Social Structure : Stratification and Social Process in Society

What is role-set ? Describe the role-set of a doctor in a hospital.

I. Role-Set : The array of roles associated with a particular status is called role-set.

II. The Role-Set of a doctor in a hospital :

For instance, a doctor in a hospital is interacting with other doctors of the hospital, with nurses and other employees of the hospital, with the patients, and with the doctors of other hospitals and even with the doctors of other country for interaction.

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Write in short the meaning of following terms/words :

(1) Status, (2) Socialization,

(3) Social Structure, (4) Social System,

(5) Role, (6) Role-Strain,

(7) Role-Conflict, (8) Role-Set,

(9) Norms.

What is meant by the following terms/words :

(1) Achieved Status, (2) Ascribed Status,

(3) Adaptive Function, (4) Dysfunctions,

(5) Esteem, (6) Prestige,

(7) Pattern-Maintenance,

(8) Preservation of Order,

(9) Functions.

Briefly write the meaning of following terms/words :

(1) Integrative Function,

(2) Latent Functions,

(3) Multiple Roles,

(4) Macro level of Social Structure,

(5) Menifest Functions,

(6) Master Status,

(7) Micro Level Social Structure,

(8) Values.

What do you mean by role-strain and role-conflict ? Give suitable examples.

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