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The responsibilities from one single role will require too much from you and create ____________.
The responsibilities from one single role will require too much from you and create ____________.
role strain
The responsibilities from many different roles will overload you, creating ____________.
The responsibilities from many different roles will overload you, creating ____________.
role conflict
Sometimes you are granted a ____________ and sometimes you are not.
Sometimes you are granted a ____________ and sometimes you are not.
role exit
A person can lobby society to alleviate them of the ____________.
A person can lobby society to alleviate them of the ____________.
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The process of society creating daily experiences is called ____________.
The process of society creating daily experiences is called ____________.
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Study Notes
Master Status
- A status that has significant importance for social identity, often shaping a person's entire life
- Used to determine relative power levels in social interactions
- Those with high master statuses often dominate social interactions, while those with low master statuses defer to those with higher status
Role and Status
- Role: Patterns of behavior associated with a status, representing a person's position in society
- Status: A person's position in society, which determines their role
- Example: Status: Professor, Role: Teacher – teaching class is a responsibility of a professor
Role Set
- A collection of roles attached to a single status
- Many statuses require multiple roles, which can lead to role conflict or role strain
- Example: Professors have multiple roles, including teaching and creating original research
Role Conflict vs. Role Strain
- Role conflict: Conflict among roles connected to two or more statuses
- Role strain: Tension among roles connected to a single status
- Example: Role conflict – having to choose between fulfilling obligations as an employee and student; Role strain – having too many responsibilities as a student, leading to difficulty completing tasks
Social Construction
- The process by which a concept or practice is created and maintained through collective agreement
- Reality can be altered by likeminded movements and individual action
- Social construction shapes our understanding of society and our place in it
Socialization
- The process of learning what society demands of us and how to do it
- Agents of socialization, such as family, institutions, peer groups, and mass media, teach us about our place in society and our roles
- Socialization helps us understand our status and roles in society
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Description
Learn about the concept of master status, its importance in social identity, and how it affects social interactions and power dynamics.
