Richard Worked Very Hard on His Grades and Worked After

question 133

Multiple Choice

Richard worked very hard on his grades and worked after school part time to be able to afford tutors to help him advance his education. When he was named number one in his class, he was given a certain status. The best term to describe the form of status that was given to Richard was .

• A) reference group status
• B) aspirational reference group status
• C) classification status
• D) achieved status
• E) ascribed status

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Definitions:

Passive-Voice

A grammatical voice that emphasizes the action being done to the subject of the sentence, rather than who is performing the action.

Subject

The primary topic or entity being discussed or studied in a document, conversation, or analysis.

Action

The process or state of acting or doing something, typically to achieve a specific goal or result.

Antecedent

Refers to a thing or event that existed before or logically precedes another.