Penetrating damp is caused by water permeating through walls from the outside. It can occur at all levels of a building but is more prevalent higher up. It is possible for damp to move within walls but this horizontal movement differs from the vertical movement of rising damp.enetrating damp is caused by water permeating through walls from the outside. It can occur at all levels of a building but is more prevalent higher up. It is possible for damp to move within walls but this horizontal movement differs from the vertical movement of rising damp.
Sick role is a term used in medical sociology regarding sickness and the rights and obligations of the affected.It is a concept created by American sociologist Talcott Parsons in 1951.arsons was a functionalist sociologist, who argued that being sick means that the sufferer enters a role of 'sanctioned deviance'. This is because, from a functionalist perspective, a sick individual is not a productive member of society.
(noun) The multiple roles attached to a particular status. Example: A professor of sociology at a university is an employee of the school, a teacher, and a student of sociology. Audio Pronunciation: (role set). Download Audio Pronunciation: role set.mp3. Usage Notes: 1  Plural: role sets. 2  The terms role set and social role set are used interchangeably in a sociological context. 3  Variant form: role-set. 4  Role set used in a sentence: The role set as an employee at a coffee shop includes customer server and maintenance work.