SOC100 Lecture 8: Social Roles
10 Feb 2019
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On a grand scale a complex negotiation of what reality is. Anderson argued people didn"t identify with nation in previous times. Nationalism evolved from advertisement from the government to create this imaginary community. Social position basis for identity and social interaction parent. , employee, gender identity. Statuses can be achieved e. g. doctor ; reflection of ability and accomplishment. Ascribed born into or involuntarily e. g. first nations, gender. Master status dominate all of your other statuses; how people respond to you e. g. police officer in small town and want to party but everyone at the bar is scared of you. Status set (who you are) putting everything together e. g. working, mother, professor. Things that are expected of you for each status. Status consistency every status you are holding line up. Brewer status inconsistency (we don"t expect people with intellectual disability to achieve high statuses like actor and activist) Role conflict three different statuses, three different roles.
