In society a
persons status and roles plays a key part in the overall social
structure. Social structure is integral to everyone in society in
order to understand certain situations. A persons status and the
roles they play can have a huge impact on the way they portray
themselves and how they view society. In some instances, a person's
role can put a strain and or cause conflict among the various
statuses they hold up. The link below explains social structure :https://globalsociology.pbworks.com/w/page/14711305/What%20is%20Social%20Structure
In the world we live
in most are concerned with the status they uphold in society. Status
simply means a position a person holds. As we talked about in class a
status can also be seen a ''prestige'' For example, some colleges
and universities hold a higher ranking than others. So much that the
status of the college a person attended can have an affect on their
chances of being hired when seeking employment. Also, everyone holds
various status at once. The word status can be broken down into two
parts: ascribed and archived status. An ascribed status is one that
everyone is given at birth. For example, at birth I received the
status of a sister and daughter. Another status is archived status
this is one of which a person earns and it reflects their own
abilities. It can be said that most of society believes that social status is important.
Another key part of
social structure are roles. The text book defines roles as a expected
behavior of someone who holds a certain status. However, role
conflict can occur when there is a conflict among roles that are
connected to two or more statuses. I have experienced this first hand
being a college student. I deal with conflict among being a student
and a family member. For example, there are times when I want to go
home on the weekend but I have to stay on campus and focus on my
school work. Dealing with role conflict that be stressful at times however, it comes down to making the best decision for yourself and deciding what roles should come first. These statuses and roles define who we are and what we do in society. So, how are you Rolling?
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