The Emergence Machine

Role (Sociology sense)

abstract · Sociology · Level 7 · E9

E9Cultures

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Emergence definition

A socially expected pattern of behavior associated with a particular role or position within a group, which is influenced by the shared pattern and community of the group.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “role soc” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Source: Wiktionary — “role soc”. Content available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Historical origin

Origin word
role
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL7L6L5L4L3L2L1L0Role SocGroupBehaviorGoalObjectiveOrganismCausalityCellFormLifeStructurePositionActionChangeCollectionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

thisprerequisitesRole SocL7PositionL1BehaviorL5GroupL6E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Position L1 (requires)
    position is a critical conceptual dependency for understanding role-soc
  • Behavior L5 (requires)
    A socially expected pattern of behavior associated with a position.
  • Group L6 (requires) Sociology sense
    role soc requires understanding group as a foundational concept