Week 10-1 Introduction to Sociology_Social Structure

Introduction to Social Structure




1. Summarize 

A social structure refers to a lasting relationship between individuals and groups. The social structure can be largely divided into micro-organization and macro-social. Microorganisms do not have an individual's social structure, but macroscopic structures can have their own. It is divided into opinions that this structure was created naturally and socially constructed. Those who emphasized the former are said to have naturally formed through competition or conflict, while those who claim the latter are said to have been created by an economic system that seeks to maintain such power. What is important, no matter how it is constructed, is that the concept of social structure can mean prejudice, so it should be looked at and analyzed in various aspects.

2. Interesting

The concept of social structure can point to systematic bias because it consists of many identifiable subparameters, for example, gender. Some men and women with equal qualifications in different ways are treated differently at work because of gender, which is a "social structure" bias, but other variables (such as job hours or working hours) can be obscured. Modern social structure analysis takes into account multivariate analysis and other techniques, but it is an analysis of how to combine various aspects of social life as a whole.

3. Discussion 

Why should social structures exist? Why?

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