Ascribed Status Analysis

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I have many statuses and roles. I have statuses that are both achieved and ascribed. My ascribed statuses go from son, brother, etc. my achieved statuses go from friend to the pet owner. The statuses that I feel are most important are that I am a brother and a son. One of my ascribed statuses is that I am a brother. I feel that being a brother is very special. I and my brother and twins, and we are very close. We are not only brothers but we are friends. We do everything together and enjoy doing things together. Not only am I have a twin brother, but I also had a little brother that’s 8. My little brother likes to do the same things I do, which is both awesome and sometimes annoying. He enjoys listening to the same music I listen to, watch …show more content…

Since I am sort of a role model to my younger brother, I tend to show him how to be responsible. I show him how to be responsible by having him do chores and getting his clothes out for school. But school and homework, can get in the way of me achieving my role as a brother. Doing homework and essays for school, takes time away from me spending time with my brothers. Instead of hanging out and talking to them, I am doing my homework. Another role strain would be drivers Ed. I go to drivers Ed 3 times a week for 2 hours a day. By the time I get home from drivers Ed, it is usually time to eat dinner and go to bed. But, when I don’t have drivers Ed and don’t have any homework, I am usually talking and hanging out with my brothers. Role conflict between me and my little brother would be that he is the youngest. When my little brother was born, I was 9. I was kind of jealous because I and my brother are no longer the only children in our family. Since he is the youngest, he gets whatever he wants and is right about everything he says. So the role conflict, would be jealous. I’m not jealous anymore, because I am more mature than when I was 9, and now I am kind of his role model and …show more content…

By being a son I have to be responsible, respectful and listen to my parents. I and my parents are very close, which is a good thing for teenagers. I and my mom are very similar in a way. We have the same views on politics, music and movies. She is very intelligent and has pushed me to be successful in life. Expectations from society, would be that they are raised to become men, hardworking, responsible, etc. Society views the role of being a son, way different than I do. I think that my role as a son is to be honest, respectful, open minded and do good in school. My parents have raised me to know how to survive in the world, I am going to be living in, by teaching me all these things. By being honest, open minded and responsible is what will help me become an adult that can deal with issues that I will face as an adult. Getting into arguments with my parents would be role conflict. I don’t like arguing with my parents because, I don’t want to, have a relationship with my parents where we argue all the time, and arguing stresses me out. I feel that school and friends get in the way of me fulfilling my role as a son. Sometimes I get homework and essays, that I spend more time doing homework than spending time with my parents. Also, if a friend wants to hang out, it also, interferes with the time I get to spend with my parents. My status of being a son would fit into the social institution of family. My status and role as a son is

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