Flashcards
Unit 2.3
Cards in this deck (15)
- 1StatusAny social position a person occupies, not in terms of competition but as a societal role.
- 2Status SetA person holds multiple statuses at the same time, known as a status set, such as being a student, employee, and friend.
- 3Types of StatusesAscribed Status, Achieved Status, and Master Status
- 4Ascribed statusAn involuntary status, determined by birth or life circumstances (e.g., being a sibling or ethnicity).
- 5Achieved StatusA voluntarily status earned through talent, choices, or effort (e.g., becoming a teacher or an athlete).
- 6Master StatusIs the most dominant status that shapes a person's identity and social interactions. (In the US usually your job title)
- 7RolesBehaviors expected based on a person's status. For example, a student (status) is expected to study and attend classes (role)
- 8Role ConflictOccurs when a person experiences tension due to competing demands from MULTIPLE roles tied to different statuses (e.g., being both a parent and an employee).
- 9Role StrainHappens when the demands of a SINGLE role cause stress (e.g., a parent struggling to balance childcare tasks).
- 10Role ExitRefers to the process of leaving a role and transitioning to a new one. This can happen voluntarily (e.g., retiring) or involuntarily (e.g., being fired).
- 11Looking-Glass SelfIdea by Charles Horton Cooley, the idea that we form our self-concept based on how we think others perceive us.
- 12Role PerformanceRefers to how we express our roles in various situations.
- 13Impression ManagementIdea by Erving Goffman, involves actively shaping how others perceive us, like actors playing different roles depending on the audience (e.g., behaving differently at work versus at home).
- 14SocializationThe lifelong process through which individuals learn and internalize the culture, norms, values, and behaviors of their society.
- 156 Agents of Socialization1. Family
2. Peer group
3. Schools
4. Workplace
5. Religion
6. Mass Media