An Organized and Established Social System That Meets

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Stru c tura l Fu nc ti ona lis m Family Polity Religion Education Every system needs to achieve a state of homeostasis via organic solidarity Media Economy Law

Conflict Theory The Role Of Institutions Legitimate & Perpetuate The Status Quo The Laws The Family The Economy Elites The Government The Schools The Church The Media Non Elites Generate & Teach Norms That Maintain The Status Quo Divert People’s Attention From Inequity

Family Economy Polity Schools Church Media Laws Define, Refine, and Confine Symbolic Meaning CONTEXTS Situations and Definitions Of Situations INTERACTIONS Socialization and Impression Management ROLES Specific and Generalized Others Role Strain and Role Conflict IDENTITIES Salience and Commitment Symbolic Interaction Symbols – which are given meaning by social interaction – are key to our sense of self and society. These symbols define and shape us.

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