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    Our society is structured by statuses and roles that define people's positions and expected behaviors. [1] Statuses describe one's position in a setting or society and roles are the expectations that come with each status. [2] There are three types of statuses: ascribed which are involuntary like gender or family; achieved which are earned through skills and effort like one's job; and master which is the primary identity like gender or occupation. [3] Roles define the norms and behaviors of each status like attending class for students or teaching for teachers. Role exit is adjusting when leaving a role like retiring, while role conflict occurs when roles from different statuses clash like being the best mother and employee.

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    Our society is structured by statuses and roles that define people's positions and expected behaviors. [1] Statuses describe one's position in a setting or society and roles are the expectations that come with each status. [2] There are three types of statuses: ascribed which are involuntary like gender or family; achieved which are earned through skills and effort like one's job; and master which is the primary identity like gender or occupation. [3] Roles define the norms and behaviors of each status like attending class for students or teaching for teachers. Role exit is adjusting when leaving a role like retiring, while role conflict occurs when roles from different statuses clash like being the best mother and employee.

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    Reading Activity 5a: Statuses and Roles

    Statuses

    Our society is guided by a network of similar statuses and roles that govern human interactions
    that we call social structure. It also refers to the manner in which society is arranged into
    predictable interactions.

    Status

     describes the position an individual occupies in a particular setting, in a group, or in


    society
     defines and clarifies the rights and obligations expected from a person
     Example: a farm boy, a teacher, a human rights defender

    Classifications of Statuses

    1. Ascribed Status

    - a position a person holds in a social system that one attains involuntarily or by birth
    - inherited and not based on the person’s abilities, accomplishments, or efforts
    - can be rigid and unchanging since it is given to a person when he is born and is often
    involuntary

    Example: a Filipino national, a male or a female, a king or a queen, a son of a vendor, a firstborn

    2. Achieved Status

    - a position one holds in a social system that one attains based on merit or effort
    - acquired due to unique skills, knowledge, or abilities, and are based on standards that
    can be controlled
    - a position that has been earned or chosen and is mostly dictated by abilities, skills, and
    life choices

    Example: a student, an employee, a doctor, an artist

    3. Master Status

    - the greatest role in a person’s life that determines social identity and general position in
    society
    - can be based on any status, such as gender, ethnicity, economic status, religious or
    spiritual tradition, employment status, or family responsibility such as a parent or
    grandparent
    - may come with a sense of prestige for some−the consensus from the community around
    them that a status is to be desired

    Example: a CEO, an activist, a Pope


    Roles

    - expectations that are set for a person given the status he or she occupies
    - pertains to the norms, behaviors, values, and personal characteristics that are attached
    to the status of the person

    Examples:

    Status: student

    - Roles: attending classes, studying lessons, communicating with the teacher

    Status: teacher

    - Roles: teaching, giving feedback, assessing or evaluating the performance of the


    students

    Role Exit and Role Conflict

    Role exit pertains to the course of disengaging a person from his or her role that is essential to
    his or her self-identity.

    Example: when a person retires from a long career and must shift from the role of an employee
    with responsibilities to someone just living a comfortable life, or when an individual becomes a
    parent and has to change their lifestyle.

    Role conflict arises when incompatible expectations occur from two or more statuses that a
    person is occupying. Performing the assigned role of one status makes it challenging for the
    person to play the assigned role of another status.

    Example: It is very challenging for a woman to be the best mother to her children and the best
    employee to her company all at the same time.

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