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Status and Role
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. . . . . . . . refers to a role that an individual pretends to be his own, but in reality that has been assumed as a cover to protect him from the penalties associated with his actual role.

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Among the following mark out the one who enjoys prestige.

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Sibling rivalry is a major example of . . . . . . . .

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. . . . . . . . tends to reinforce individual's own particular role perspective and decrease his under standing of others points of view-

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Which one of the following is not the characteristic of status?

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A little boy pushes out his undeveloped belly and pompously swing an imaginary club in copy of the policeman who walks past his house everyday. Which of the following explains this best?

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Role decides the manner in which

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Who has referred to 'role' as the dynamic aspect of status?

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A woman imagines her self in the position of her significant other an sees herself through their eyes, this is an example of:

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Justice Ghosh has been appointed to investigate into the corruption charges against his son, who happens to be the director of a public company. The situation of justice Ghosh can be referred to as-

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Which of the following is not covered under the category of status?

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According to . . . . . . . ., "status is a place in a particular system which a certain individual occupies at a particular time."

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Who of the following has said that "a social role is pattern of behaviour expected of an individual in certain group or situation"?

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When incompatibility arises between two or more roles an individual is expected to perform in a given situation, the situation is called . . . . . . . .

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The Precedence of one role over another is called

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. . . . . . . . refers to statuses that exist in pairs by virtue of the fact that each is defined in terms of its relationship to the other:

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The term . . . . . . . . is used to refer to the total catalogue of social roles played by an individual.

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Who of the following has said that, "A role is a set of socially expected and approved behaviour pattern consisting of both duties and privileges"?

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. . . . . . . . refers to taking of a role of another by viewing one self from the point of view of the other.

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Which one of the following cannot be placed under the category of achieved status?

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