SO 1003 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Ascribed Status, Achieved Status, Role Conflict
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Study guide for test 2 (vocab words are in bold) Is it biological (your genes) or psychological (the way you were raised) Is known for his role theory that gives a way to describe social interaction. Is a position in society with a set of expectations: ascribed status. Have no control over: achieved status. You have earned or others have imposed on you. Meritocracy: where you can climb ladder to achieve high rank based on your merit. Master status: one status that rises above all other statuses that you possess. Roles: are behaviors that go with a status, the expectations. Role conflict: roles of one status conflict with other status roles. Role strain: when the roles of only one status conflict with each other. Role exit: giving up one role in order to be the other, result of role conflict or role strain. Symbolic interactionalism: learning society from family. Erving goffman: came up with dramaturgical theory.
