BIOL 1001 Chapter : CH 12 PART 1 Outline
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Process by which we act toward and react to people around us. Position in social hierarchy that comes with a set of expectations. A collection of social statuses that a person occupies. The mother status vs the student status vs the friend status. An ascribed status is an inborn status (race, gender, age) An achieved status is a position that we earn (athlete). Some can easily be negative- drug addict, homeless. Overrides all others in our identities- shape someone throughout their entire life. Occupying social positions that create conflict because of their ranking. Your status and what you"re doing doesn"t match up. Role: behaviors expected of a person in a particular status. Role set: different roles attached to a single status. Role conflict: two or more roles that conflict. Might have an exam at night during your shift. Role strain: demands among roles within a single status. If men define situations as real, they are real in their consequences.
