Real World Chapter 4
Role Conflict
Experienced when we occupy two or more roles with contradictory expectations
Status
a position in a social hierarchy that carries a particular set of expectations
Achieved Status
a status earned through individual effort or imposed by others
Emobodied Status
a status generated by physical characteristics
Master Status
a status that is always relevant and affects all other statuses we possess
Ascribed Status
an inborn status; usually difficult or impossible to change
Total Institution
an institution in which individuals are cut off form the rest of society so hat their lives can be controlled and regulated for the purpose of systematically stripping away previous roles and identities in order to create new ones
Role-taking Emotions
emotions like sympathy, embarrassment, or shame that require that we assume the perspective of another person or many other people and respond from that person or group's point of view
Stereotyping
judging others based on preconceived generalizations about groups or categories of people
Resocialization
the process of replacing previously leafed norms and values with new ones as a part of a transition in life
Role Strain
the tension experienced when there are contradictory expectations within one role
Hidden Curriculum
values or behaviors that students learn indirectly over the course of their schooling because of the structure of the educational system and the teaching methods used
Role Exit
the process of leaving a role that we will no longer occupy
Role
the set of behaviors expected of someone because of his or her status
