SLGY 1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Rationality, Homophobia
29 Apr 2016
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Chapters 4, 5, 6, 7 and course work (definitions, theories, models, video, dvd, additional info) Status: a social position that is part of our social identity and that defines our relationships to others. A person holds a status and a role. A status can be either an ascribed or achieved status: Ascribed status: which is involuntary (for ex: being a teenager, an orphan) Achieved status: which is earned (ex: pilot, honours student) A master status which can be either ascribed or achieved, has special importance for a person"s identity (ex: being blind, a doctor) Role conflict: results from tension along roles linked to two or more statuses (ex: a woman who juggles her responsibilities as a mother and ceo) Role strain: results from tension among roles linked to a single status (ex: a prof who enjoys personal interaction but at the same time knows that social distance is necessary to evaluate students fairly)
