Title: Role - Wikipedia
Headings: Role
Role
Contents
Definition
Determinants and characteristics
Role theory
Role in functionalist and consensus theory
Role in interactionist or social action theory
Social norms theory
The theory of planned behavior
Team role theory
Role conflict
Role confusion
Role enhancement
Role strain
Gender roles
See also
References
Bibliography
External links

Content: Social roles included appropriate and permitted forms of behavior and actions that recur in a group, guided by social norms, which are commonly known and hence determine the expectations for appropriate behavior in these roles, which further explains the place of a person in the society. Roles are occupied by individuals, who are called actors. When individuals approve of a social role (i.e., they consider the role legitimate and constructive ), they will incur costs to conform to role norms, and will also incur costs to punish those who violate role norms. Changed conditions can render a social role outdated or illegitimate, in which case social pressures are likely to lead to role change. The anticipation of rewards and punishments, as well as the satisfaction of behaving pro-socially, account for why agents conform to role requirements. The notion of the role can and is examined in the social sciences, more specifically economics, sociology and organization theory . Contents
1 Definition
2 Determinants and characteristics
3 Role theory
3.1 Role in functionalist and consensus theory
3.2 Role in interactionist or social action theory
3.3 Social norms theory
3.3.1 The theory of planned behavior
3.3.2 Team role theory
4 Role conflict
5 Role confusion
6 Role enhancement
7 Role strain
8 Gender roles
9 See also
10 References
11 Bibliography
12 External links
Definition
Stanley Wasserman and Katherine Faust Stanley cautioned that "there is considerable disagreement among social scientists about the definitions of the related concepts of social position, social status, and social role." They note that while many scholars differentiate those terms, they can define those terms in a way that clashes with the definitions of another scholar; for example they state that " [Ralph] Linton uses the term 'status' in a way that is identical to our use of the term "position". Determinants and characteristics
Roles may be achieved or ascribed or they can be accidental in different situations.