Social status
In sociology, social status is a certain position in society. The status may likely be an occupation such as college student, private in an army, file clerk, and Congressman, but it may also be a member of a social club, Japanese anime fan, father, or Muslim.The status is likely accompanied by certain roles (called "social role"), an expected behavior associated with certain status. For example, college students are usually expected to attend the classeses they registered, do homework assignments and participate in the campus community.
Status inconsistency is a situation while an individual enjoys a high status in certain area, he or she has a low status in another area. For example, teachers have a positive societal image but earn little money.
Statuses that are inborn are called ascribed statuses while statuses that individuals gained their own effort are called achieved statuses.