Intro to Sociology Ch. 4

a social position a person that reflect their abilites (i.e. football player)

a social position a person recieves at birth that is involuntary (i.e. male/female)

a social position that a person holds

all the statuses a person holds at a given time

a status that has special importance for social identity, it often shapes their entire life

behavior expected of someone who holds a particular status

a number of roles attached to a single status

conflict among the roles connected to two or more statuses

tension among the roles connected to a single status

the process by which people disengage from important social

the process by which people creatively shape reality through social interaction

a claim that situations defined as real are real in their consequences (i.e. telling other not to take a class because of instructor)

a term for the study of the way people make sense of their everyday surroundings

this states to present self with how you want to be viewed

sign language, eye contact, etc.

interacting with others

claimed privacy of one individual