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Role Set

Role Set is a conceptual construct within sociology that denotes the array of socially defined positions and associated expectations linked to a single social status, distinguishing it from related role concepts by emphasizing the multiplicity of roles inherent in one's primary societal position.

131

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9.1K

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238

Authors

121

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2017–2026

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Publications

131

Role Theory: Expectations, Identities, and Behaviors.

Francis M. Sim, Bruce J. Biddle · Social Forces · 1982 · 995 citations

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Role Theory: Concepts and Research.

Jerald Hage, Bruce J. Biddle, Edwin J. Thomas · American Sociological Review · 1967 · 753 citations

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Toward a Theory of Inter-Organizational Relations

William M. Evan · Management Science · 1965 · 362 citations

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Role Theory: Expectations, Identities, and Behaviors.

Ralph H. Turner, Bruce J. Biddle · Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews · 1981 · 321 citations

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Salesforce Performance and Satisfaction as a Function of Individual Difference, Interpersonal, and Situational Factors

Richard P. Bagozzi · Journal of Marketing Research · 1978 · 320 citations

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Authors

238

  1. BJ
    Bruce J. Biddle

    University of Missouri, United States

    7 publications · 2.4K citations

    7

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  2. EJ
    Edwin J. Thomas

    University of Michigan, United States

    4 publications · 1.1K citations

    4

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  3. EJ
    Elizabeth J. Mutran

    University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, United States

    3 publications · 169 citations

    3

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  4. GG
    Gerald Gordon

    University of Chicago, United States

    3 publications · 76 citations

    3

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  5. RS
    Ronald S. Burt

    University of Chicago, United States

    2 publications · 83 citations

    2

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Institutions

121

  1. University of California, Berkeley

    Berkeley, United States

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    513 citations

  2. Queensland University of Technology

    Brisbane, Australia

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    146 citations

  3. Northwestern University

    Evanston, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    69 citations

  4. University of Nevada, Reno

    Reno, United States

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    124 citations

  5. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    Cambridge, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    403 citations

  6. George Washington University

    Washington, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    48 citations

  7. Georgia State University

    Atlanta, United States

    2 h-index

    6 publications

    170 citations

  8. London School of Economics and Political Science

    London, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    247 citations

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Venues

  1. Social Forces

    SF · 11 publications · 1.7K citations

    11

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  2. American Sociological Review

    ASR · 4 publications · 890 citations

    4

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  3. British Journal of Sociology

    BJS · 3 publications · 57 citations

    3

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  4. Social Networks

    3 publications · 268 citations

    3

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  5. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews

    3 publications · 380 citations

    3

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