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CLEP Intro to Sociology

Category - Social Interactions

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What is the difference between a status and a role?
  1. A status is a job while a role is position within a family.
  2. A person occupies a status and performs the role associated with it.
  3. They are the same.
  4. Roles are natural, while statuses are achieved.
  5. Roles can be modeled while statuses cannot.
Explanation
Answer: B - A person possesses a status, while their role is the way that they carry out the status. For example, being a teacher is a status, and the way an individual teaches is the role. Someone could have the status of teacher, but not fulfill the role, though doing so will likely cause the person to lose the status.
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