Sociology Chapter 3: section 1-2 Quiz

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status a socially defined position in a group or in a society
achieved status a status required by an individual on the basis of some special skill, knowledge, or ability
role conflict a situation that occurs when fulfilling the expectiations of one status makes it difficult to fulfill the expectations of another status
social insitition a system of statuses, roles, values, and norms that is organized to satisfy one or more of the basic needs of scoiety
competition interaction that occurs when two or more people or group oppose each other to achieve a goal
accomodation state of balance between cooperation and conflict