Sociology Roles

Strongest identity within a person is called a...

• Master status

• Ascribed status

• Achieved status

• Embodied status

A set behavior expected from a particular status position

A situation in which 2 or more roles have contradictory expectations

Seeing Mr. Loyola outside of school but still recognizing him as your teacher is an example of

• Master status

• Ascribe Status

• Embodied Status

• Achieved Status

A status that is something you are born with & is difficult/impossible to change is....

• Ascribe Status

• Embodied Status

• Achieved Status

• Master Status

Getting an education at school is what type of function?

• Manifest Function

• Latent function

Tom wants to understand how school prepares young people for their future roles in society...which Sociological perspective would best fit this approach

• Functionalism

• Conflict Theory

• Symbolic interactionism

What is the term for the expected behavior associated with a particular social status?

• Role

• Norm

• Value

• Belief

Which of the following is an example of an ascribed status?

• Teacher

• Doctor

• Daughter

• Engineer

What is the sociological term for a situation where a person faces competing demands from different roles?

• Role Strain

• Role Conflict

• Role Exit

• Role Set