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Which of the following best describes an ascribed status?
Which of the following best describes an ascribed status?
- A status inherited or given at birth (correct)
- A status associated with educational attainment
- A status achieved through personal achievements
- A status earned through hard work
Achieved status is linked to involuntary positions in life.
Achieved status is linked to involuntary positions in life.
False (B)
What role often accompanies the status of 'father' in a traditional family structure?
What role often accompanies the status of 'father' in a traditional family structure?
Breadwinner
In patriarchal systems, power is predominantly held by _____ over _____ .
In patriarchal systems, power is predominantly held by _____ over _____ .
Match the following statuses with their corresponding roles:
Match the following statuses with their corresponding roles:
What term describes the beliefs, norms, and values associated with a social status?
What term describes the beliefs, norms, and values associated with a social status?
Patterns of relationships in social structures have no impact on individual behavior.
Patterns of relationships in social structures have no impact on individual behavior.
Name one economic system mentioned that enables men's economic independence.
Name one economic system mentioned that enables men's economic independence.
What is role conflict?
What is role conflict?
Role/status disorientation only occurs for individuals when there is a permanent change in social status.
Role/status disorientation only occurs for individuals when there is a permanent change in social status.
What is the primary impact of unequal division of labor in heterosexual nuclear families?
What is the primary impact of unequal division of labor in heterosexual nuclear families?
When a person's social status changes suddenly, they may experience _______.
When a person's social status changes suddenly, they may experience _______.
Match the following concepts with their definitions:
Match the following concepts with their definitions:
In a working family, how many more hours do women typically spend on childcare and house-related tasks compared to men?
In a working family, how many more hours do women typically spend on childcare and house-related tasks compared to men?
Institutional policies aim to create role conflict in professional environments.
Institutional policies aim to create role conflict in professional environments.
What burdens does the nuclear family structure impose on its members?
What burdens does the nuclear family structure impose on its members?
What is the definition of 'privilege'?
What is the definition of 'privilege'?
A person's social status can change over time.
A person's social status can change over time.
What are the core elements of social structures?
What are the core elements of social structures?
Economic capital includes _____, income, inherited wealth, and access to credit.
Economic capital includes _____, income, inherited wealth, and access to credit.
Which of the following describes 'occupational prestige'?
Which of the following describes 'occupational prestige'?
Match the following statuses with their potential roles:
Match the following statuses with their potential roles:
All social statuses are achieved and cannot be ascribed.
All social statuses are achieved and cannot be ascribed.
What does it mean to hold multiple social statuses?
What does it mean to hold multiple social statuses?
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Study Notes
Social Statuses
- A social status is a position that people occupy in a social system that locates them in relation to the occupants of other statuses.
- Each social status is dependent on a relationship with another.
- A social status pre-exists you and will exist after you.
- A social status is a position you ‘fill’; it anchors you in the social world.
- You may fill a social status temporarily or for a long time.
- A social status enables you to do things, but it also constrains you.
- A social status can be ‘achieved’ or ‘ascribed’.
Ascribed and Achieved Statuses
- An ascribed status is bestowed on us culturally at birth; we fall into certain boxes right away.
- An achieved status is ‘achieved’ through decisions we have made or relationships we have formed.
Roles
- A role is a set of beliefs, norms, values, attitudes associated with a social status in a social system that shapes participation in and experience of social life.
- Roles are the blueprints for how we will behave and think in a certain position.
Social Structure
- Social Structures are composed of statuses, roles, and individuals.
Power, Privilege, and Capital
- Power is the capacity to make decisions and act how one wants even when there is resistance.
- Privilege is an advantage that is unearned, exclusive to particular social statuses.
- Capital refers to economic capital (land, income, inherited wealth, access to credit).
- Occupational prestige is the reputation and respect tied to what we do for a living.
Role/Status Disorientation
- Role/Status Disorientation occurs when there is a sudden change in our social status and we lose our identity, sense of purpose, and understanding of how we ought to think or behave.
- Role conflict occurs when the expectations of one role conflict with those of another.
The Family Structure: An Example of How Inequality is Reproduced
- Research on heterosexual couples with children suggests that they experience an unequal share of household labour.
- Women spend approximately 7 hours more per week on childcare tasks and 7 hours more per week on housework.
- The unequal division of labour is a source of constant arguments and stress in families.
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