1. Status and Roles Explain “social structure”
Discuss how statuses & roles are related to social structure
Identify and illustrate the concepts of social structure

2. Social Structure Patterns of relationships in a group
“Social Map” mental images of group situations

3. Status Position held in social group
Ascribed Status- assigned: gender, age, social class
Achieved Status- earned: spouse, parent, occupation
Status Set- all statuses one occupies at set time
Master Status- occupation, age, gender, race
Strongly affects other aspects of life
Woman as president? Teen as congressman

4. Roles Behavior associated w/ status
Rights- behaviors expected from others
Obligations- behavior expected towards others
Role Performance- behavior of individual in a role
Social Interaction- process of influencing each other as people relate

5. Roles cont…
Role Conflict- performance of role in one status interferes with roles of another; student & employee
Role Strain- can’t meet many roles of single status

6. Homework
Status & Role Chart