As human being we have multiple statuses that we are labeled with. Some of these statuses and roles we are born into, having it be a natural and quick transition. Other roles and statuses were gain later on through life activities of socialization. These roles and statuses are broken into two categories; ascribed and achieved. Ascribed statuses are roles we are born into, one that was prechosen for us before birth. Achieved statuses are statuses that you earn as you go through life and common socialization exercises. The ascribed and achieves statuses make up a persons being. I am made up of many ascribe statuses stemming from my culture, my religion and my whole life in general. First and foremost I am a daughter. I was born from my mother …show more content…
Most important of these statuses are friend, student and girlfriend. These are the most important achieved statuses because they show the impact we will make on our society as we age and mature. A friendship is based on common interest and values that each person finds important in his or her lifestyle. My friendships are based on honesty, loyalty and family values. This interprets my personality and how I deal with other people, which is important for a growing community and society. Becoming a university student is a achieved status because you earn the privilege to move forward toward your education and a career. An education and career are important experiences for every person in a growing society as they help contribute economically and materially. Lastly on my list is my achieve status as a girlfriend. As human beings it is in our nature to try to find someone to mate and partner with in life with the final goal of reproduction. I have achieved in beginning my dating and mating process, which in time may become a marriage and build a family unit for …show more content…
When looking at things from a functionalist point of view we see that these statuses come with rules and proper ways of behaving. This goes for ascribed ad achieved statuses. In the ascribed status category we learn that we develop health and proper habits of dealing with and living through what we were born into. For example, as a daughter you are to respect your parents and obied by their rules and regulations of their household. When thinking of achieved statuses in this category we begin to think of proper etiquette and behavior for the position we have earned. For example, proper etiquette for a university student would be coming to class on time. When looking at societal roles from a symbolic integrationist’s point of view we begin to see the meaning of our status and actions that brought us to the title of our status. Being a daughter from a symbolic interactionism perspective has great meaning and significance. This means we have a legacy and people who care about us, therefore we as people relate to it and find it important. Being a student from this point of view helps us see the importance of education and the happiness and security it will bring
A person’s occupation is what fundamentally determines, what sociologists call, their master status. When a person is asked what they do they will often tell you their master status. For instance, a student, a stay at home mom, or a doctor are all examples of master statuses. In sociology we are taught that a person’s occupation, or master status, is what essentially defines that individual. It becomes their identity and effects every aspect of their life.
Give an example from your life that exemplifies how intersections of some of your multiple statuses (e.g., gender, race, class, age, etc.) affect your social experience.
Everyone had influenced by their surrounding. Your personal identities and choices in life are based on the role of the relationship you have with others. This helps you to realize who you are and what you need in the life. The combination of all you learns come together to give you a clear idea of what your needs, values, and belief in this life. Finally, it is clear that the role of relationship play an important role in the framework of our personal identities.
In learning about different ways that we as a society categorize and divide people, it is essential to understand what about people it is that we feel the need to label and differentiate between. When a person is born into this world, there are certain statuses that they automatically obtain, called ascribed statuses (Henslin 98). These statuses determine each person’s social location in society. This includes gender, race, ethnicity, class, sexual orientation, and ability. Each person has their own unique social location, and is affected in a different way than the next person may be. As a white, queer, cisgender, middle class, female, in relatively good health, I have always been relatively privileged.
As a result, status presents itself in almost anything. Especially in the novel, “BANG!” by Sharon Flake. In this novel, status, has a pretty huge role in Mann’s life. In the novel “BANG!” a character named Mann goes through many struggles in his life. An example would be the death of his little brother Jason. In the beginning of “BANG!” Jason gets killed while playing on the front porch. “That’s what happen to my little brother Jason. He was seven playing on our front porch.” (Page one, first paragraph) This starts and forms the way Mann looks at the
Your economic category will have a bearing on your social position known as class. This can be shown in terms of wealth, property ownership or your working and living environment. Identity is formed by two elements, one of which is external influences and experiences such as language, upbringing and the society you live in. The other element of identity you actively participate in shaping, such as social groups in which you mix, with their symbols and characteristics.
