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Cards Term 9 Social Structure, Social Organization, Context, Environment Definition Population, Aggregation, Social Class, Group, Family, Community, Association, Network, Society Term POPULATION Definition CATEGORY OF INDIVIDUALS, IDENTIFIED ON THE BASIS OF 1 OR MORE COMMON CHARICTERISTICS (If we can identify the charistics of Population we can identify effect it has on everything. Sub Areas: Demongraphy: keeping track of gender, race, ethnicity, culture Collegy Term AGGREGATION Definition   EX. MOB, AUDIENCES, CROWDS Loose their individuality 3 major charicteristics Minimally Order(there is a task leader, social           emotion leaders) Temporary in Duration (dont last long) Spontaneous in Orgin (mods - not expect it) Ex. Lynching (go along w/crowd) Fire in movie theater Fight @ Soccar Game in Europe Term Social Class Definition Loosly ordered, unified SO that is held together on basis of: Power, Prestiage, Priviledge   Ex. Republican & Democrates Term Power (Social Class) Definition Ability to get your own way against resistance & resources POWER RESIDES WITHIN CONTEXT resides in interaction (Sociological Term) ex. need 10 30 page papers Term Prestiage (Social Class) Definition How people look @ you, your rank in life Term Privilege (Social Class) Definition General called 3 things: Money, Education, Occupation Term Complimentary Role Relationships based on 4 concepts (Key terms when talking Sociology) Definition ROLE, POSITION, STATUS, NORM ex. Teacher, Student if there is no followere they dont exist Term Group   Definition Is a SO whos members know & identify w/ea other personally as individuals thru interaction. Term Primary Group (Groups) Definition Response to whole person Communication is deep & extensive You are always trying to make other person happy. Controls you Ex. You fall in love w/someone or Family Term Secondary (Group) Definition Group in which I call on somebody & for a moment we are talking. You have no clue who I am. Term Family Definition Ties of Kinship among its members   Ex. Husband & wife, develop friends who becomes family Term Associations Definition More or less purposefull created for the attainment of relatively specific & ltd goals. Term Networks Definition Ties together other SO (other 9 contexts) thru common set of activities   Networks are the social glue  Ex. Tuna Once network fails everything fails. Term Society Definition Society is broadly inclusive SO that possess both functional & Society   Most Powerful of SO Term Community Definition A SO that is territorial localized thru which its members satisfy most of their daily needs & take care of most of their common problems. Term Static (family) Definition Not  changing Term Process (Family) Definition Change Term Definition Term Society Definition is broadly inclusive SO that possesses both functional cultural altonomy and dominates all other forms of SO.   Most powerful SO