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SOCIAL STATUS AND SOCIAL ROLE MEANING, DEFINITIONS AND TYPES AS PER THE BOOK 'PRINCIPLES OF SOCIOLOLY' BY C.N.SHANKAR RAO.

1. SOCIAL STATUS & SOCIAL ROLE. SOCIOLOGY-1. MUNAZZA 1 ST YEAR BA.LLB, 2 ND SEMESTER [2022-23], SCHOOL OF LAW, UNIVERSITY OF MYSORE.

2. INDEX. INTRODUCTION. SOCIAL STATUS, 1. DEFINITION. 2. NATURE. 3. TYPES. SOCIAL ROLE, 1.DEFINITION. 2.NATURE. 3.TYPES. INTER-RELATIONSHIP B/W STATUS AND ROLE. DIFFERENCES B/W STATUS AND ROLE. CONCLUSION. BIBLIOGRAPHY.

3. INTRODUCTION. SOCIAL STATUS is the relative rank that an individual holds, with attendant rights, duties, and lifestyle, in a social hierarchy based upon honour or prestige. SOCIAL ROLE is the a socially defined pattern of behavior that is expected of persons who occupy a certain social position or belong to a particular social category.

4. SOCIAL STATUS: 1.DEFINITION: ACCORDING TO ‘RALPH LINTON’, “STATUS IS THE PLACE IN THE PARTICULAR SYSTEM, WHICH A CERTAIN INDIVIDUAL OCCUPIES AT A PARTICULAR TIME.” 2. NATURE: - EXTERNAL SYMBOLS IDENTIFY STATUS. GOVERNED BY NORMS. ONE INDIVIDUAL MAY HAVE MORE STATUSES. INFLUENCE UPON OTHERS CAREERS. DIFFER WITH THEIR DEGREE OF IMPORTANCE.

5. 3. TYPES OF SOCIAL STATUS: ALSO BASED ON SEX, AGE, KINSHIP, POWER, PRESTIGE, RANK, OFFICE etc. (A) ASCRIBED STATUS: STATUS DERIVED – HEREDITARY IN NATURE, NO CHOICE OF THE INDIVIDUAL. PASSED ON BY GENERATION TO GENERATION . NOW THEY ARE NOT VALUED IN THE PRESENT SOCIETY. (B) ACHIEVED STATUS: STATUS DERIVED – EARNED THROUGH HARD WORK INTELLIGENCE, SKILL, CHARACTER. BASED ON CHOICE OF INDIVIDUAL. NOT PASSED ON TO THE GENERATION . THEY ARE HIGHLY VALUED IN THE PRESENT SOCIETY.

6. SOCIAL ROLE: 1. DEFINITION: ACCORDING TO ‘YOUNG & MACK’, “A ROLE IS THE FUNCTION OF A STATUS.” ACCORDING TO ‘KINGSLEY DAVIS’, “THE MANNER IN WHICH A PERSON ACTUALLY CARRIES OUT THE REQUIREMENTS OF HIS/HER POSITION.” 2. NATURE: OBLIGATORY TO ALL MEMEBERS OF SOCIETY. SOME ROLES OCCUPIED ARE VOLUNTARILY. Ex: CRICKETER MAY CHANGE TO A CHEF. SOME ROLES ARE SHARED BY MANY PEOPLE. Ex: MINISTERS, TEACHERS etc. MANY ROLES ARE INVOLUNTARY. Ex: ROLE OF PARENTS, CHILDREN etc.

7. 3. TYPES OF SOCIAL ROLE: (A) SET ROLE: DIFFERENT ROLES PLAYED BY AN INDIVIDUAL. Ex: A MAN CAN BE SON, FATHER, BROTHER etc. (B) CONFLICT ROLE: CONFLICT AMONG THE ROLES OF AN INDIVIDUAL. Ex: A DOCTOR WIFE MAY HAVE DIFFERENCE OF OPINION WITH HER HUSBAND’S ROLE. A FACTORY WORKER MAY HAVE DIFFERENT OPINION REGARDING HIS WORK THAN THE UNION LEAADER. (C) STRAIN ROLE: STRESS OR STRAIN ON AN INDIVIDUAL DUE TO A SINGLE ROLE IN SOCIETY. Ex: AN INDIVIDUAL MAY BE A FATHER AND A MANAGER FOR A LONGER PERIOD.

8. INTER-RELATIONSHIP B/W THE STATUS & ROLE: ‘ROLE’ AND ‘STATUS’ ARE INTER-RELATED. ROLE IS A RELATIONAL TERM. ‘ROLE’ AND ‘STATUS’ – IN A WAY POINT OUT THE DIVERGENT INTERESTS OF THE TWO SCIENCES – SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY AND SOCIOLOGY. BOTH ‘ROLE’ AND ‘STATUS’ ARE DYNAMIC AND CONSTANTLY CHANGING. “Status is our relative social position within a group, while a role is the part our society expects us to play in a given status. ”

9. DIFFERENCE B/W STATUS & ROLE: STATUS IS POSITION OCCUPIED; ROLE IS BEHAVIOURAL POSITION. STATUS GIVES PRIVILEGES; ROLE GIVES RESPONSIBILITIES. STATUS IS STATIC CONCEPT; ROLE IS A DYNAMIC CONCEPT. STATUS IS SET OF DUTIES; ROLE IS PERFORMANCE OF THOSE DUTIES. STATUS IS HELD CONCEPT; ROLE IS PLAYING CONCEPT. STATUS IS REAL TANGIBLE [CANNOT BE TOUCHED]; ROLE IS PSYCHOLOGICALLY INTANGIBLE.

10. CONCLUSION: “SOCIETY ITSELF IS A NETWORK OF STATUSES. EACH STATUS HAS A SET OF EXPECTED BEHAVIOURS CALLED ‘ROLES’. BY PROVIDING OF SUCH ROLES ASSOCIATED WITH EACH STATUS, THE MANY THINGS WHICH A SOCIETY WANTS DONE WILL BE DISTRIBUTED AMONG PEOPLE AND GROUPS IN AN AGREED MANNER. THIS CONTRIBUTES AN ORDER IN THE SOCIETY. THUS, STATUSES AND ROLES CONSTITUTE AN IMPORTANT ELEMENT IN THE SOCIAL STRUCTURE OF THE SOCIETY.”

11. BIBLIOGRAPHY: SOCIOLOGY: PRINCIPLES OF SOCIOLOGY WITH AN INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGICAL THOUGHT BY C.N. SHANKAR RAO, SEVENTH EDITION 2022, PUBLISHED BY S. CHAND & COMPANY LIMITED [ISO 9001 CERTIFIED COMPANY], ISBN: 978-81-219-1036-1, NEW DELHI – 110 044. PAGE NO. 103-112.

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