Social Structure Matrix
Part 1 – Social Roles and Status
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Status Identify the different statuses you hold in
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Master Status Identify your master status in society.
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Social Roles Describe the roles associated with the various statuses identified above.
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Role conflict, strain, exit Discuss a time when you experienced either role conflict, role strain, or
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Groups Identify one primary group and one secondary
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Norms, sanctions, and values Describe the norms, sanctions, and values of the
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Sociological imagination Discuss how your status, mass media, roles, and
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Part 2 – Reflection
After completing the activity above, answer the following
questions in 75-150 words:
1. What is social interaction? What are the elements of
social structures? How does this apply to the activity you just completed?
2. What are the functions of social institutions? How do you
see this applied in your life?
3. What influence does mass media have? Frame your answer
using sociological perspectives.
4. What is social control? How is social control enforced?
What are the different sociological perspectives on deviance?
