Social Structure : Stratification And Social Process In Society

Question
CBSEENSO11022910

Briefly write the meaning of following terms/words :

(1) Integrative Function,

(2) Latent Functions,

(3) Multiple Roles,

(4) Macro level of Social Structure,

(5) Menifest Functions,

(6) Master Status,

(7) Micro Level Social Structure,

(8) Values.

Solution

(1) Integrative Function : This refers to harmonious relations between members through allocation of rights and obligations, rewards and facilities.

(2) Latent Functions : Those functions which are neither intended nor recognized are called latent functions.

(3) Multiple Roles : This refers to the complex of roles associated not with a single status (or position) but with. different positions or statuses.

(4) Macro Level of Social Structure : The large social pattern that shapes an entire society.

(5) Manifest Functions : Those objective consequences which are intended and expected, and which contribute to the adjustment or adaptation to the system.

(6) Master Status : This is a status that dominates over other statuses of an individual.

(7) Micro Level Social Structure : The pattern of personal interaction that defines everyday life.

(8) Values : H.M. Johnson defines values, “as a conception, or standard, cultural or merely personal, by which things are compared and approved or disapproved relative to one another - held to be relatively desirable or undesirable, more meritorious or less, more or less correct.

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