ASSIGNMENT  2     SOCIAL  STRUCTURE  AND  SOCIAL   INTERACTION     Due  Week  6:  110  points     You’ve  learned  how  important  groups,  roles,  statuses,  and  social   networks  are  in  the  structure  of  society.  In  this  assignment,  you  will   complete  a  short  answer  activity  in  which  you’ll  demonstrate  what   you’ve  learned  by  identifying  and  describing  examples  from  your   own  life.  Use  the  Assignment  2  template  to  complete  this   assignment       YOUR  STATUS  SET,  ROLES,  AND  ROLE  PROBLEMS   1)   Status Set:   a)   List  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   webtext.   b)   Label  each  status  as  either  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.     1   2)   Roles:   a)   Choose  one  status  from  your  list.   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 Conflict: a)   Describe  a  time  when  you  experienced  a  conflict  because  of  the   demands  of  two  different  roles  associated  with  any  of  your  statuses.   b)   How  did  you  resolve  the  conflict?  (Discuss  any   conversation  or  social  interactions  you   had.)   c)   List  any  active  listening  skills  you  used  to  resolve   the  conflict.  If  you  didn’t  use  active  listening   skills,  then  list  the  skills  you  could  have  used  to   resolve  the  conflict.   •   Remember: Refer  to  the  active  listening   skills  checklist  in  page  2.10  in  your  webtext.       FORMATTING   4)   Your  assignment  must  follow  these  formatting  requirements:     •   Use  the  Assignment  2  template  to  complete   this  assignment.   •   References  are  not  required  for  this  assignment   as  you  will  use  your  webtext.   •   Be  sure  to  include  your  name  and  the  date  on   the  cover  page.     2   RUBRIC   Grading  for  this  assignment  will  be  based  on  the  following  rubric:       POINTS:  110     Criteria ASSIGNMENT  2:  SOCIAL  STRUCTURE  AND  SOCIAL  INTERACTION       Exemplary   1. List five status that you currently have and label each status.   Weight:  30%   2. Describe a role and explain how you learned it.   Weight:  30%         Proficient       Fair       75% - C   Meets Minimum Expectations 65% - D   Unacceptable   100% - A 85% - B 0% - F Lists  an  accurate   set  of  five  status-­‐   es.  Each  status  is   labeled  correctly.   Additional  status   sets  are  includ-­‐   ed  or  student   identified  nontra-­‐   ditional  statuses   that  may  not  be   obvious.   Lists  an  accurate   set  of  five   statuses.  Each   status  is  labeled   correctly.   Lists  five  status-­‐   es.  One  or  two   statuses  may  not   be  accurate,  or   one  or  two  status   labels  may  be   incorrect.   Lists  five   statuses.    Three   or  four  statuses   may  not  be   accurate,  or  three   or  four   status  labels  may   be  incorrect.   Lists  less  than   five  statuses.  All   statuses  may   not  be  accurate,   or  all  status   labels  may  be   incorrect.   Accurately   describes  how  a   role  is  associated   with  a  status  and   how  the  role  was   learned,  includ-­‐   ing  supporting   details.  Demon-­‐   strates  strong   understanding  by   using  sociology   terms  and  provid-­‐   ing  logical,  accu-­‐   rate,  and  concise   information.   Accurately   describes  how  a   role  is  associated   with  a  status  and   how  the  role  was   learned,  includ-­‐   ing  supporting   details.   Partially  de-­‐   scribes  how  a   role  is  associated   with  a  status  and   how  the  role  was   learned,  but  some   of  the  support-­‐   ing  details  are   missing.   Inaccurately   describes  how  a   role  is  associated   with  a  status  or   how  the  role  was   learned  and  sup-­‐   porting  details   are  sparse.   Does  not  de-­‐   scribe  how  a  role   is  associated   with  a  status   and/or  how  the   role  was  learned   and  does  not   provide  support-­‐   ing  details.   3   POINTS:  110     ASSIGNMENT  2:  SOCIAL  STRUCTURE  AND  SOCIAL  INTERACTION     Criteria     3. Describe a role conflict and explain the approach and active listening skills used to resolve the conflict.   