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WGU-SSC1 ch 3
Western Governor's University, General Education Social Science, chapter 3
| definition | term |
|---|---|
| A position attained through individual effort or merit. | achieved status |
| A number of people who are in the same place at the same times, but who do not interact with one another. | aggregate |
| An inherited position-one that is not attained through individual effort or merit. | ascribed status |
| The hierarchical system of administration prevailing within a formal organization. The hierarchy depends on job specialization, a set of rules and standards to promote uniformity, and an attitude of impersonal impartiality. | bureaucracy |
| (referring to people) A number of people who have some characteristics in common but who do not interact with one another. | category |
| A social process (form of interaction) that occurs when two or more individuals try to obtain possession of the same scarce object or intangible value using rules and limits. | competition |
| A social process (interaction) consisting of a hostile struggle in which two or more persons engage for an object or walue that each prizes, possibly to the point of destruction. | conflict |
| A basic social process (interaction) involving two or more individuals or groups working jointly in a common enterprise for a shared goal. | cooperation |
| The smallest type of group, consisting of two members. | dyad |
| A social process (interaction) consisting of a transaction in which one of two individuals-or groups or scieties-does something for the other with the expectation of receiving something of equal value in return. | exchange |
| Large-scale associations of people in which most of the activites of complex societies are handled. They are highly organized groups displaying a formal structure, a body of officers, the expectation of permanence, and a hierarchical org. of authority | formal organizations (bureaucracy) |
| A small, homogeneous, communal, and traditional society. Relationships among members are personal, informal, and face-to-face, and behavior is dictated by tradition. | Gemeinschaft |
| A large, heterogeneous society, typified by the modern industrial state. Relationships among members tend to be impersonal, formal, contractual, functional, and specialized. Also called an associational society | Gesellschaft |
| number of people who engage in symbolic interaction; who are mutually aware of & influence each other; who recognize their membership in the group and are in turn recognized members by group; who are aware of the roles, duties, obligations, & privileges | group |
| Group to which the individual belongs and which confers on the individual a social identity. | in-group |
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