| A | B |
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| social structure | network of interrelated statuses and roles that guides human interaction |
| status | socially defined position in a group or in a society |
| role | behavior - the rights and obligations - expected of someone occupying a particular status |
| ascribed status | status assigned according to standards that are beyone a person's control |
| achieved status | status acquired by an individual on the bais of some special skill, knowledge, or ability |
| master status | status that plays the greatest role in shaping a person's life and determining his or her social identity |
| reciprocal roles | corresponding roles that decline the patterns of interaction between related statuses |
| role expectations | socially determined behaviors expected of a person performing a role |
| role performance | actual behavior of a person performing a role |
| role set | different roles attached to a single status |
| role conflict | situation that occurs when fulfilling the expectations of one role makes it difficult to fulfill the expectations of another role |
| role strain | situation occurs when a person has difficulty meeting the expectations of a single role |
| social insitution | network of interrelated statuses and roles that guides human interaction |
