SOCL 2001 : Exam #2 Cheat Sheet
Document Summary
A socially defined position that an individual copies. Ascribed status: obtained at birth (gender, age, race, etc) Status set: the combination of all the statuses. Master status: a status in your status set that changes how others view you (athlete, child of a famous person, person with. Roles: roles sets: multiple roles attached to individual statuses(baseball team. Coach has a different role from the batter, pitcher,and fielder) Role perception:may differ from what is prescribed(student thinking that its not necessary to get an a or b in every class) Role ambiguity: the role is unclear(grandparents relationship with their grandchildren if their son is divorced, and does not have a strong relationship with his children) Role strain: a role overload (being a mother) Non social groups: statistical groups, categorical(# of people share a common characteristic) Limited social groups: aggregate(on a bus, in line for something), associational(join together to pursue a common characteristic)
