Building Blocks of Social Structure

When a person has difficulty meeting the role expectations of a single status

• role strain
• role conflict
• role set
• role stress

Being a high school graduate is an

• ascribed status
• achieved status
• master status
• active status

Being a teenager is an

• ascribed status
• achieved status
• master status
• active status

A person's race or gender is generally considered an

• ascribed status
• achieved status
• master status
• informal status

which of the following is an "achieved" status?

• male
• married
• brother
• albino

The expectations of somebody within a certain status is their

• Role
• Master Status
• Identification

When there is conflicting expectations built into a single status that is called _______

• Role Strain
• Role conflict

When conflicting expectations arise from 2 or more statuses that an individual occupies?

• Role Strain
• Role Conflict

Which of the following is an achieved status?

• Hispanic
• 16 years old
• Captain of the field hockey team
• Female

Which of the following is an ascribed status?

• Honor roll student
• Brother
• Member of the NSHS
• Driver