CMST 1061 Chapter : CMST 1061
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Position: a social label that tells people who we are, what are duties and rights are, and where we stand in comparison to others. 1. occupational positions- based on the job that you do (ex. Waiter, bank teller, student: family positions- refers to our placement in the family (ex. Mother father sister brother: social positions- broadest categorybased upon any factor such as age, sex, economic status, social groups, teenager. Role: a set of expected behaviors that are associated with a particular position. Roles offer behavioral guidelines-how we are expected to behave toward others: roles are learned-we aren"t born knowing how to be a student, parent. Learn: roles are general- there are general guidelines but you hve to decide through imitation. Observation, practice. specifically how you want to go about doing it: roles affect our identity and sense of self-
