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| reciprocal roles | Corresponding roles that define the patterns of interaction between related statuses. |
| role expectations | The socially determined behaviors expected of a person performing a role. |
| role set | The different roles attached to a single status. |
| role coflict | This occurs when fulfilling the role expectations of one status makes it difficult to fulfill the role expecatins of another status. |
| role performance | The actual role behavior...it often does not match the behavior expected by society. |
| role strain | This occurs when a person has difficulty meeting the role expectations of a single status. |
| role | The behavior, rights, and obligations expected of someone occupying a particular status. |
| status | A socially defined position in a group or in a society. |
| social structure | The network of interrelated statuses and roles that guides human interaction. |
| ascribed status | A status that is assigned according to standards that are beyond a person's control. |
| achieved status | A status that is acquired by an individual on the basis of some special skill, knowledge, or ability. |
| master status | The status that plays the greatest role in shaping a person's life & determining his or her social identity. |
