Critical Thinking Sociological Statuses and Roles ExerciseFor this exercise you are to answer the following questions in complete sentences (1–3
sentences per question). This exercise is worth 40 points towards your final grade. You
can use your textbook, the internet and any outside source(s) available.
Status 1
1. Describe three
statuses that you
occupy in society.
2. Identify whether
each status is
ascribed or
achieved.
3. Explain what the
role expectations
are for each status.
4. Provide one
example of role
conflict for each
status.
5. Provide one
example of role
strain for each
status.
6. Provide one
example that might
be subject to social
inequalities for
each status. For
example, mothers
tend to make less
money in the
workplace, an
experience known
as the motherhood
penalty.
Status 2
Status 3