Basic Social
Science Concepts
I. ABCs of social science
Affect Behavior Cognition
II. Sociological/anthropological
concepts
A. group: a set of individuals
who have more affiliative connections and regular interaction with each
other than with individuals outside of that set
B. network
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affiliation patterns best
described as networks
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networks can apply to social
units of all types (individuals, companies, countries, etc.)
C. position/status - a location
within a social structure, often associated with a collection of rights
and duties; in dominance hierarchy, social networks
D. role - a set of norms
that defines how individuals in a particular position/status should behave
E. culture - acquired
knowledge people use to interpret experience and generate behavior
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socially transmitted, shared
F. society - self-sufficient/
sustaining group of people who are united by social relationships and live
in a specific territory