Unit 4 Goals
During this unit, students will:
- Understand what it means to say society has a structure;
- Study the processes through which social structure is constructed;
- Be introduced to the Thomas theorem, which will help you understand how individuals and society are interlinked;
- Examine a theory that presents society as a large theater and individuals as actors on a stage.
Unit 4 Objectives
Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
- Identify and characterize two of the components of social structure;
- Explain how social interaction leads to social structure;
- Recite and explain the meaning of the Thomas theorem;
- Provide examples that illustrate how social interaction influences individuals.
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