This week in sociology class we watched a movie called, A Bronx Tale. It is a true story about a boy named Cologero who grew up in the 50s in an Italian neighborhood in New York. Throughout his life, he belongs to many groups. His main groups are his family, Sonny, his friends, and Jane. When he was little, his master status was in his family, being a son. He rode the bus with his father often, and did what his father wanted him to when it came to lying to the cops about the killing he saw. However as he grew up and became a part of Sonny's group, which I consider to be just him and Sonny, that became more of his master status. The name change to 'C' was a major indicator of this. Everyone in town recognized him as 'C', including himself, except for his father. He gained benefits from this, such as free things and a lot of attention. Since everyone feared sunny, and he was "in" with Sonny, they respected him as well.
Similar to C, my master status has also changed as I've grown up. When I was younger it was simply being a daughter. I didn't have a solid group of friends or a boyfriend. My main role was my place in my family. I was most influenced by my parents, and my family was the group I gave most of my influence too. Although I still consider daughter as one of my master statuses, I think being a best friend has also become a master status. I have a few really close friends and they definitely have a huge influence on my life and vice versa. I think master statuses are always prone to changing because the groups we belong to are constantly changing as our lives change.
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