Bellringer How would you define the term status? How would you describe your status?

Status A recognized social position that an individual occupies Don’t think of prestige. Every status involves particular duties, rights, and expectations that guides behavior A status defines who and what we are in relation to others

List four of your statuses in the four interior “boxes” of the Death Star.

Status Set All the statuses a person holds simultaneously (at a given time) A girl may be a Daughter Student Friend Soccer player

Ascribed Status A social position that someone receives at birth or assumes involuntarily later in life Examples include Daughter Sister Teenager Widower

Achieved Status A social position that someone assumes voluntarily and that reflects personal ability and effort Examples include: Honor student Olympic athlete Spouse Thief

Master Status A status that has exceptional importance for social identity, often shaping a person’s entire life Examples include: One’s occupation, parenthood, wealth, an AIDS patient, your own past accomplishments, a handicap

Role Behavior expected of someone who holds a particular status You hold a status and perform a role What are your roles as a student? an athlete? a son? Fill in the roles you perform with the statuses you have already listed

Role Set A number of roles attached to a single status

Role Conflict and Role Strain Role Conflict Incompatibility among roles corresponding to two or more statuses Role Strain Incompatibility among roles corresponding to a single status