Status
From Cyborg Anthropology
"The relative social position of an individual. For instance, student, teacher, child, and parent are easily identifiable statuses in most cultures. Each of us has a number of different statuses. We usually acquire new ones and lose old ones as we go through life". See Role. http://anthro.palomar.edu/tutorials/cglossary.htm (status is what you currenty are ona group, active, passive, online, offline)