SOA 101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Honors Student, Ethnomethodology, Thomas Theorem
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Social interaction the process by which people act and react in relation to others. Status a position that a person holds o. Before we can deal with anyone, we need to know who the person is. Status set all the statuses a person holds at a given time o. Ascribed status a social position a person receives at birth or takes on involuntarily later in life o o. Achieved status a social position a person takes on voluntarily that reflects personal ability and effort o. Mater status a status that has special importance for social identity, often shaping a persons entire life o. Role behavior expected of someone who holds a particular status o. Role set a number of roles attached to a single status o. Roles people use to define their lives differ. Role conflict conflict among the roles connected to two or more statuses. Role strain tension among the roles connected to a single status.
