NURSING ANM AND GNM

Detailed explanation-1: -For most people, one status tends to take rank above all others. This status plays the greatest role in shaping a person’s life and determining his or her social identity. This status is called a master status.

Detailed explanation-2: -Some examples of master status are age, religion, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, occupation, and socioeconomic status. Some master statuses can change over time as a person grows and develops.

Detailed explanation-3: -In all of the many social groups that we as individuals belong to, we have a status and a role to fulfill. Status is our relative social position within a group, while a role is the part our society expects us to play in a given status. For example, a man may have the status of father in his family.

Detailed explanation-4: -Gender, age, and race are also common master statuses, where a person feels the strongest allegiance to their core defining characteristics.