SOC 201 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Role Theory
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A couple of times, i have helped to change a light bulb, but i"ve stopped short of helping to fix toilets. Sociologists define a role as the sum total of expectations about the behavior attached to a particular social status. In that social structure, my status is professor. My role is to teach i"m expected to stand up in the front of the classroom and say things that will provoke students into thinking profound thoughts about the nature of society. I am also expected to give assignments that i will evaluate and grade. These are some of the expectations that are attached to my professorial status; these are some parts of my role. You occupy the status of student, and the behavior expectations attached to your status are different. Your role is to come to class, be properly appreciative of your teacher"s sociological insights, think profound thoughts about the nature of society, and prepare and turn in assignments.
