Sociology
Sociology
A status is a recognized social position that an individual occupies. People occupy many statuses at the same time. Each status has a role associated with it. A role is the behavior and attitudes expected of someone who occupies a particular status. Discuss your current ascribed and achieved status set.
- Identify your statuses that operate as a master status. If you have no master status, state what will have to change for you to hold a master status.
- Describe the role expectations of your statuses.
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Discuss your current ascribed and achieved status set
Ascribed statuses are social positions that we are assigned by the society that does not have regard to our uniqueness or talents. We receive them against our will therefore we have little control if any over the influence they have on our positions and the way we live. Achieved statuses on the other hand are social positions that an individual assumes willingly (Foladare, 2009). Therefore it is as a result of personal choice and merit. It should be noted that sometimes the society can be an obstacle to achieving of certain statuses in our lives. Finally a master status defines the social identity of an individual…………….
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