SOCIO 211 1st Edition Lecture 10 I. Social Structure and Identitiesa. Review of Basic Conceptsi. Social Role: a set of expectations for people who occupy a given social position or statusii. Status: the social honor or prestige that a particular group is accorded by other members of society. Status privilege may be positive or negative.iii. Social position: the social identity an individual has in a given group orsociety. Social positions may be general in nature (those associated with gender roles or more specific (occupational positions) b. Societyi. Social Interaction1. The ways in which people respond to one anotherii. Social structure1. The way in which a society is organized into predicted relationshipsc. Social institutionsi. An organized pattern of beliefs and behavior centered on a basic socialneedsd. Statusesi. Ascribed1. A social position assigned to a person by society without regard for the person’s unique talents or characteristics ii. Achieved1. A social position that is within our power to changeiii. Master status1. A status that dominates others and thereby determines a person’s general position in society iv. Identities1. Race2. Class3. Gender4. Sexuality5. Age6. Size7. Religion8. Abilityv. Race/ethnicity1. Race is a social construct2. Ethnicity is associated with culture and traditions of a specific location3. Racism is a belief that there are inherent different traits in human “racial” groups that justify discrimination. It is used to describe discrimination based on ethnic or cultural biase. Sex and genderi. Sex is the biological distinction/physical differences between male/female/intersexii. Gender is a social construct and regards to masculinity and femininity,values, perceptions, beliefs, and attitudesiii. Sexism is sex/gender discrimination and the application of the belief or attitude that there are characteristics implicit to one’s sex that implies superiority or inferiority iv. LGBTQQIAA1. Lesbian2. Gay3. Bisexual4. Transgender5. Queer6. Questioning7. Intersex8. Asexual9. Alliesa. Heterosexism: are attitudes, bias, and discrimination against same-sex sexuality and relationships. It ranks LGBTQQIA individuals as second class citizens in regards to various legal and civil rightsf. Classi. Classes, also known as social classes, are economic or cultural arrangement of groups in society and usually comprises upper, middle, lower class. Class distinction is between the powerful and the powerless.ii. Classism is differential treatment based on social class or perceived social class. It’s a systematic oppression of subordinated class groups to advantage and strengthen the dominant class groups. It’s the systematic assignment of characteristics of worth and ability based onsocial class. g. Sizei. Size pertains to physical characteristics whether its height or weightii. Sizism is the discrimination or prejudice against people of an “abnormal” body sizeh. Religioni. Religion is a collection of cultural systems, beliefs systems, and worldviews that establishes symbols that relate humanity to spirituality and moral valuesii. Some religions have privilege, depending on locationiii. Religious privilege is the favoring of religion, religious beliefs, and religious figuresi. Agei. Ageism is stereotyping of and discrimination against individuals or groups because of their age. It is a set of beliefs, attitudes, norms, and values used to justify age based discrimination and subordinationj. Abilityi. Ablism is a set of beliefs, processes, and practices that favor normativebody structure based on abilities, and it labels anyone else as