My ascribed statuses include the fact that I am a 19 year old, white female. My achieved statuses included the fact that I am in college working toward a degree, I work as a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) in a nursing home, and that my marital status is single. Currently, my master/dominant status is that I am a Student at the University of North Dakota. I believe this is currently my master status because whenever anybody asks about what I have been up to, the answer is usually school; family members, friends, and acquaintances are usually interested in where I am going to school at and what I intend to major
To begin, status presents itself because people shouldn’t let others bring them down. Especially in the novel “The Skin I’m In” by Sharon Flake. In the novel status has a very huge impact in Maleeka’s life. Maleeka’s is a young black girl who is constantly getting picked on in school about being too skinny. For example, Maleeka’s is kind of a new girl in school and since she is so skinny and darker than others they just talk and push her around. Maleeka was a very good girl and she didn’t deserve to be called names like that. To continue, not only does status plays a role in Sharon Flake’s novel, it always plays a role in the larger world.
The master status is “…a status that has special importance for social identity, often shaping a person’s entire life” (Macionis, 2013, p. 97). The master status that I most identify with as having the biggest impact in my social identity is always being physically connected with my future wife Kaisha as allowed by society either by holding hands, or other innocent ways of physically being together, and the title of this particular description of a master status is, “one who is a part of that couple that never lets go” (as labeled by others). There are many role sets that are attached to my master status such as playing the loving partner role, future husband role, caring friend role, and protective partner role. Role sets are “...a number of roles that are attached to a single status” (Macionis, 2013, p. 98). I was not born into the decision of finding a partner who I would never let go of (to the best of my abilities) so this is an achieved status because Kaisha and I made a personal choice to do this because of the overwhelming feeling for us to be unified and to be as close as can be.
Especially in the novel The Skin I'm In by Sharon G Flake. In the novel status plays a major role in the life of Maleeka ( the main character) . The novel The Skin I'm In is about an African American Girl of a darker complexion. Her name is Maleeka Madison she goes through school and life and she tries to fit in with the other people surrounding her. Maleeka's mother makes her clothes so she asked a manipulating and intimidating girl named Charlese to supply her with protection and clothing so that she could fit in and in return Maleeka would do homework . Maleeka describes Charlese as a girl who protects her , but in reality Charlese manipulates and deceives Maleeka . For instance , Malika strives to fit with her community . She goes so far that she cuts her hair off, but even that doesn't work. Her community / surroundings find more to bully Malika about . For example, status does not only play a role in The Skin I'm In by Sharon G Flake, but, it also plays a role in my
In conclusion our individual place in society is based on what roles we play. Different roles create a basis for different experiences and different values all from that role, and as a person who plays many roles each experience just builds on your own character. The more you are exposed to different social labels the greater chance that you will be under a social norm category. As a family oriented individual my place in society is more so based off of my family’s standards and most everything comes back to benefits for relatives.
Traditionally, members of our society feel most comfortable when they’re able to categorize people into boxes based on their identity. People use these unrealistically small boxes to divide up every person they meet between man or woman, rich or poor, and White/Black/Hispanic/Asian etc. Regardless of a person’s desire to participate or not, society will include them in this system of division. Although race, class, and gender are all components in my identity, I, personally, view gender as the most influential.
The class system places the individual in the social system based on his achieved status. This status is earned or chosen. This includes educational level, careers, and spouses.
A sociologist will also find this topic interesting because of how the individual believes he is of a higher status than others. Status is defined as a prestige a person or group feels that could be formed through education, money, background, popularity etc. When someone who feels that their better background ...
Status is attributed based on who or what a person is, his age ,gender or social connections. Achievement is not the criterion to harmony status.