1. Welcome back! Place homework in the bin. What is a master status?
Warm Up 2/17/14
Welcome back!
Place homework in the bin.
What is a master status?

2. Warm Up Answer
Master Status – the status that plays the greatest role in shaping a person’s life and determining his or her social identity.

3. Enforcement of Social Norms
Sanctions: rewards or punishments used to enforce conformity to norms.
Internalization: how a norm becomes part of a person’s personality, thus conditioning the person to conform to society’s expectations
Positive: actions that rewards a particular kind of behavior.
Negative: punishment or the threat of punishment to enforce conformity.
Formal: Reward or punishment by a formal organization or regulatory agency such as government.
Informal: spontaneous express of approval or disapproval by an individual or group.

4. Let’s Review Ch. 4 Sec. 1 – What you should have learned.
Social structure – the network of interrelated statuses and roles that guide human interaction.
Status – socially defined position in a group/society.
Role – the behavior expected of someone occupying a status.
Ascribed status – assigned according to a persons qualities beyond a persons control.
Achieved status – acquired through direct effort.
Master status – status that plays the greatest role in shaping a persons life.

5. Let’s Review cont… Ch. 4 Sec. 1 – What you should have learned cont…
Reciprocal roles – corresponding roles that define the patterns of interaction between related statuses.
Role expectations – socially determined behaviors expected of a person performing a role.
Role performance – a persons actual behaviors.
Role conflict – when filling the role of one status conflicts with filling that of another.
Role strain – difficulty meeting role expectations of a single status.
Social institutions – when roles/statuses are organized to fulfill the basic needs of society.

6. Let’s Review cont… Ch.4 Sec. 2 what you should have learned.
Exchange – whenever people interact in an effort to receive reward/return for their actions.
Reciprocity – the idea that if you do something for someone they “owe” you something in return.
Exchange theory – people are motivated by self interests in their interactions.
Competition – occurs when 2 or more people/groups oppose each other to achieve a goal that only one can attain.
Conflict – deliberate attempt to control a person by force, to oppose someone or to harm another person.
Cooperation – when 2 or more people/groups work together to achieve a goal.
Accommodation – the state of balance between cooperation and conflict.

7. Let’s Review cont… Ch 4. Sec 3 What you should have learned.
Group – set of people who interact on the basis of shared expectations and who possess some degree of common identity.
Subsistence strategies – The way a society uses technology to provide for the needs of it members.
Preindustrial society – food production is main economic activity and is done through human and animal labor.
Hunting and gathering societies – the main form of food comes from the daily collection of wild plants and hunting wild animals.
Pastoral societies – rely on domesticated herds of animals to meet food needs.
Division of labor – the specialization of individuals/groups in the performance of specific economic activities.
Industrial societies – emphasis shifts from production of food to the production of manufactured goods.
Postindustrial societies – much of the economy is involved in providing information and services.

8. How to Write a Thesis Statement
A good thesis statement will usually include the following four attributes:
take on a subject upon which reasonable people could disagree
deal with a subject that can be adequately treated given the nature of the assignment
express one main idea
assert your conclusions about a subject

9. Thesis Statement examples
High school graduates should be required to take a year off to pursue community service projects before entering college in order to increase their maturity and global awareness.
The life of the typical college student is characterized by time spent studying, attending class, and socializing with peers.

10. Proper Writing What is wrong with the following sentences?
Jennings can’t live with his mama because she ain’t feeling well.
Jennings went to this here orphanidge cuz his mom couldn’t pay for him no more.
Jenning that thought he could make friends but it didn’t work out.
Sister Claire gave Jennings this here dog and he called that dog doggie and he would not let doggie go for nothing.

11. Assignment
Create a poster about 1 of the 3 different types of societies (preindustrial, industrial, postindustrial).
Your posters should include:
A picture representing the type you choose.
Color
The name of the one you choose
Your name
2 sentences on the back (minimum) defining the type of society you choose.

12. Exit Slip How are status and roles related to social structure?
Homework – Ch. 4 Sec. 4 Review.
TCTAAN paper due FRIDAY!!!
Heads Up – Your first TEST is likely to be FRIDAY.