UCPS

Created by

Margaret

Cards (47)

Groups 
Smaller units of society
Interdependence roles
Man is "Social being by Natureˮ
Groups Within Society "Tiesˮ 
Transmitter
Social control
Source of ideas
Trains the individual in communications
Primary Group 
Small, intimate and less specialized group
Emotion based over extended period of time
Secondary Group 
Large, impersonal, weak emotional ties and only pursue a specific goal
Secondary Group 
Class groups
Faculty stuff
Work
In-Group 
Identify themselves in the group
Feel at home
Out-Group 
Do not belong due to indifferences
Reference Group 
Basis to aspire—role model
Consciously/unconsciously refer, but do not necessarily belong
Network 
Web of social ties
Kinship 
Bond of blood or marriage, binds people together
Types of Kinship
Kinship by Blood (Consanguineal kin, Biologically related)
Kinship by Marriage (Affinal kin, marriage bond)
Kinship by Ritual (important relationship OUTSIDE of blood and marriage)
Political Dynasty 
Family members in politics for generation
Political Alliances 
Political parties cooperate for common political agenda
Descent 
Background or origin of a person
Unilineal Descent 
Matrilineal Descent (mother's kin)
Patrilineal Descent (father's kin)
Monogamy 
One spouse
Polygamy 
More than one person
Social Stratification 
System of social standing, the way people are ranked and ordered
Types of Polygamy
Polygyny (1 man marries more than 1 woman)
Polyandry (1 woman marries more than 1 man)
Indicators of Social Stratification
Power: ability to influence
Prestige: position in society
Wealth: amount of resources
Open System 
Based on achievement, interaction with classes, a person can move up or down
Types of Open System
Upper Class: great wealth, elite wealthy group
Middle Class: a third of their income left, for discretionary spending
Lower Class: poverty, homelessness
Group Marriage 
Marital arrangement of 3 adults
Closed System 
Little change in position
Endogamy 
Marries within own clan
Types of Closed System
Caste System: people can do little or nothing to change their social standing, social contact is rigid and clearly defined
Estate System: based on ownership of land, birth or military strength
Ethnic System 
National origin, language, and religion, ethnicity sets segment of society apart
Social Mobility 
Movement within social structure, one social position to another, change in social status
Exogamy 
Marries outside the clan
Kinds of Social Mobility 
Social Mobility: movement upward or downward of social position in given social stratification
Vertical Mobility: one status to another
Horizontal Mobility: change in position without change in status
Geographical Mobility: "Physical Mobility", voluntary movement from one geographical area to another
Role Mobility: shifts of role to role
Social Inequality 
Unequal opportunities of individuals
Arranged Marriage 
Arranged by parents
Forms of Social Inequality 
Gender Inequality: role assigned to men and women
Racial Inequality: hierarchical social distinctions based on skin color and physical characteristics
Global Inequality: unequal distribution of resources among nations
Ethnic Minorities: group of people who are singled out from others in society
Other Minorities: gays, PWD's
Referred by Marriage
Referred by people "Matchmakersˮ
Social Change 
Transformation of culture and social organization over time
Sources of Social Change
Physical Environment
Technology
Non-material Culture
Cultural Change 
Internal and external factors; change in cultural pattern
Sources of Cultural Change 
Discovery: finding something new
Invention: production of new ideas
Diffusion: merging different cultural ideas
Acculturation: learning cultural patterns of another group
Assimilation: minority joins dominant
Political Change 
Rulers of country lose power
Type of government change