Roles, Conflict, Strain, and Exit
Sociology for Beginners · Chapter 5 Roles, Conflict, Strain, and Exit A role is the expected conduct attached to a status. Server is a status. Greeting customers, recording orders, coordinating with the kitchen, and handling payment belong to the server role. Status identifies a place in a social relationship. Role identifies what people expect the […]
Statuses and the Status Set
Sociology for Beginners · Chapter 5 Statuses and the Status Set At the restaurant, Mateo brings his personality into a web of recognized positions. Those positions connect him with customers, coworkers, a manager, and family members. A status is a socially recognized position. The word does not mean prestige alone. Child, customer, server, citizen, and […]
