CAS SO 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Harold Garfinkel, Erving Goffman, Ascribed Status

• School: Boston University
• Department: Sociology
• Course: CAS SO 100
• Professor: Michael Corgan

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[endif]social interaction is the process by which people act and react in relation to others. In another society rules are unclear and can lead to confusion and miscommunication. Status is a social position that an individual occupies: a status set consists of all the statuses a person holds at a given time. Before we can deal with anyone, we need to know their status, i. e. who the person is. (business card in japan). Status set changes over life course: ascribed and achieved statuses. [endif]an ascribed status is a social position that someone receives at birth or involuntarily assumes later in life. [endif]an achieved status is a social position that someone assumes voluntarily and that reflects personal ability and effort. [if !supportlists]c. [endif]a master status is a status that has special importance for social identity, often shaping a person"s entire life. [endif]in our society, master status is usually job.