Weight:  30%   4. Write in a skillful manner using stated formatting and correct grammar and spelling.   Weight:  10%     Exemplary 100% - A Supporting  de-­‐   tails  are  provided   to  fully  describe  a   role  conflict  and   to  support  the   approach  taken.   Demon-­‐  strates   strong   understanding  by   using  sociology   terms  and   providing  logical,   accurate,  and   concise  informa-­‐   tion.   Demonstrated  a   strong   recognition  of   how  active   listening  skills   were  used  or   could  be  used  to   resolve  the   conflict.   Writing  is  ex-­‐   cellent.  Tone  is   appropriate  and   demonstrates   excellent  word   choice.  Shows   exceptional  logic,   clarity,  and  stated   formatting.   Contains  no   spelling  or  gram-­‐   matical  errors.         Proficient       Fair   Meets Minimum Expectations       Unacceptable 75% - C 65% - D Includes  sup-­‐   porting  details  to   describe  a  role   conflict  and  to   support  the   approach  taken.   Demonstrated   a  good   recognition  of   how  active   listening  skills   were  used  or   could  be  used   to  resolve  the   conflict.   Supporting  de-­‐   tails  are  used  but   some  key  details   are  missing  to   describe  a  role   conflict,  or  to   support  the   approach  taken.   More  details  are   needed  to   demonstrate   recognition  of   how  active   listening  skills   were  used  or   could  be  used  to   resolve  the   conflict.   Supporting  de-­‐   tails  are  sparse   to  describe  a   role  conflict,  or   to  support  the   approach  taken.   There  were  too   few  details   about  active   listening  skills   used  to   demonstrate   recognition  of   using  the  skills   to  resolve  the   conflict.   Does  not   describe  a  role   conflict,  or  does   not  provide  the   approach  taken   or  active   listening  skills   used.   Writing  is  profi-­‐   cient.  Tone  is  ap-­‐   propriate.  Shows   logic,  clarity,   and  stated   formatting.  May   contain  few  or   no  spelling  and/   or  grammatical   errors.   Writing  is  satis-­‐   factory.  Appro-­‐   priate  and/or   consistent  tone   is  developing.   Shows  moder-­‐   ate  logic,  clarity,   and/or  stated   formatting.   May  contain   more  than  a  few   spelling  and/   or  grammatical   errors.   Writing  meets   minimal  stan-­‐   dards.  Tone  is   not  appropri-­‐   ate.  Lacking   one  or    more  of   logic,  clarity,   and/or  stated   formatting.  May   contain  many   spelling  and/   or  grammatical   errors.   Writing  does  not   meet  minimal   standards.  Tone   is  not  appro-­‐   priate.  Wholly   lacking  in  logic,   clarity,  and/or   stated  format-­‐   ting.  Contains   many  spelling   and/or   grammatical   errors.   85% - B 0% - F     4   Assignment 2 Social Structure and Social Interaction (Your name) Introduction to Sociology (Your professor’s name) (Date) Status Set • List 5 statuses that you currently have. • Label each status as either ascribed, achieved, or master. Remember that a master status is not a status that you have mastered. It refers to a status that is so important that it overrides all other statuses. • Status Label (Ascribed, Achieved, or Master) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Roles (Write a paragraph of at least 5 to 7 sentences answering the following questions.) • • • Choose 1 status from your list. Describe the role that is associated with the status. Describe how you learned that role. Role Conflict (Write 1 to 2 paragraphs of at least 5 to 7 sentences each answering the following questions.) • • • Describe a time when you experienced a conflict because of the demands of two different roles associated with any of your statuses. How did you resolve the conflict? (Discuss any conversations or social interactions that you had.) List any active listening skills you used to resolve the conflict. If you didn’t use active listening skills, then list the skills you could have used to resolve the conflict.
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