Joe Vargas
Social Class
Financially Middle Class, Achieved
Social Status
Father to Son, Achieved
Husband to wife, Achieved
Master Electrician, Achieved
Social Institutions
Protestantism, Ascribed
Exeter Township school system, Ascribed
Having my own family, Achieved
Role Conflict
Almost on a daily basis.
How much time do I spend working
vs spending time with my family?
That is the best example of role conflict
in my life right now.
Culture
United States, Ascribed
Hispanic culture, Achieved
Roles
Student, Achieved
Father, Achieved
Son, Ascribed
Husband, Ascribed
Groups
Work Friends, Achieved
Childhood Friends, Achieved/Ascribed
(Only because, we were only friends because
we grew up on the same street.)
In-Law family, Achieved
Blood relatives, Ascribed
Status Inconsistency
When I first began schooling to become
an electrician, I was working as an assembly
worker. For the 1st year I began to feel over
qualified to do the job I was doing.