SOCI 100 Chapter Notes -Harold Garfinkel, Erving Goffman, Ascribed Status
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Part of social identity, defines our relationships to others. Status set all the statuses a person holds at a given time; changes over time. Ascribed status social position a person receives at birth. Achieved status social position a person takes voluntarily that reflects personal ability and effort. Master status status that has special importance for social identity, shapes a person"s entire life. Behavior expected of someone who holds a particular status. Role set number of roles attached to a single status. Role conflict conflict among the roles corresponding to two or more statuses. Role strain tension among the roles connected to a single status. To minimize role conflict, separate parts of our lives so that we perform roles for one status at one time in one place and carry out roles for another status in different settings. Process by which people disengage from important social roles. Beings as people doubt their ability to continue in a certain role.
