Practice Components Of Social Structure (4.2) - Social Structure

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Question 1.
What is meant by the term 'role' in social structure?
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Think about what is expected of someone in a certain job.
Question 2.
What is an example of ascribed status?
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Consider characteristics we cannot choose.
3Question 3.
What is a role in social structure?
- A social hierarchy
- Expectations tied to a status
- An economic system
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Think of what is expected of an individual in a job.
4Question 4.
True or False: Achieved status is something you are born with.
- True
- False
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Consider which status you had to work for.
Question 5.
Analyze how the roles of college students differ from those of high school students.
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Consider changes in responsibility and autonomy as education levels rise.
Question 6.
Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of having rigid social institutions.
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Think about both the positive and negative consequences of social norms.

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