SOCI 110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Ascribed Status, Role Theory, General Idea
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A social status is a position in a social structure-any position that determines where a person fits into the organized whole of a group, organization, or society. Contains a certain set of powers or rights depending on your status, or responsibilities to the person with a higher power. Status set- can have many statuses at the same time (i. e. wife, mother, church goer, citizen, daughter, worker, etc. ) Ascribed status can have an effect on what you can achieve. (i. e. age factor) Role: every status carries with it a socially prescribed role-that is, a set of expected behaviors and attitudes, obligations and priveledges. Status set in the middle and then possible roles on the outside. Role strain and role conflict: strain arises when conflicting expectations are built into a single status. Roles contradict each other (has to be best on team but not put other teammates down so not too good: conflict occurs when conflicting expectations all cannot be met.
