SOC 112 Module Three Worksheet Nick Nalesnik

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SOC 112 Module Three Worksheet Statuses and Roles After reading Chapter 4 from the textbook, answer the following questions in complete sentences (1–3 sentences per question). Find at least one scholarly resource to support your answers. Your responses will be graded using the Module Three Worksheet Rubric. To complete this worksheet, replace the bracketed text with the relevant information.
Status 1 Status 2 Status 3 1. Describe three statuses that you occupy in society. Male Generation Z College Student 2. Identify whether each status is ascribed or achieved. Ascribed Ascribed Achieved 3. Explain what the role expectations are for each status. Head of Household Non-Emotional Financially Supportive Strong and Muscular Handy in-Home Improvement, Cars etc. Interested in Sports Tech Savvy Lazy Gamers and Social Media Users Less Focused Entrepreneurs and Philanthropists Studious Well Rounded Timely Adaptable Organized Outgoing Adventurous 4. Provide one example of role conflict. Power/Success conflict. Many men fight each other for land, power and money historically and to this day. Often have trouble in the traditional work place, lose interest in office jobs or aren’t getting hired due to age Often pressured into certain studies by family, may no longer have interest in school but are expected to by family. College is also a huge financial burden for many. 5. Provide one example of role strain. Needing to take care of others before taking care of oneself Often considered undetermined and less hard working than previous generations. Expected to be the best and the most academically successful (family and professors expectations). 6. Provide one example of a status that might be subject to social inequalities. For example, mothers tend to make less money in the workplace, an experience known as the motherhood penalty. Men tend to be considered the secondary or lesser care- giver, a fatherhood penalty. (They are stereotyped less important than the mother) (Paul, 2014) Considered immature and lazy by older generation employers. (Age discrimination based on generational stereotypes. Deemed immature young adults, (often associated with underaged drinking and reckless partying).
References Paul, P. (2014, February 19). Are fathers necessary? . The Atlantic. https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2010/07/are- fathers-necessary/308136/
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