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.