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SOC 100 Introduction To Sociology Assignment - Strayer University, USA

Assessment Title - Social Structure and Social Interaction

Whatever status we occupy, certain objects signify a particular status. These objects are called status symbols. In popular terms, status symbol usually means something like a Rolls-Royce or an expensive watch that shows off someone's wealth or success. But sociologists use the term more generally than that. For example, a wheelchair is a status symbol that may signify the master status of someone with a disability. If someone is pushing a stroller, the stroller is a status symbol that signifies that the person pushing it is a parent or caretaker of a young child, while wearing your university's T-shirt is a symbol of your student status.

Completing Your Assignment -

1. Status Set

List 5 statuses that you currently have.

Label each status as either ascribed, achieved, or master. Remember that a master status is not a status that you have mastered. It refers to a status that is so important that it overrides all other statuses.

2. Roles (Write a paragraph of at least 5 to 7 sentences answering the following questions.)

Choose 1 status from your list.

Describe the role that is associated with the status.

Describe how you learned that role.

3. Role Conflict (Write 1 to 2 paragraphs of at least 5 to 7 sentences each answering the following questions.)

Describe a time when you experienced a conflict because of the demands of two different roles associated with any of your statuses.

How did you resolve the conflict? (Discuss any conversations or social interactions that you had.)

List any active listening skills you used to resolve the conflict. If you didn't use active listening skills, then list the skills you could have used to resolve the conflict.

Note - Need 500 words paper + title page + references with in-text citations.