Master Status and Role Sets

The identity of the owner is "... a condition that is particularly important for social identity and usually forms the lives of people" (Macionis, 2013, p. 97). I think that the owner who has the greatest influence on my social identity is in constant contact with my future wife Kaisha. A concrete explanation of the main state is "people never let go" (marked by others).

The social role defines a set of actions expected of a person with a particular identity. It is easy to confuse states and roles, but the fundamental difference between them is that they have places and play a role. Each state has a series of anticipated actions (roles). Women occupy the status of their mothers because they become babies and become mothers. She also hopes to fulfill her mother's role by caring for and care for her children (and others). In the past, mothers stayed home with their children "protecting the house", while fathers have played a role of nurturing their families. . In our culture today, this still happens, but it is no longer a precise prediction of the role of the mother, but an acceptable choice. However, in other cultures, mothers working outside the house are still considered strange or even unacceptable.

Sociologists believe that status is a social standpoint. When an individual talks to others, they are usually only affected by the identity of a single owner. Each status has a role that becomes a target role or individual expectation based on each status. The expectation that two individuals must play two contradictory roles simultaneously in two different states causes role conflicts. When people interact according to their own status and roles, they form a social group, the groups of people interact with each other and have a sense of unity. Among these groups, they treat each other formally or informally. "Without a social system, society can not survive, which is the widely shared beliefs, norms, procedures that are necessary to meet the basic needs of society." Family, education, religion, economy, politics are the most It is an important system.