one status. A person does not always occupy only one status. Status sets: All of the statuses that a person occupies at any particular time. Status sets: All of the statuses that a person occupies at any particular time. Master statuses: A position that strongly affects most other aspects of a persons life. Master statuses: A position that strongly affects most other aspects of a persons life. Examples: Achieved-occupations, Ascribed- age gender, ethnicity. Examples: Achieved-occupations, Ascribed- age gender, ethnicity.