SOCI 2510 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Ascribed Status, Role Conflict, Role Theory
10 Sep 2018
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Social interaction is the process by which people act and react in relation to others. Members of every society rely on social structure to make sense of everyday situations and frame their lives. The world can be confusing when society"s rules are unclear. In every society, one of the building blocks of everyday life is status, a social position that a. Status is part of social identity and helps define our relationships to others. person holds. The term status set refers to all of the statuses that a person holds at a given time. Status sets change over the life course. Ascribed and achieved status involuntarily later in life. An ascribed status is a social position that someone receives at birth or assumes. An achieved status refers to a social position that someone assumes voluntarily and that. Most statuses involve some combination of ascription and achievement. Ascribed status reflects personal ability and effort. affects achieved status.
