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Social structure
Status
Role
Ascribed status
Achieved status
Master status
Role set
Role conflict
Role strain
Role exit
Social institution
Exchange
Reciprocity
Exchange theory
Competition
Conflict
Cooperation
Accommodation
Group
Subsistence strategy

define all these words, short. simple no big words.one sentence

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- Social structure: The pattern of relationships and roles that shape how a society is organized.
- Status: A person's recognized place or rank in society.
- Role: The expected actions and behavior linked to a status.
- Ascribed status: A social position given at birth or by chance, not earned.
- Achieved status: A social position a person earns by effort or choice.
- Master status: The main status people use to identify someone.
- Role set: All the different roles tied to one status.
- Role conflict: When two or more roles a person has clash with each other.
- Role strain: When a single role has too many or conflicting demands.
- Role exit: The process of leaving an important role in life.
- Social institution: Major parts of society (like family, school, or government) that meet basic needs.
- Exchange: Giving something to get something back.
- Reciprocity: Returning a favor or exchanging things in a two-way way.
- Exchange theory: The idea that people form and keep relationships that give them rewards and fewer costs.
- Competition: Trying to get the same goal or resource as others.
- Conflict: A struggle or fight over goals, resources, or power.
- Cooperation: Working together to reach a shared goal.
- Accommodation: A peaceful way to manage conflict, like compromise or mediation.
- Group: Two or more people who interact and see themselves as part of a unit.
- Subsistence strategy: The way a society gets food and meets basic survival needs (like hunting, farming, or herding).