This unit also introduces the conoepts of social institution and sociological method. The Concept of Roles in Sociology . discuss status and role, which are crucial concepts. Further, we explain various aspects of culture including folkways and norms. Annual Review of Sociology 12:67–92. A comparison is made between personal and public roles and how these roles … Role Theory. DOI: 10.1146/annurev.so.12.080186.000435 E-mail Citation » This paper describes the difficulties that role theory was having and how multiple perspectives on role theory have emerged. Provide examples from your own experience as appropriate. It is well known that role theory was founded and disseminated in sociology, and specifi cally in social psychology; our goal therefore is to indicate the ways in Role theory is not one theory. Abstract: This article examines and explores the role of a teacher from sociological perspective in the 21st Century. Sociologists use the term "role" (as do others outside of the field) to describe a set of expected behaviors and obligations a person has based on his or her position in life and relative to others. The unit rounds off with explanations of social change and social control. They looked at how one social status includes many roles and behaviors. Describe the sociological concept of deviance. Th is paper discusses the contribution made by psychodrama role theory to sociology. The world is changing very fast and this is affecting the education system which trickles down to the role of the teacher. The ideas and concepts formulated in the development of role theory continue to inform family theory and research more than half a century later. Recent development in role theory. Sociological analysis papers are unique because you cannot make interpretations on your own. Briefly explain each of the approaches to explaining deviance (functionalist perspective, interactionist perspective, conflict perspective), telling which is most convincing to you and why. Starting in the mid-20th century, the concept of role set was explored by Robert K. Merton and other analytical sociologists. Rather, it is a set of concepts and interrelated theories that are at the foundation of social science in general, and the study of the family in particular. Intro to Sociology Analysis.