PART A: YOUR STATUS SET, ROLES, AND ROLE PROBLEMS

1) Status Set:

a) List a status set that includes at least five statuses that you currently have.

•• Remember: A status is simply a position you fill in society. It may be a job title, but it could also include a position you fill within a family

or a community. For more information, review Section 4.3 in your webtex

b) Label each status in your status set as ascribed, achieved, or master.

•• Remember: An ascribed status is one you’re born with and have no control over. An achieved status is reached through your own efforts or simply good or bad luck. A master status is so important that it overrides your other statuses. For more information, review

Section 4.3 in your webtext.

2) Roles:

a) Choose one status from your status set.

b) Describe the role that is associated with the status.

c) Describe how you learned that role.

•• Remember: A role is the behavior expected of someone with a certain status. For more

information, review Section 4.4 in your webtext.

3 Role Problems:

a) Choose two statuses from your status set.

b) Describe a time when you experienced a problem because of the demands of your two different

roles associated with those statuses.

c) List at least two different ways you could have solved the problem. For example, could you ask someone for help? Or could you go online to research a possible solution?

d) Describe the approach you took to solve the problem. What was the result? Would you do

things differently next time?

PART B: SOCIAL NETWORKS AND POSITIVE IMPRESSIONS

1) Social Networks:

A social network includes all of the relationships that link you to other people and groups. Through social networks, you can connect with people who may be

able to offer you valuable advice, introductions, or opportunities.

a) Identify an area of interest that you would like to pursue, either professionally or personally. It could be a job or industry, a volunteer position, or a social group.

•• Examples: accounting, volunteering with the

elderly, joining a book club

b) Identify and describe three people in your social network (people you know personally) who

have a connection, or might know someoconnected to your area of interest. These three

people may be work colleagues, family members,

or close friends.

•• Remember: For privacy reasons, do not list their names in this assignment. Instead,

identify them as Person A, B, and C.

c) For each person, write a brief description of why you selected them, and how they are connected

to your area of interest.

d) Identify the person who you think is the best contact for you to communicate with about your area of interest. Why did you choose that
person