Noun explanation of social role

Social role is a group of individual behavior patterns that are related to a certain social status and meet social requirements in the social system. It can also be understood as the identity given to individuals in social groups and the functions that this identity should play.

The concept of role in social psychology is to borrow the stage language of drama. "Role" originally refers to the specific role that actors play on the drama stage according to the provisions of the script, but people find that there is an internal relationship between the real society and the drama stage, that is, the drama staged on the stage is the epitome of human society.

Classification of social roles:

1, the ideal role is also called the expected role, which refers to the ideal norms and recognized behavior patterns set by a society or group for a specific social role. The ideal role is always perfect, which is a "how" view.

2. Understanding the role refers to the individual's understanding of the behavior pattern of the social role he plays. The ideal role is the basis of understanding the role. However, due to different environments, different levels of understanding, different values and different ways of thinking, different people have different understandings of the norms and behavior patterns of the same role.

3. The actual role refers to the actual behavior of individuals in the process of implementing role norms according to their own understanding of roles. Understanding the role is the premise and foundation of practicing the role.