SOC 001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Achieved Status, Role Conflict, Ascribed Status
17 Sep 2020
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An organized pattern of behavior that governs people"s relationships. Status: a social position a position you occupy. A person can hold a number of statuses at the same time. Ascribed status: a position you are born into. Achieved status: a position you have through choice, talent, and/or effort. Master status: a status that dominates all others. Generally, is seen as the one thing that people define a person as. To my sister, i am her sister. To my coworkers, i am a co worker. To my team, i am a teammate. Role: a role is the behavior expected of a person in a particular status. Roles are dynamic they change over time and place. Role conflict: frustration and uncertainties a person experiences when confronted with the requirement of two or more statuses (between statuses) Role strain: incompatible demands among roles within a single status (within) Picture on phone to help represent: organizations.
