Roles Of A Grand Son

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Roles are the parts that individuals play in society. Every single human being on earth has their own unique set of roles. There are two kinds of roles, Ascribed, and achieved. An ascribed role, is a role that people are born into, examples include the role of a grand son, or a Canadian. Achieved roles, are roles that a person has to work to acquire, examples include; a teacher, or a politician. Two roles that I currently possess are a university student, and a daughter. Being a daughter is an important role that I play. The role of a daughter is an ascribed role, I know this because I did not have to work for it. I was simply born into the role. As a daughter, I have plenty of important responsibilities. These responsibilities are; loving and caring for my parents, helping as much around the house as I can while I live there, and making sure I stay in contact with my parents when I am no longer living with them. Along with the list of responsibilities I have when it comes to being a daughter, the role also comes with a set of rights. These rights include love and protection, help with learning about the world around me, and a house, and food until I am at least 18. The role of being a daughter plays a key role in socialization and social belonging. My parents were my source of early attachment. Most importantly, my parents were my primary agents of socialization. They taught me the language I speak, my values, and norms. As a daughter, my parents culture was
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