Social status and role

Principles of Sociology

1. TOPIC: SOCIAL STATUS & ROLE Rana Zahid Zulfiqar Rana Zahid Zulfiqar PhD Scholar Sociology(GCUF) Visiting Lecturer Sociology, (BZU) [email protected] C ourse: Introduction to sociology

2. STATUS

3. STATUS

4. STATUS SET

5. MASTER STATUS In sociology, the  master status  is the social position that is the primary identifying characteristic of an individual. The term  master status  is defined as "a  status  that has exceptional importance for social identity, often shaping a person's entire life."  Master status  can be ascribed or achieved.

6. MASTER STATUS

7. TYPES OF SOCIAL STATUS

8. ASCRIBED STATUS

9. DETERMINANTS OF ASCRIBED STATUS

10. ACHIEVED STATUS

11. ACHIEVED STATUS

12. EXAMPLES OF ACHIEVED STATUS

13. ACHIEVED STATUS Professor Engineer Doctor Scholar Accountant

14. ROEL CONFLICT

15. ROLE CONFLICT

16. ROLE STRAIN Role strain  occurs when we have trouble meeting the social  roles  expected of us. People can also experience both  role  conflict (when two  roles  have demands that are mutually exclusive) and  role  overload (when one doesn't have the resources to meet the demands of multiple  roles ) Tension among the roles connected to a single status

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