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ASSIGNMENT 2

SOCIAL STRUCTURE AND

SOCIAL INTERACTION

Due Week 6: 150 points

You’ve learned how important groups, roles, statuses, and social

networks are in the structure of society. In this assignment, you’ll

demonstrate what you’ve learned by identifying and describing

examples from your own life. You will also have a chance

to practice some smart strategies for managing your digital

presence in your own “online” social networks.

Instructions: Complete both parts of the assignment by following

the instructions below.

PART A: YOUR STATUS SET, ROLES, AND ROLE PROBLEMS

1) Status Set:

a) List a status set that includes at least five

statuses that you currently have.

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.

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b) Label each status in your status set as ascribed,

achieved, or master.

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.

2) Roles:

a) Choose one status from your status set.

b) Describe the role that is associated with the

status.

c) Describe how you learned that role.

of someone with a certain status. For more

information, review Section 4.4 in your

webtext.

3) Role Conflict:

a) Choose two statuses from your status set.

b) Describe a time when you experienced a conflict

because of the demands of your two different

roles associated with those statuses.

c) List at least two different ways you could have

resolved the conflict. For example, could you

ask someone for help? Or could you go online to

research a possible solution?

d) Describe the approach you took to resolve the

conflict. What was the result? Would you do

things differently next time?

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PART B: SOCIAL NETWORKS AND POSITIVE IMPRESSIONS

1) Social Networks:

A social network includes all of the relationships that

link you to other people and groups. Through social

networks, you can connect with people who may be

able to offer you valuable advice, introductions, or op-

portunities.

a) Identify an area of interest that you would like

to pursue, either professionally or personally. It

could be a job or industry, a volunteer position, or

a social group.

elderly, joining a book club

b) Identify and describe three people in your social

network (people you know personally) who

have a connection, or might know someone

connected to your area of interest. These three

people may be work colleagues, family members,

or close friends.

their names in this assignment. Instead,

identify them as Person A, B, and C.

c) For each person, write a brief description of why

you selected them, and how they are connected

to your area of interest.

d) Identify the person who you think is the best

contact for you to communicate with about

your area of interest. Why did you choose that

person?

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2) Positive Impressions:

When you interact with other people in your social

networks, you usually want to make a positive

impression on them. Online, you can do that by using

certain strategies when you create profiles.

a) Read this beginner’s guide to using LinkedIn, a

professional social network:

http://www.opencolleges.edu.au/

blog/2016/11/07/ca-beginners-guide-to-linkedin/

b) Imagine that you are creating an online profile

on a professional social networking site, such

as LinkedIn. The first person who will see your

profile is the person in your social network that

you identified above. Write a detailed description

of the type of impression you would want to

create with your profile.

c) Identify five components of a professional

networking profile that others will use to get an

impression of who you are.

d) Create a headline for your professional

networking profile that targets the job,

opportunity, or industry you’re interested in. (See

“Headline” section of article above).

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

margins on all sides.

Social Networks, and Positive Impressions) and write

left indented paragraphs under each corresponding

section.

will use the assigned article and your webtext.

cover page containing the title of the assign-

ment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the

course title, and the date.