Describe how roles are attached to statuses via rights and obligations

What will be an ideal response?


Roles are the expected behaviors that are associated with each status. Since expectations may be of others, or of our own behavior, they reflect the concepts of rights and obligations. Rights are those expectations we have others' behavior; obligations are the expectations that others have of us.

Sociology

You might also like to view...

In the United States in 2014 ______ children lived with their grandparents.

A. 500,000 B. 1 million C. 1.5 million D. 2 million

Sociology

In 2013, 6.8 percent of people between sixteen and twenty-four years of age had dropped out of school

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

Sociology

With respect to sexual satisfaction in committed relationships:

A. for most men and women, there is a positive relationship between sexual satisfaction and overall relationship satisfaction, commitment, and stability regardless of whether we’re talking about heterosexual, gay, or lesbian relationships. B. both the quality and quantity of sex in a committed relationship is associated with feelings of love for one’s spouse or partner and marital satisfaction, but of the two—quality versus quality—researchers note that quantity is most important. C. the relationship between sexual satisfaction and the quality of the overall relationship is somewhat stronger for women than for men. D. among men, increased relationship satisfaction leads to increased sexual satisfaction, but among women, increased sexual satisfaction leads to increased relationship satisfaction.

Sociology

Some theorists believe that prejudice could be alleviated by exposing different racial groups to one another to create meaningful interactions and relationships. Use the theories and concepts you have learned so far to argue whether you agree or disagree. Introduce Erving Goffman's concepts of stigma and mixed contacts into the discussion.

What will be an ideal response?

Sociology