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Master status

Master status

• Many people have different kinds of statuses that effect their lives everyday. Some statuses include, being a mother, father, a teacher, student or manager

Master status

•  The term was coined by Everett Hughes seventy years ago to indicate a characteristic that, from the perspective of other people, floods out other aspects of a person’s identity

What is a master status?

• In Sociology, master status is the social position which is the primary identifying characteristic of an individual.

What is a master status?

A status that has exceptional importance for social identity , often shaping a person's entire life…

Defination according to Wikipedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master_status

What is a Your status?

• As a student Your master status is your most important status and people tend to interact with you on its basis….

Others…!!!

• Apart from student, some other statuses that you might hold are daughter/son, girlfriend/boyfriend, worker, athlete, and so forth…

Each status has

related roles

Each status has related roles..

As a teacher/instructor :

Students expect that I will show up to class, on time, neatly dressed, having prepared a lesson to teach, and that I have considerable knowledge of the material.

Each status has related roles..

As a Students :

That they will show up to class, on time , appropriately dressed and prepared for class.

Role conflict 

• Role conflict is the sociological term used to describe incompatibility between roles.

Role conflict Example..

•  For student and an employee or a friend. If I have a lot of homework or I have to do a project, then I may have to cancel any plans with my friends or cancel going to work

Examples of Master Status?

Here are some examples of master status: race, gender, extreme wealth and physical disability or illness.

• Via http://www.ask.com/question/examples-of-master-status

Bottom Line

The master status affects how the individual behaves and how others behave with respect to her or him in almost every given situation.

• Every one have different statuses in life with Master Status.

Your Status

• SO WHAT IS YOUR MASTER STATUS…………??

Reference and Work

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master_status • http://sociology.about.com/od/M_Index/g/

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