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SOC 100 Week 2 Social Structure Matrix
Complete the University of Phoenix Material: Social Structure Matrix.
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Social Structure Matrix
Complete both parts of this worksheet.
Part 1 – Social Roles and Status
Complete the following matrix by answering each in one or two sentences.
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| Status Identify the different statuses you hold in society, both ascribed and achieved.
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| Master Status Identify your master status in society.
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| Social Roles Describe the roles associated with the various statuses identified above.
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| Role conflict, strain, exit Discuss a time when you experienced either role conflict, role strain, or role exit.
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| Groups Identify one primary group and one secondary group to which you belong.
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| Norms, sanctions, and values Describe the norms, sanctions, and values of the social groups you identified above. How is social deviant behavior viewed in these groups?
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| Sociological imagination Discuss how your status, mass media, roles, and groups have influenced your self-identity, values, and behaviors.
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Part 2 – Reflection
After completing the activity above, answer the following questions in 75 to 150 words each:
- What is social interaction? What are the elements of social structures? How does this apply to the activity you just completed?
- What are the functions of social institutions? How do you see this applied in your life?
- What influence does mass media have? Frame your answer using sociological perspectives.
- What is social control? How is social control enforced? What are the different sociological perspectives on deviance?