The social role is usually called fixing a certain position that an individual occupies in the system of social relations. Usually, each person performs several different social roles.
The social role is a socially necessary type of social activity and a method of individual behavior. The concept of social role was first proposed by American sociologists Mead and Linton in the thirties of the last century.
The main types of social roles
The diversity of social groups and relationships in their groups, as well as types of activities, has become the basis for the classification of social statuses. Currently, types of social roles are distinguished, such as: formal, interpersonal, and socio-demographic. Formal social roles are associated with the position that a person occupies in society. This refers to his occupation and profession. But interpersonal roles are directly related to various types of relationships. This category usually includes pets, outcasts, leaders. As for socio-demographic roles, this is a husband, son, sister, etc.
