Sociology Exam 2

When individuals or groups occupy unequal positiong based on socioeconomic factors, based on ranking

Class, status, and power

Slavery, caste, and class.....slavery & caste systems depend on legal or religiously sanctioned inequalities---class is not "officially" recognized and stems from economic factors

Boundaries between classes are not clear cut, class positions are achieved (social mobility), class is economically-based, & class systems are large scale and impersonal

Upper class, middle class, lower class, working class, and underclass

Research shows people are highly susceptible to group pressure

Solomon asch's experiment-showed people will choose group consenus over their own perceptions (lines) & Stanley Milgrams research---subject did what they were told, despite perceived injury to others

Group size (larger groups more stable) & leadership---influence behavior of other members

Rountine leadership concerned with getting the job done

Concerned with changing nature of group, by instilling member with a sense of mission or higher purpose

Networks constitute broad sources of relationships, direct and indirect network analysis

Although we shape our network, a network has a life of its own, six degrees of seperation & 3 degrees of influence

Networks are a source of---economic advantage, access to politicians & others with authority, social interaction, social support, & inequality

Extend personal networks, enables contacts without face to face interaction, easier for negative groups as well as positive groups to get together, enables people to join groups that they normally wouldnt have access to

The movement of individuals between different class positions as a result of changes in occupation, wealth, or income