the social structure and the individual
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The Social Structure and the Individual
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Maslow’s hierarchy meets the division of labor
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
The Division of labor
Social Institutions
The Division of Labor
Subsistence SurplusDivision of
Labor/ Specialization
The specialized individual freed for association
Social institution
Formalorganization
Social groups
individual individual
Social groups
individual individual
Formal organization
Socialgroups
individual individual
From the individual to TUEducation
Towson University
SGA
Resident students
SOCI. 101Students
Friends who are on sports team
together
Freshmen
AAUP
Soci.Faculty
Liberal Artsfaculty
TU faculty
SOCIAL INSTITUTION
FORMAL ORGANIZATIONS
SOCIAL GROUPS
Primary group Secondary groups
Fitting into societyFormal Organization
Status
StatusStatus
Fitting into societyFormal Organization
Status
roles
roles
roles
Fitting into societyFormal Organization
Status
StatusStatus
Status
StatusStatus
Finding our place at Towson University
TOWSON UNIVERSITY=Formal Organization
Finding our place at Towson UniversityTOWSON UNIVERSITY
Student
StaffFaculty
statuses
Finding our place at Towson UniversityTOWSON UNIVERSITY
ROLE
ROLE
ROLESTATUS= TU STUDENT
ROLE EXPECTATIONS ?
Fitting into society
TOWSON UNIVERSITY
Status
roles
roles
roles
Types of Statuses
Ascribed statuses
Imposed/bestowed by society
Often life long occupation
Achieved statuses
Accomplishment based
Often move in and out
Statuses and roles over the life time
Childhood
Young adulthood
Mature adulthood
Statuses increase in number Roles increase in complexity
What typically happens to statuses and roles as we move from middle age to
old age?
Role Conflict
Retail clerk status Student Status
Holiday rush season and final exams
Role Strain
Student Status
Term paper in History
Final exam in
Soci. 101
Oral presentat
ion in speech
Revise paper in English
Finish Spring
Financial Aid packet
Final performa
nce in acting
Role Strain
Student Status
Term paper in History
Final exam in
Soci. 101
Oral presentat
ion in speech
Revise paper in English
Finish Spring
Financial Aid packet
Final performa
nce in acting
Role Strain
Student Status
Term paper in History
Final exam in
Soci. 101
Oral presentat
ion in speech
Revise paper in English
Finish Spring
Financial Aid packet
Final performa
nce in acting
Role Strain+ Role Conflict = Social Stress
Term paper in History
Final exam
in Soci. 101
Oral presentation in speech
Revise paper in English
Finish Spring
Financial Aid packet
Final performance in acting
STUDENT
EMPLOYEE
ATHLETE
SON OR DAUGHTER
GIRLFRIEND/BOYFRIEND
FRIEND
VOLUNTEER