Final answer:
Kevin's statement to his daughter is an example of a direct definition, which is a clear and straightforward characteristic attribution. In sociology, a script guides expected behaviors in given situations, such as Jose dressing for soccer practice. Roles and statuses are pervasive in society, defining patterns of behavior associated with different positions in social hierarchies.
Step-by-step explanation:
When Kevin tells his daughter, "You are an excellent athlete," he is providing a form of direct definition. This means he is directly stating a characteristic or defining feature about his daughter. In this context, it is not an indirect definition, identity script, self-fulfilling prophecy, or a downer. A self-fulfilling prophecy is a prediction that directly or indirectly causes itself to become true, by the very terms of the prophecy itself, due to positive feedback between belief and behavior. An example of this can be seen in sports when a coach might treat players according to biased expectations which then influences the players to act in ways that confirm those expectations.
In another example, on his first day of soccer practice, Jose's behavior of suiting up in a t-shirt, shorts, and cleats, and running out to join his teammates is reflective of a script. A script is a person's knowledge about the sequence of events in a specific setting. It is a pattern of behavior recognizable as part of a role, in this case, a soccer player, associated with one of his social statuses. Such behaviors in society contribute to the social construction of reality.
Roles are important patterns of behavior that we recognize in each other that are representative of a person's social status. For example, reading as a student, being a daughter, or an employee, are all different roles associated with different statuses and expected behaviors.