Sociology / Unit 4 Soc 0473 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Master Status
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The idea
A master status is the position that dominates how others perceive a person, organizing their reading of every other status held.
In practice
A person known first as a former prisoner finds every other status read through that one.
Where people slip
A master status is often assigned by others rather than chosen.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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