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Group
set of people who interact on the basis of shared expectations
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7 types of societies
- Preindustrial- no machines
- hunting-gathering-gather food daily for their family
- Pastoral- herd animals
- horticulture- garden plots with fruits and veggies
- agricultural- grow large crops
- industrial- processed foods and factories
- Postindustrial- others provide them with food
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Division of Labor
specialization of performance of economic activities
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Barter
exchange of goods or services
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Urbanization
concentration of population in cities
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Social Category
classifying people according to shared traits or common status
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Status
defined position in a group
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Role
behavior expected of someone in a group
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Ascribed status
assigned according to qualities beyond a person's control
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achieved status
acquired through own efforts
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reciprocal roles
corresponding roles that define the patterns of interaction between related statuses
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role expectations
determined behaviors expected of a person in a role
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role performance
actual role behavior
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role set
different roles attached to a single role
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role conflict
difficulty fulfilling role expectations of a status
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role strain
when a person has difficulty meeting the expectations of a status
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social instutution
organizations that satisfies the basic needs of a society
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exchange
people interact in an effort to recieve a reward
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competition
when 2 or mor people or groups oppose each other to achieve a goal
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cooperation
when 2 or more people or groups word together to achieve a goal
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accomodation
state of balance between cooperation and conflict
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small group
everyone is able to interact face to face
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formal group
structure goals and activities are clearly defined
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informal group
no official structure or established set of rules
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5 types of groups
- primary-interact for a long period of time
- secondary- temporay and impersonal
- reference-club or coworkers
- in-group- group you hang out with
- out-group- people you dont associate with
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e-community
people who interact on the internet
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social networks
direct or indirect relationships
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types of leaders
- instrumental-task-oriented
- expressive-emotional-oriented
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