Description
Status vs role.
student, athlete, son/daughter. significant other/partner. high school drop out, inmate
What are your roles? ( labels, expectations, tasks associated with each status)
role conflict: conflict that someone feels between roles because the expectations attached to one role are incompatible with the expectations of another role
role performance: the ways in which someone performs a role within the limits that the role provides; showing a particular style or personality
status: the position that someone occupies
status inconsistency: ranking high on some dimensions of social class and low on others; also called status discrepancy
status set: all the statuses or positions that an individual occupies
status symbols: signs that identify a status
role strain: conflicts that someone feels within a role
achieved status: a position that is earned, accomplished, or involves at least some effort or activity on the individual's part
ascribed status: a position an individual either inherits at birth or receives involuntarily later in life
master status: a status that cuts across the other statuses that an individual occupies
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Running head: MEDIA, OUR SOCIAL WORLD AND ME
Media, Our Social World and Me
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MEDIA, OUR SOCIAL WORLD AND ME
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Media, Our Social World and Me
Introduction
Technology and the various inventions that are derived from its application have
contributed to informing us of the events that are happening in our society, the issues that have
positive and negative impacts on our lives, and most importantly serve as a communication and
social interaction tools. Media technology is an aspect of the overall subject that is most utilized
because of the significant role it plays in dissemination information and establishing
relationships within and outside our community. For example, electronic and print media are
used as both economic and political platforms for sharing idea and providing solutions to
problems that affect our lives. While one can continue to explain and describe the importance
and impact of the several technologies on our lives, the focus of this reflective paper is to analyze
the connection between media technology, the consumers, and social world around them
Part 1: Description of my Media Schedule
An ideal approach to evaluate the link between the media consumption and social
connection is to review the schedule of an individual, which is the author of this paper, on the
different types of media platforms. In my case, typical media consumption schedule begins with
the use of my phone to check for text messages from friends and colleagues, as well important
email messages that require immediate action. Once this routine is completed, the music system
is turned on as I switch to social media platforms including Facebook, WhatsApp, Twitter, and
Instagram for updates on event that I was foll...
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