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| social structure | the network of interrelated statuses and roles that guides human interaction |
| status | a socially defined position in a group or in a society |
| role | the rights and obligations expected of someone occupying a particular status |
| ascribed status | based on inherited characteristics |
| achieved status | a status that is acquired by an individual on the basis of some special skill knowledge, or ability |
| master status | the status that plays the greatest role in shaping a person's life and determing his/her social identity |
| reciprocal roles | corresponding roles that sefine the patterns of interaction between related status |
| role expectations | socially determined behaviors expected of a person performing a role |
| role performance | actual behavior of a person performing a role |
| role conflict | occurs when fulfilling the role expectations of one status makes it difficult to fulfill the role expectations of another status |
| role strain | occurs when a person has difficulty meeting the role expectations of a single status |
| group | a set ot two or more people who posessess some degree of common identity |
| primary group | small group of people who interact over a relatively long period of time on a direct and personal basis |
| secondary group | a group in which interaction is impersonal and temporary in nature |
| ingroup | the group that a person belongs to and identifies with |
| outgroup | the group that a person does not belong to or identify |
| reciprocity | the idea that if you do something for someone, they owe you something in return |
| competition | occurs when two or more persons or groups oppose each other to achieve a goal that only one can attain |
| conflict | the deliberate attempt to control by force |
| cooperation | occurs when two or more persons or groups work together to achieve a goal that will benefit many people |
| accommodation | the state of balance between cooperation and conflict |
| bureaucracy | a ranked authority structure that operates acording to specific rules and procedures |
