Building Blocks of Social Structure
BY:
Paula Ábrego
Julieth Díaz
María Fernanda Sagastume
Jessyka Salazar
José Von Chong
- The socially determined behaviors expected of a person performing a role.
Role Expectations
Roles help us interact because we are familiar with the behavior associated with roles.
Because shoppers and cashiers know what to expect of each other, their social interaction is possible.
We occupy a status, we play a role.
- Is the behavior, the rights and obligations expected of someone occupying a particular status.
- Are corresponding roles that define the patterns of interaction between related statuses.
- Ex: doctor-patient or athlete-coach.
Reciprocal Roles
Role
Role Performance
- Is the actual behaviors of a person with a particular status. They may or may not be the expected behaviors.
This role includes:
- coming to class regularly
- studying the best you can for exams.
Roles for given statuses existed long before we were born, and they will continue long after we are no longer alive.
Role Conflict
Role expected of you as a student
- Role conflict occurs when two or more statuses create conflicting demands on an individual.
- For example: In the case of students who are also parents of young children, they need to choose between coming to class or staying home taking care of their child.
Social structure
- The ordering of behavior and social relationships in a predictable way.